It’s been over a year now since we switched the milking herd to no grain. Overall I can’t complain. The cows have stayed fat enough...

Calf Raising Wether you’re starting you’re entire herd from bottle calves or just raising the occasional calf, there’s a few things we’ve...

Is it really a cheese? Or do we just call it that because Carmelized Whey With Cream takes too long to say? If you’ve ever made cheese,...

Day 2 of A Very Cold January. The snow stopped early this morning leaving us with 5-6" of un-meltable powder. The warmest temp today was...

So, several years ago a new friend introduced us into Black Walnut Syrup. It was AMAZING!! They had made several gallons on their farm in...

It’s math—calories eaten need to be equal or greater than calories burned to maintain condition. Environment is 60% of performance....

That’s the average of how long it takes to teach an adult dairy cow to walk on the halter. Walk well enough that I, at eight months...

Are you? Will you ever be truly “ready”? Do you enjoy cows? What are your resources? Infrastructure? Children? Spouse? Beef cattle?...

Last but not least, the Shorties. Probably have deeper American roots than any of the other dairy breeds. Originally used as oxen as well...

Jerseys. The breed every homestead is looking for. Jerseygive tons of cream, are all a2/a2, and are amazing thrifty grassfed only cream...

Arguably the most common breed of dairy cow in our country. Because they have so many cattle, there’s a great deal of variation in...

This will be brief. I know of two excellent Guernsey breeders, and they must be exceptional cattlemen because they have very nice...

Covered with a multitude of molds. Red, blue, mucor, grey…it’s a mess. And SO delicious!! Far superior to the best Camembert or Brie I ...

In the beginning success may have seemed well within reach. A2/A2 milk is $10+ in the stores, mini Jersey heifers are $4000+ at just...

Grassfed dairy

When I was very young my father worked at a dairy (mechanic). Now and then he’d save back a bull calf and when it was weaned he’d bring...

They really are! Giant, slow, gentle babies. Despite popular belief, Brown Swiss are an American breed, developed through selection of...

Making cheese at home like normal… There is an even, balanced, pace. Fill the pan and add the culture, start a load of laundry, clear the...

Intro to our cows… I like to be orderly, so we’ll begin with Ayrshire. Ayrshire are historically native to Scotland and much of Europe....

Why does a recipe take three times the effort the first time it’s made? Or driving a new road in the dark take longer than the curvy...