Cookies are my favorite afternoon snack any time of the year. I usually grab one (or two) and a glass of milk before I head out to milk the cows. The cookie selection always increases this time of year when Read more
Farm It’s May! The grass is green and growing! In fact, it’s growing so fast that we have to figure out the right pace to move the cows through the fields. We do this by setting up break wires (easily Read more
Farm Poet T. S. Eliot says April is the cruelest month, but for us it means warm weather and green grass. Between the rain and the sunshine, our pastures are starting to grow again, which means Dave is setting up Read more
On our farm in central Pennsylvania, we get to experience the full swing of seasonal changes. We watch the spring rain turn our pastures green and experience the lush growth of summer grass. We enjoy the cooler breezes of autumn Read more
How does a family of cheese makers from central Pennsylvania end up spending a week in Kenya, East Africa? Terry and her siblings spent their childhood in Tanzania, while our grandpa Kraybill managed a hospital. For his eightieth birthday, the Read more
Welcome to August. The month where the return of school starts to loom in the not-so-distant future, to the rejoicing of parents and the terror of children. Or, in our case, the rejoicing of students because they will have an Read more
Ah, July. The time when kids are out of school, normal people go on vacation, and we just keep on working. We used to try to go on vacation during the summer months, but packing luggage for fifty cows was Read more
It’s has been a wet month in Morrison’s Cove so far. The grass is growing quickly, and the cows disappear into it whenever we open a new section for them to eat. It’s almost like they are swimming in grass! Read more
The grass on our pastures is growing as fast as the cows can eat it. The trees in our yard have sprouted leaves last week and the flowers are growing around our buildings. We are back to running to three or Read more
Rain showers were falling on our farm as we wrote this newsletter. The grass in our pastures is turning green and starting to grow. We are hearing baby calves bawling in excitement to be fed. All these things mean that Read more