A few months back I had a blog post titled “It’s a girl” and those that knew we were expecting a child thought I was announcing the sex of our baby then. Instead, I was talking about a baby calf.…
Dairy Makes Sense for Heart Health
Happy Heart Health Month!! Include dairy in your heart health diet.
Maintaining a Healthy Herd
Who says you cannot reach out to others and learn something in social media? The last two evenings I have been conversing with a fellow lady dairy farmer in New York state. She had concerns that organic dairies just sent to…
The Healing Power of Plants
It is amazing the how little we know about the healing power of plants. We know a lot about the nutrition within a food, but we know little about how all the nutrients and parts work together.
Dairy Farmers Always Have a Story
When dairy farmers have babies, there is ALWAYS a story. Most of the stories involve wives rolling their eyes and the husband going on like he is a war hero. We hear stories about dairy farmers nearly missing the birth, driving tractors to the hospital, and making calf pulling jokes to the doctors.
And Thats a Wrap on Pasture-Now for Cow Salad
If the slow (or non) growing grasses hadn’t convinced us that the pasture season was over, the weather this week will. Rain, ice, wind, and cold temps put an abrupt end to the grass growing season. When the pasture is…
Organic Sense Blog Post: Soul Food from a Farm Girl
The decisions a woman makes about how and what she raises and grows, and how and what she feeds herself and those she loves reverberates through everything. The consequences of her actions and good farming practices touch everything from her health and the health of her family, the land and environment, and even political policy. Sometimes changing the world starts at home with a garden and a home-cooked meal.
Why Mothers Make Good Dairy Famers
I truly believe that being a dairy farmer makes me a better mother and the other way around. In many cultures, women will not allow men to care for dairy cows.
Making Winter Feed for Our Cows
Yesterday, we started chopping our corn. Tim loves this time of year, because it is the closest he gets to being a crop farmer and experiencing the fall “harvest.” Harvesting crops is a lot of work and a lot of worry…