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#Farmlove – Woodard Farm
Standing recently in the barn at the end of morning milking wearing pants that were almost as much holes as fabric, George Woodard did not look like the award-winning movie director/writer and actor that he is. Farmers often juggle lots...
Farmlove - Endless Variety Farm and Vermont Reindeer Farm
**Santa Spoiler Alert!** This Cabot Family Supports Santa Beyond Milk and Cookies At Endless Variety Farm in Barton, John Broe Jr. milks around 65 cows. The herd includes Brown Swiss, Swedish Red, Holstein and Jersey—the wide variety that led to...
FarmLove – UConn Dairy Program
Their school mascot may be a husky, but the University of Connecticut animal science department has a fond spot for dairy cows, too. More than 90 of them, in fact, make up the university’s milking herd and make UConn one...
#Farmlove – UVM CREAM Dairy Bar Re-launch
Dean Tom Vogelmann of the University of Vermont’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has spent quite a bit of time traveling around the state. Frequently, alumni and other community members would ask if the university might ever reopen...
#FarmLove – Twin Mill Farms
At Twin Mill Farms in northern New York, the 340-cow milking herd and lush fields contribute to products that nourish the body both inside and out. When New York City native Carmen married second-generation farmer Blake Gendebien, the couple moved...
#FarmLove – Turner Hill Malting Company
Darrell Turner was living the city life and doing very well in his career as a mechanical engineer when he and his wife, an architect, decided to step off the treadmill. After a trip around the country, they returned to...
#FarmLove – Tully Farms | Generations of Farmers and Teachers
In the bound book put together by David Tully entitled Tully Farms History 2000, there is a family tree of the five generations who have farmed in Dunstable, Massachusetts since 1872. Seventeen years ago, when the book was created, the box representing...
Farmlove - Thorncrest Farm and Farm Fresh Chocolates
You’ve heard about the cows who produce chocolate milk, right? Well, how about the cows who produce some of the finest hand-crafted, farm-fresh chocolates? This is no joke! The small herd at Thorncrest Farm in Goshen, Connecticut has a little help on...
A #FarmLove Thanksgiving
Some say that Thanksgiving, with its emphasis on gratitude, family, and food, might be the most beloved holiday of the year. Though each family celebrates in their own unique way, certain themes are woven into the fabric of this special...
FarmLove – Some Farmers Wear Crowns
When Jenna Howlett, the recently crowned Miss Vermont Teen USA 2019, travels around the country to compete in pageants, the first question in the interview segment is always the same: “What’s it like to live on a farm?” And Jenna always responds: “It’s a lot of fun. I get to work...
#FarmLove – Stuart Farm
“You never know where life will lead you,” chuckles Lorraine Stuart Merrill, a working dairy farmer in Stratham, New Hampshire who is also closing in on a decade as the state’s Commissioner of Agriculture. “There was no grand career plan...
#FarmLove – Sanctuary Dairy Farm
Back in 2009, nine-year-old Beck Johnson of Sunapee, New Hampshire had a dream. Like lots of kids, he dreamt of ice cream—but in this case, he wanted to make it, not just eat it. The young man—the tenth generation farming...