There’s nothing better to me then spending an afternoon tending my backyard garden. It grounds me to the cycle of the seasons, makes me aware of who else is dining in my yard (the swallowtail butterflies visiting the compost pile), and keeps me connected to the intense labor that it takes to bring my food from the farm to the table (thank you to my CSA farmers: Tracie, Amanda, Sarah, Jenny & Bruce!).
Why do you grow your own food?
The Raw Milk Debate: Don’t Have a Cow
Posted on The Atlantic
By Barry Estabrook, April 12, 2010
A week or so ago I drank a cold, refreshing glass of a liquid the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says is “inherently dangerous” and “should not be consumed by anyone at any time for any purpose.” We’re not talking about kerosene, or even the hard cider I brew in the basement, but milk. More precisely, raw milk.
Not sure where your milk is from? Try this website. Enter the code on your milk, yogurt, cream and other dairy products: http://whereismymilkfrom.com/learn.php.
What to Do with Extra Milk
Posted on Mother Earth News
By Mary Lou Shaw, December 22, 2009
A dairy cow is a great addition to the homestead, but even one cow can produce more milk than a family (and the calf) can drink. The home dairy provides such complete and delicious foods that you won’t want to waste the precious milk. Here are suggestions from a homesteading expert on how to use the extra milk your cow produces.
Enjoy Vermont-made buttermilk and support a farm that supports the earth. Take a tour of Butterworks Farm: Watch this Video and read more about Butterworks Farm here.
Flying Cloud Dairy
William “Bill” Jahos
426 Hill Road
Alstead, NH 03602
603-835-2519
Email: bjahos@comcast.net
The “Hill” in the address gives away its location. A quintessential New England farm, Flying Cloud Dairy is situated atop one of Alstead’s pleasing rolling hills, making a visit most pleasant.
Here, owner Bill Jahos milks nine cows – eight Jerseys and one Ayrshire. They produce his quality organic raw milk. Sold in half-gallon bottles, it can be picked up at the farm, or at a few chosen drop-off sites.
“The farm does have cream and other farm products available, upon request,” he says. “There is some yogurt and beef.” Jahos encourages customers to inquire about other products. If you know what you want, he will tell you if he can fill the order.
Farming for twelve years, he worked toward converting to organic. Today, the farm’s crops and livestock are all certified organic. But there is more. What makes Flying Cloud Farm really stand out? Jahos eagerly answers, “My cows are 100 percent grass-fed. No grain. That is important to my customers.”
Support another local farmer, who works hard so that his customers can enjoy the benefits of healthy local products. Get to know Bill Jahos. Give him a call, visit the farm, and ask to be included as a regular on his list of well-cared for customers.
Other milk and milk product sources:
Great Brook Farm
Peter Graves
437 County Rd.
Walpole, NH 03608
Farm and store contact number (Cindy): 603-756-3661
Stonewall Farm
242 Chesterfield Road
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 357-7278
http://www.stonewallfarm.org
Boggy Meadow Farm
13 Boggy Meadow Lane
Walpole, NH 03608
(603) 756-3300
http://www.boggymeadowfarm.com
Yarden of Eatin' 
