Sheep Milk: An Experiment

Animals, Raw Milk, Sheep

This is the year that I will finally milk my own sheep. After three trips to Italy seeking out all the sheep’s milk products I could find, it is finally time to make my own sheep’s milk quark, cheese and yogurt. All things sheep are healthier than their counterparts...

Stock up on spring butter

Farm News, Raw Milk

Once the cows begin eating all the fresh spring grasses, we will make a huge batch of butter and we suggest you all stock up! While we can make butter year round, early spring is the only time there is this much beta carotene in the cream. Why does beta carotene...

Dairy News

Animals, Raw Milk

Well Dara had her baby. A wee baby boy that looks more like Daddy than Mommy. One major thing that separates us from the big dairy guys is that we keep babies and mommas together for as long as possible. If the baby isn’t too rough on mommas udder he can stay as...

Raw Milk News

Raw Milk

Those interested in raw milk issues may need to learn some of the goings on in Washington this week which will certainly affect us all.A new Food Safety bill was passed last week with new wording and an amendment that would exempt small farmers who sell directly to...

Milk Consumption Tied to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

Health, Raw Milk, Recipes

A study published in the International Journal of Cancer has shown that childhood and adult milk consumption can protect against breast cancer.Women who drank more than 3 glasses of milk per day had half the risk of breast cancer compared to women not drinking milk...

Reduce Breast Cancer Risk With Grass-Fed Meat and Milk

Eat Local, Free Range Chicken, Grass Fed Beef, Health, Raw Milk, Sustainable Farming

A little over 10 years ago while traveling in Europe I came across a study that found that women who consumed 100% grass fed animal products could lower their chance of developing breast cancer by 74%.Why do 100% grass fed animal products protect women from breast...