“Buy Local.”  “Buy direct from the farmer.”  “Whatever you do, don’t buy from

How do farmers take care of their animals in the winter? Most winters we have a cold spell.  Not just cold, but REALLY

This is the first post from a series of posts in November 2017.   Grati-mooooo-d, because being thankful definitely

You may or may not know that there are variety of dairy cow breeds.  We milk Holsteins, most of them black & white

This is the second post from a series of posts in November 2017 Grati-mooooo-d, because being thankful definitely improves

Tomatoes… everyone it seems sticks in a few plants at the beginning of the summer and then by the end of the summer

Be A Dairy Farmer Challenge Hands-On Tour Are you up for the Challenge… to Be A Dairy Farmer?  Spend 75-90 minutes

With (hopefully!) less than 4 weeks to go until we meet #3 we’re busy in baby prep mode, which includes digging out

UPDATE:   Since the writing of this post, the farmers of Swiss Valley Farms & Prairie Farms, voted to merge their

On July 22 we celebrated 10 years of marriage which is an amazing accomplishment, although not quite as impressive as

An Easy Extra Special Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal a la Mode In 2015 I interviewed Dan’s Grandpa Pete, the

Have you been following along this month as #DairyManDan has been snapping pictures of his days?  Did you miss a few?  Not