Last week I visited our friends and fellow dairy farmers at Sidehill Farm to check out some of their equipment for foliar feeding their pastures and hay fields. They are in the midst of a huge transition to their new farm in Hawley and generously took some time out of a busy morning (after a …
Most nights I have a dream about either cows or cheese. Last week I dreamt that a group of heifers found our cheese caves and broke into them to eat the cheese. I pleaded with them to leave the cheese alone and go back outside, but they wanted to stay and eat the Tobasi. They …
On a rolling green farm nestled between two mountainsides, there lived three cats. One was bold and daring, his sleek black fur revealing much of his inner nature. Another was white and soft, a sweet – if helpless – soul. The third was grey-striped and small. She could be considered skittish, as wise cats often are. Despite …
We are trying to educate ourselves about pasture management, soil and cow health. All these things come back to, and are influenced by, our rotational grazing system. Rotational grazing means that the cows move in a rotation through our pastures. The lactating cows get moved about every 12 hours (after every milking). Here is …
We have some raw milk feta cheese now available for sale! It was made last December, and has a strong ripe flavor. We offered it this week to our CSA (they get first dibs!) and now it is for sale in the farm store. Last week I celebrated the arrival of feta to my mouth and …
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