What is it exactly? Raw milk is what it sounds like — milk from the cow as it is produced naturally. It’s unhomogenized, unpasteurized, free of additives, full of butterfat and comes from cows raised on grass. As with most things regulated by the government, it comes with conflicting information about the health benefits or dangers. But one thing is sure: When a jar of milk is handed to you by the farmer who milked the cow that morning, this is the closest you can get to your dairy products.