This morning Henry and I went to a local dairy farm that I heard of through the grapevine. It turned out to be this darling family-owned business that specializes in making different varieties of cheese. The owner is a retired teacher and she was great with Henry. She gave us a tour and Henry got to see the baby cows and feed a calve her bottle. He also fed the older cows hay, and got to sit on a tractor and a riding mower which he loved. He also loved petting the cows but was mostly fascinated with a cat we found in the barn! We watched the cheese being made...that's really interesting, we saw the early stages when the curds are forming and are separating from the whey. It's weird that cheese is moldy old milk. I bought a few varieties of cheese from their store including some cheese curds that sound gross, but are really tasty. By the way, the cows that Henry is petting in these pictures are just newborns...1 and 2 weeks old. Ahh, can you even imagine having a baby that big???
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Is this the Ropp dairy farm out towards hudson?
Yes...I think so. I'm terrible with direction...especially once I'm in the country! But you take Raab Rd to Ropp Rd and turn R on Ropp and you'll see signs for the dairy farm. It's worth a visit!
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