We arrived for the 10:30 tour which was perfect because it wasn't too hot yet. We started by seeing a video of the history of the farm, which dates back to 1907 when some good Dutch immigrants started farming there. The video also talked about how careful they are about what they feed their cows and how they never used growth hormones, even when other dairy farms did.
After the video, we rode the wagon to the bottling plant. They milk about 1300 cows, 3 times a day and they pasteurize, homogonize and bottle all the milk on site. While we were in the bottling building, we got to wear these lovely fashion accessories. As our tour guide said, nobody likes hairy milk.
We also were able to see the heifers (cows who haven't yet birthed a calf), the show barn where the best or highest milk producing cows are kept, and the calves.
Miriam was a little grossed out by the fact that I let the calf suck on my hand. She did love petting them though. They are so cute!
That is the end of the pictures, but after the tour we enjoyed a delicious lunch which included a "bottomless glass of milk" and of course we had to try their homemade ice cream for dessert. It was fantastic! It was a great way to spend our last Saturday before the crazy start of the school year, which begins on Monday!
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Fun times! That is about 5 miles from the Schaaf cottage. We go there a lot when we are up there. Thinking a big cone of Nutty Java Moo is in my future!
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