Jones’s Farms is a small family farm in the mountains around Spruce Pine that offers raw cow milk through a herdshare. It’s one of the few raw milk options in Mitchell County and the surrounding High Country area.

In North Carolina, a herdshare is the legal way to get raw milk. You buy a share of the herd, pay a boarding fee to cover the animals’ care, and in return you receive milk from the animals you co-own. Small farms like this one usually have a limited number of shares, so it’s worth reaching out early.

Our tip: When you contact the farm, ask how the cows are fed, how often the milk is tested, and what pickup looks like. Good farms are always happy to answer those questions.