"The milk is sweeter. What changed?”
I get asked this quite a bit this time of year. 🥰
Short answer: “Winter feeding has Begun.”
Long Answer…
Have you wondered how we are able to produce 100% grass-fed milk... even in winter?
Here's a bit "behind the scenes" info.
During the spring & summer months when the grasses in our pastures are growing our beautiful 'oreo' mama cows enjoy every bite.
These fresh grasses are loaded with nutrition and energy to produce the finest milk.
In the winter, the pasture grasses are dormant & no longer produce the energy dairy cows need to produce fresh milk every day.🌾
Therefore, we bring in organic hay bales from area farmers.
This is a great way for us to feed our cows during the cooler months.
However, there's something about eating fresh green grass in the pastures that produces energy for dairy cows to create our delicious fresh milk.
Thus, we needed to figure out a solution to produce 'green energy' to keep the cows in optimal condition + produce milk in the 'dormant' winter months.
And that's where this awesomeness comes in.
Fodder.
I think the cows secretly smile when they start getting this treat in the fall.
They absolutely love it & are known to fight over it. 😃
Fodder? What is it?
Sprouted barley seeds.
We seed it & water it. And watch it grow.
On the 8th day, we harvest it & chop it up with hay and the cows excitedly chomp away.
Thus we can have our amazing FRESH unprocessed milk, even in winter.
Yes, it takes lots of work.
however, you (& we 😉) like drinking Fresh milk all year long.
We are committed to providing you with the amazing goodness of Fresh REAL milk all the time.
Thank you for your commitment to our Family farm.🤗
Have you had your 'Fresh' milk today?
Come to the Farm Store!
Let our beautiful cows supply you with this life-giving milk.
And for your convenience, we have Dairy Delivery Routes.
Twice a week we deliver milk to front doors. It’s helped many moms keep healthy & nutritious milk in their fridges all week long. Let us Help you.
Recently, we have added a few more towns.
Click here to get on our Dairy Delivery Route and see if your town is on the list.
You will be delighted to have your Fresh milk brought to your front door.
"Love, love, love Tuesdays because of your delivery service! Thank you! -Lindsay
Click here to get on our route.
Blessings!
-Arlene 💕
Our cows enjoying their breakfast buffet, aka organic hay mixed with fresh barley sprouts.