We have had more rain that we can remember. The picture above is of one of the fields on our road. Ours is not nearly as bad, but the gro...

We are able to be sustainable on our farm with meat. Because we concentrate on larger animals for our meat, sustainability is possible. B...

Back in the day, I had decided that maybe we should switch to guernsey cows. I had been doing my “research.” I had decided maybe guernsey...

“Don’t keep a bull.” “For heaven’s sake, don’t keep a dairy bull.” “If you’re going to keep a dairy bull, don’t ever keep a jersey bull.”...

We get a lot of milk, but in general, we use every drop. But there are weeks where we end up being gone every night. The kids have been s...

There are always times when you will need a vet. But we have found that onsite visits for our small homestead are very expensive. Especia...

It was a hot day and Matt and I arrived at a farm about an hour away from here. We were there to potentially buy a couple of cows. What w...

If you look at a typical dairy cow these days, they are bred to stand on tall, spindly legs. The picture above is one of my very first cow...

We checked Val the day before and knew she was close to delivery. I headed out super early the next morning to check on her. What I saw b...

There are pictures that you start to see when you start thinking about getting a milk cow. You see the old pictures of the milk maids sit...

Our cow Claireabelle had just calved. Cindy was adorable as you can tell in the above picture, and it was a fabulous day. I love the days...

My two favorite books for cheesemaking are The Art of Natural Cheesemaking by David Asher, and Mastering Basic Cheesemaking: The Fun and ...

Growing up I was always lactose intolerant. It was often worth it to just tough it out for yummy ice cream, but I always regretted it lat...

The single most dynamic change to our homestead has been the adding of the milk from our cows. One gallon a day will fatten a pig to slau...