Putting together a milk lab
I've had a milk lab on my goals list for years now! As a scientist, I wanted to have the ability to test my milk quickly and efficiently.
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Sarah Williams
- Jan 12, 2021
- 4 min
The farm is now RAWMI listed!
Hi guys! I wanted to tell you about the RAWMI listing process that our farm just went through. The Raw Milk Institute (RAWMI) is a...
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Sarah Williams
- Oct 5, 2020
- 6 min
A small-scale dairy - dairy planning, parlor and milkhouse
a breakdown of how we build our small-scale licensed dairy - part A: goat housing, milking parlor and milkhouse (milkroom).
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Sarah Williams
- Aug 4, 2020
- 7 min
Jasmine
My listeriosis (possibly rabies) case and how it impacted my herd, me personally, my raw milk herdshare business, and my commercial dairy.
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Sarah Williams
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
I Need Help! Working Herdshares
We all need help here and there - schedules are busy, we have kids that need attention and time, places to go, other jobs to do.
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Sarah Williams
- Feb 10, 2020
- 2 min
A new module in Herdshare School - and the conflict about putting it there
I have successfully done a hybrid temporary herdshare:CSA for chevre production for the past 3 years. I've also had brisk movement of
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Sarah Williams
- Dec 4, 2019
- 4 min
Rest and Guilt - take the time off
What am I doing today to get that dairy finished this weekend? Absolutely nothing. We are going away for the weekend to celebrate our 5th
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Sarah Williams
- Nov 20, 2019
- 4 min
Dairy Progress - t minus 4 months
While construction was sluggish, we are steadily making progress on developing our procedures and regulatory requirements.
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Sarah Williams
- Oct 14, 2019
- 3 min
Strategic breeding for year-round milk production
If you want consistent, year-round income, you need consistent, year-round milk. That can be tricky
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Sarah Williams
- Sep 14, 2019
- 5 min
Dairy & Herdshare Planning Pt 1 - housing and milking facilities for the past 3 years
We've slowly and gradually developed a professional milking program over the past 4 years, but it didn't start that way!
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Sarah Williams
- Sep 11, 2019
- 4 min
Dairy & Herdshare Planning, Pt 2 - the new goat dairy
Our plans for the new dairy are compact and highly functional. The 24x36 building will include animal housing, parlor, milkroom, and cheese
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Sarah Williams
- Aug 9, 2019
- 4 min
Why would I want to have a licensed dairy if I have a successful herdshare program?
I have been obsessed with having a licensed dairy since the day I brought Lily, a grade Alpine doe, and her Saanen-cross daughter Talullah..
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Sarah Williams
- Aug 28, 2018
- 3 min
How we leverage the herdshare program to grow our overall farm business
As you probably know by now, our farm has multiple revenue streams - pastured pork, chickens, turkeys (at Thanksgiving), rabbits, goat...
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