Updated – It's Now Legal to Drink Raw Milk in TN….
* Updated original post that mistakenly said the prescription bill had passed. In fact the prescription bill was “amended” to be the cow share bill. …if you own at least … Continue Reading →
Category: Milk Cow
Back to milking
We lost our milk cow back in August of 2008. Since then, we have been searching for another Guernsey. Guernsey cows are difficult to find around here. Most family farming … Continue Reading →
Teaching Children Responsibility and Work Ethic
One fact that we quickly learned after we moved to the farm is that children can do more work than what you think. It’s amazing how helpful they can be…when required … Continue Reading →
Ron Paul and Raw Milk
Statement of Congressman Ron Paul Introducing Legislation Allowing Interstate Shipment of Unpasteurized Milk January 29, 2009 “Madame Speaker, I rise to introduce legislation that allows the shipment and distribution of … Continue Reading →
Lot of work for so little food…
The agrarian way of life is a whole lot of hard work. I didn’t just happen to figure this out. I remember saying something about it the day our milk cow decided … Continue Reading →
Lessons We Will Never Forget From Our Milk Cow, Bonnie Blue
It’s been a full, busy, tough week. While we have had many victories we can rejoice in, this past Saturday we experienced a big loss here on our farm. We lost … Continue Reading →
The Goat's Milk Myth
I took my first sip of our goat’s milk not too long ago— very cautiously. We have heard bad stories about how horrible goat’s milk is…it’s goaty, tastes gamey, you won’t … Continue Reading →
More Fresh Milk…From Our Dairy Goats
Having fresh milk has been one of the most rewarding farm experiences over this last year. We started last year with milking our cow, Bonnie. We also have several dairy goats. One of the … Continue Reading →
Want To Know Why We Farm… Part II
Beth pointed out here that one of the reasons we farm is for our health. I would like to point out one of the other reasons is cost. This article and … Continue Reading →
Agrarian Ramblings and Farm Updates…
I caught myself thinking a very agrarian thought today as I looked out into the field and watched our cows munching on some fresh hay in the middle of a frigid … Continue Reading →