Cows

We are trying to sell a big portion of our herd so that we can scale back and not have to belong to a coop to sell our milk. I would love to have the time to make butter, yogurt, kiefer, and cheese to sell along with the raw milk. We had a guy from Idaho call asking about our cows the other night. He was blown away by the fact that they were pasture grazing (meaning they're not kept in a barn or feed lot ALL the time). He asked if we could send him pictures because up there the cows are basically raised on concrete for their entire milking careers, which aren't long because cows like that only last a few years before their poor bodies wear out as opposed to ours which can live and milk for over ten years. He asked what our average pounds per cow was and when we told him he said they shoot for double that average. Then he said, "Not to be rude but are you happy with what your cows average?" We are more concerned that our cows are happy and healthy. Also, we drink our own raw milk so what goes into our cows goes into us.

When you buy milk from the store this is where most of it comes from. These big factory farms are putting small dairies like ours out of business every day.

Pretty sad and pretty gross but that's what you get when you buy cheap, nutritionless food from the grocery store.