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It’s mid-July and the annual Summer heat and humidity festival has begun! I am not at all complaining as we were blessed to have a wonderful Spring in Kentucky. When the kids are out of school and it’s officially summer do you visit family out of state, go on vacation or the beach, or take the family camping? Whenever I've been asked this question the answer is almost always “Nope” Lol Most folks don’t know that as a 365-day dairy farmer, taking a weeks vacation is almost impossible. Even a weekend or overnight stay is hard work and requires much planning. However, I knew this before getting into dairying and to be honest, after careful consideration, it was one of the reasons I decided to buy my 1st cow. I was truly ready to commit myself to a cow and literally "marry" the farm. It’s hard to explain, I guess you just have to be in that same place to understand what "season" I was in at that time in my life. Seasons- Life really is all about seasons. So now that we are in the thick of it, what are your plans for summertime fun?  If you have some time I’d love to have you and your family for an overnight farm stay! Our nightly rates are down for family summer nights. This is a seasonal thing we do to make sure we are making time for our raw milk community friends. It’s really fun and you will experience a real-life of milking cows, collecting eggs, and pasture rotation of chickens, sheep, and goats. So seriously we wanna see you- Go look at your calendar and figure when you can fit some time in there for your family to come to hang out with us! Heck, Who knows what might happen? You guys may get to loving this farm life as much as we do! Lol~ Believe me it happens! Our schedule is quite packed. We are operating a 501c3 charity in the Dairy Dream for free overnight farm stays to kids with terminal illnesses. So I hope you will find a day/night that will accommodate to your schedule. In the meantime here is a video of two friends |
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Our next cheese class is underway! I hope you are as excited as I am!
It is still full steam ahead!
So Say Cheese!
Our very own Brooke Jennette will be attending as a guest expert
in explaining the ends and outs of cheese and its history.
I will be at the helm, leading the session from an actual
cow milking demonstration to making farmers cheese
from that fresh, off the cow, raw milk.
It is still full steam ahead!
So Say Cheese!
Our very own Brooke Jennette will be attending as a guest expert
in explaining the ends and outs of cheese and its history.
I will be at the helm, leading the session from an actual
cow milking demonstration to making farmers cheese
from that fresh, off the cow, raw milk.
That being said, please be prepared to sign the agreement to be an owner of the herd share if you wish to eat/sample the raw milk/cheese.
The annual $5.00 owner signup fee is included
in the admission price of the cheese class.
No monthly boarding is due unless you decide you can't live without our delicious creamy milk...Lol, "Believe me, it happens!"
The annual $5.00 owner signup fee is included
in the admission price of the cheese class.
No monthly boarding is due unless you decide you can't live without our delicious creamy milk...Lol, "Believe me, it happens!"
Cheese class is held at the farm in our farm store!
Saturday - June 29, 2019
5 pm - 9 pm
Seats are Limited. Please Register Here.
The Health Inspectors visit & we are on a "Milk Alert"!
You may be aware of our on-farm guest house and the recent renovations made to it.
After all consideration, we have joyfully decided that this house would be better used to serve not just one family but many families. We truly hope to make an impact on this community!
After all consideration, we have joyfully decided that this house would be better used to serve not just one family but many families. We truly hope to make an impact on this community!
I am pleased to introduce what is our dream & yours…
*All Approved by the Fayette County Health Inspector with Flying Colors!*
If you've been longing to get your family out of the rat race
and off their smartphones/video games.
Then this interactive farm stay is exactly where you need to be.
Come on out for your farm stay getaway.
Your kids will experience a real life of milking cows,
collecting eggs, and pasture rotation of chickens, sheep and goats.
All the while you are helping to support a charity
that gives to kids who are less fortunate
the same opportunity to have this wonderful experience.
(This Farm Stay B&B has given us the capacity
to utilize our (and other) nonprofit program in a whole new way.)
Truly good work that you can stand behind!
Click Here to visit TheDairyDream.com
and off their smartphones/video games.
Then this interactive farm stay is exactly where you need to be.
Come on out for your farm stay getaway.
Your kids will experience a real life of milking cows,
collecting eggs, and pasture rotation of chickens, sheep and goats.
All the while you are helping to support a charity
that gives to kids who are less fortunate
the same opportunity to have this wonderful experience.
(This Farm Stay B&B has given us the capacity
to utilize our (and other) nonprofit program in a whole new way.)
Truly good work that you can stand behind!
Click Here to visit TheDairyDream.com
**Lastly the "Milk Alert" ~ We've got issues!
At this time we are on limited space and almost operating at full boarding share capacity.
If you are wanting access to real milk, there is no time like the present!
Hurry and join now before the waiting list begins!
If you are wanting access to real milk, there is no time like the present!
Hurry and join now before the waiting list begins!
I promised it would be a bit tangy, sweet, and savory!
...and this time, I finally got it right!
...and this time, I finally got it right!
How many times did it take for you to finally “get it right” when cooking with
fresh food and pasture-raised raised Meats?
fresh food and pasture-raised raised Meats?
“OMG- This chicken is tougher than the store-bought kind.”
...That was me!
& there's nothing worse than to cook a pasture-raised lamb
and it just wasn't what you had anticipated.
...That was me!
& there's nothing worse than to cook a pasture-raised lamb
and it just wasn't what you had anticipated.
Time after time our farmers market purchase had gone down the drain!
It’s tempting to want to throw in the towel!
It’s tempting to want to throw in the towel!
I'm sure that you or someone you know can relate to this experience.
That is why our Herd Share Community is asking that you
don't throw in the towel, but instead stay the course,
our “Dinner Course” that is!
don't throw in the towel, but instead stay the course,
our “Dinner Course” that is!
We are excited to invite you to our kitchens and dinner tables...
SlakMarket Farm Supper Club
~Cooking with my Herd Share~
~Cooking with my Herd Share~
Each month one of our members will lead and host a dinner where you will get to see and taste how we prepare our delicious pasture-raised meats and how to cook up a great brunch with your raw milk and dairy!
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She has a look that is like no other in the barn or in the field. Alone in all that she is.
Surrounded by not one who resemble her.
Her wool is dreadlocks that adorn her body and her face.
She is as dark as the other side of the moon. Often cast off alone to the side. I wonder if she notices that she is the only one in the room?
We just conversed about her over supper last night. I had assumed she was barren and what would be her future?
But in the cold of the night, as we spoke of her, unknown to us, she gave birth.
Putting all the dangerous circumstances aside, she got her baby girl up off that frigid ground!
It struck me deeply to my core... Never Underestimate Her!
Baa Baa Black Sheep!
Surrounded by not one who resemble her.
Her wool is dreadlocks that adorn her body and her face.
She is as dark as the other side of the moon. Often cast off alone to the side. I wonder if she notices that she is the only one in the room?
We just conversed about her over supper last night. I had assumed she was barren and what would be her future?
But in the cold of the night, as we spoke of her, unknown to us, she gave birth.
Putting all the dangerous circumstances aside, she got her baby girl up off that frigid ground!
It struck me deeply to my core... Never Underestimate Her!
Baa Baa Black Sheep!
Our sweet and wise queen cow Gertrude
gave birth last night to a beautiful bull calf.
We're so happy to have them both.
Blessed with an abundance of extraordinary milk.
Guernsey milk is clearly different milk than its “white” milk counterparts for many reasons.
The unique golden color of Guernsey milk comes from an unusually high content of orange beta-carotene.
The difference in the quality of Guernsey milk is remarkably higher than other cow’s milk. Through research, we are learning more each day about the value of the Golden Guernsey milk.
This golden milk has invaluable health properties. We have testimonies, from our customers, of health being restored by way of this revitalizing, life-giving, sacred golden milk
Golden Guernsey milk contains 12% more protein, 30% more cream, 33% more vitamin D, 25% more A and 15% more calcium than the average white milk. Ninety-six percent (96%) of Guernsey milk is A2 protein milk.
This is premium milk naturally high in Beta-Carotene, Omega 3, calcium, and A2 protein.
Best of all Guernsey cows do not need specialty formulated feed or additives to achieve these nutritional benefits.
It is simply pure and wholesome. All natural from this blessed cow!
Right now would be a great time to join our Raw Milk Herd Share.
Contact us to find out how you can get a glass of this Guernsey Goodness!
gave birth last night to a beautiful bull calf.
We're so happy to have them both.
Blessed with an abundance of extraordinary milk.
Guernsey milk is clearly different milk than its “white” milk counterparts for many reasons.
The unique golden color of Guernsey milk comes from an unusually high content of orange beta-carotene.
The difference in the quality of Guernsey milk is remarkably higher than other cow’s milk. Through research, we are learning more each day about the value of the Golden Guernsey milk.
This golden milk has invaluable health properties. We have testimonies, from our customers, of health being restored by way of this revitalizing, life-giving, sacred golden milk
Golden Guernsey milk contains 12% more protein, 30% more cream, 33% more vitamin D, 25% more A and 15% more calcium than the average white milk. Ninety-six percent (96%) of Guernsey milk is A2 protein milk.
This is premium milk naturally high in Beta-Carotene, Omega 3, calcium, and A2 protein.
Best of all Guernsey cows do not need specialty formulated feed or additives to achieve these nutritional benefits.
It is simply pure and wholesome. All natural from this blessed cow!
Right now would be a great time to join our Raw Milk Herd Share.
Contact us to find out how you can get a glass of this Guernsey Goodness!
I just had to share this with you... As it goes on the Eve of Christmas, another blessed and happy birthday for me.
All of my kids did their best to make my day so special. It is amazing to know that I can depend on them.
All of my kids did their best to make my day so special. It is amazing to know that I can depend on them.
They are the S-L-A-K in SlakMarket Farm.
 The day started out with my son Kathem creating his best biscuits from fresh buttermilk and a bit of soured milk, accompanied by a savory sausage gravy. It was so good. He is a great cook! |
Next came Sabeal and Laila with their
lavish homemade donkey pinata,
beaded trinkets, cards, and a restored painting.
They worked hard to handle the daily
chores, asking me to relax.
Laila even gifted me a hand fan! LoL
lavish homemade donkey pinata,
beaded trinkets, cards, and a restored painting.
They worked hard to handle the daily
chores, asking me to relax.
Laila even gifted me a hand fan! LoL
Then they topped out the day with Aiya
~the talented milk maiden in training~ She crafted an incredibly creamy & delicious egg custard ice cream to compliment my red velvet birthday cake.
~the talented milk maiden in training~ She crafted an incredibly creamy & delicious egg custard ice cream to compliment my red velvet birthday cake.
It was an Awesome Day!
I can hardly wait for them to begin teaching others
how to serve at home with real food in the kitchen...
~SlakMarket Farm Brunch ~ Kids Classes~
Your kids are gonna have a blast with mine!
I can hardly wait for them to begin teaching others
how to serve at home with real food in the kitchen...
~SlakMarket Farm Brunch ~ Kids Classes~
Your kids are gonna have a blast with mine!
It's just about time to “roll up the sidewalk” for 2018!
Serving as your raw milk community farmer is an honor for us to do
and I sure have enjoyed our time together this year.
Reflecting over the year I can sum up all of my efforts in the timeless
old classic, as it goes, “You Are What You Eat”...
and with that, I'm giving the final call on 2018.
Serving as your raw milk community farmer is an honor for us to do
and I sure have enjoyed our time together this year.
Reflecting over the year I can sum up all of my efforts in the timeless
old classic, as it goes, “You Are What You Eat”...
and with that, I'm giving the final call on 2018.
I’ve seen enough crap in the food from industrial farming
to know that this is definitely not who you are.
The people who are making this Sad American Diet
obviously are not taking a break and so neither can I!
Our farm and herd share community is focused on calling you back to your humanity, by way of pastured, ethical and wholesome real food, we intend to nourish and invest in serving the core of your being.
Because you truly are what you eat!
We are committed to bringing forward solutions by
serving the basis of who you are through your food.
to know that this is definitely not who you are.
The people who are making this Sad American Diet
obviously are not taking a break and so neither can I!
Our farm and herd share community is focused on calling you back to your humanity, by way of pastured, ethical and wholesome real food, we intend to nourish and invest in serving the core of your being.
Because you truly are what you eat!
We are committed to bringing forward solutions by
serving the basis of who you are through your food.
This is a call to invite you into the new year with SlakMarket Farm.
2019 is bringing a wealth of change to our community and I really want to see you involved.
2019 is bringing a wealth of change to our community and I really want to see you involved.
We will show you the WHEY this coming year with our all-new
SlakMarket Supper Club, On-Farm Brunch Service,
and also a future Butcher Shop in town.
I am so blessed to have you as a friend and I value
your relationship with the farm!
We are all wishing you and your family a very blessed holiday
and a happy, safe New Year!
You can Click Here to get the recipes for our
Creamy Dreamy Holiday Eggnog
& Delicious Lebaneh Balls!
SlakMarket Supper Club, On-Farm Brunch Service,
and also a future Butcher Shop in town.
I am so blessed to have you as a friend and I value
your relationship with the farm!
We are all wishing you and your family a very blessed holiday
and a happy, safe New Year!
You can Click Here to get the recipes for our
Creamy Dreamy Holiday Eggnog
& Delicious Lebaneh Balls!
Thank you for participating in our 2018 "Heritage Turkey" Pilot Program.
We appreciate your support, and we trust you will have a
"tasteful" experience this holiday season!
Now that you’ve ordered it, how do you cook your heritage bird?
Because these birds are raised “free-range” they actually are able to exercise and roam freely around the farm. As I had mentioned before a heritage free-range turkey is not the same as the store-bought bird and as with most pastured meat, it needs a little bit of prep-work.
Therefore, to get a juicy roast bird, brining is key. Submerging the heritage free-range turkey in seasoned water “brine” produces moist, flavorful meat!
However, it is not always something most home cooks with a small refrigerator or a full refrigerator of holiday foods can easily do. You will need a pot large enough for the bird to be submerged in about 2 gallons of liquid for 24 to 48 hours. The pot (a large stock pot or plastic bucket) will be heavy, so you will need to put it on the bottom of the refrigerator.
Optional Free on Farm Brine Service
We have an option for you if you would like for us to store your bird in our brine mix.
After slaughter on Tuesday the 20th, we can immediately marinate the turkey in a well-seasoned brine.
It can be stored here in the farm store fridge until your ready to pick it up.
We will submerge it in a 5-gallon bucket with water that includes seasonings like fennel seeds, coriander seeds, red pepper flakes, sea salt, honey, bay leaves, thyme, garlic, and allspice.
You can carry the turkey home in the brine bucket if you have space in your fridge (or we can take it out and bag it) or just come for your pick up on the day of cooking.
I’m flexible about your pick up day. It’s whatever you need to make this work!
*Please Text Me or Reply: YES-BRINE MINE- PLEASE! If you want us to do the brine service.
Because the heritage bird has a more even proportion of dark and white meat, the turkey cooks a lot faster than a regular broad breasted bird. Folks have found that roasting it at a higher temperature for a shorter time, works best and to have it at room temperature when you put it in the oven really helps.
♦ We do not recommend stuffing the Heritage Turkey as that will increase the cooking time and the danger of drying out the turkey. Cook the stuffing on the side in a separate pan. The Heritage Turkey will be done before the Stuffing will be fully cooked.
Here is a great recipe for your Holiday Turkey
We appreciate your support, and we trust you will have a
"tasteful" experience this holiday season!
Now that you’ve ordered it, how do you cook your heritage bird?
Because these birds are raised “free-range” they actually are able to exercise and roam freely around the farm. As I had mentioned before a heritage free-range turkey is not the same as the store-bought bird and as with most pastured meat, it needs a little bit of prep-work.
Therefore, to get a juicy roast bird, brining is key. Submerging the heritage free-range turkey in seasoned water “brine” produces moist, flavorful meat!
However, it is not always something most home cooks with a small refrigerator or a full refrigerator of holiday foods can easily do. You will need a pot large enough for the bird to be submerged in about 2 gallons of liquid for 24 to 48 hours. The pot (a large stock pot or plastic bucket) will be heavy, so you will need to put it on the bottom of the refrigerator.
Optional Free on Farm Brine Service
We have an option for you if you would like for us to store your bird in our brine mix.
After slaughter on Tuesday the 20th, we can immediately marinate the turkey in a well-seasoned brine.
It can be stored here in the farm store fridge until your ready to pick it up.
We will submerge it in a 5-gallon bucket with water that includes seasonings like fennel seeds, coriander seeds, red pepper flakes, sea salt, honey, bay leaves, thyme, garlic, and allspice.
You can carry the turkey home in the brine bucket if you have space in your fridge (or we can take it out and bag it) or just come for your pick up on the day of cooking.
I’m flexible about your pick up day. It’s whatever you need to make this work!
*Please Text Me or Reply: YES-BRINE MINE- PLEASE! If you want us to do the brine service.
Because the heritage bird has a more even proportion of dark and white meat, the turkey cooks a lot faster than a regular broad breasted bird. Folks have found that roasting it at a higher temperature for a shorter time, works best and to have it at room temperature when you put it in the oven really helps.
♦ We do not recommend stuffing the Heritage Turkey as that will increase the cooking time and the danger of drying out the turkey. Cook the stuffing on the side in a separate pan. The Heritage Turkey will be done before the Stuffing will be fully cooked.
Here is a great recipe for your Holiday Turkey
For this National Farmers Day, I want
you to take a serious look at your raw milk farmers.
I'm often asked about our choice to drink raw milk. Many wonder how we can feel safe without fearing for our health and particularly our children’s health.
With a smile I proudly answer -
Not only do we drink it, but I've spent thousands of dollars
and hours of energy acquiring it for other folks who are in our herd share.
Not only do we drink it, but I've spent thousands of dollars
and hours of energy acquiring it for other folks who are in our herd share.
Most people are aware of the nutrition inside raw milk, and also the harmful effects of processing it. But they also know that they have been told raw milk is extremely dangerous!
This makes some people look at us as some kind of rouge "black market dealers" who are venturing away from the FDA’s regulations. Lol
How is it that we can drink a product that is not fit for human consumption without processing? It's illegal in a few states and was sold only as "for pet consumption" in others. What most are usually very surprised to hear is that since 2017 raw milk is consumed legally in 47 states. You can buy it right off the shelf at the grocery in a few states. Not to mention all the other countries worldwide that are consuming raw milk.
This makes some people look at us as some kind of rouge "black market dealers" who are venturing away from the FDA’s regulations. Lol
How is it that we can drink a product that is not fit for human consumption without processing? It's illegal in a few states and was sold only as "for pet consumption" in others. What most are usually very surprised to hear is that since 2017 raw milk is consumed legally in 47 states. You can buy it right off the shelf at the grocery in a few states. Not to mention all the other countries worldwide that are consuming raw milk.
So is this a product that is really that dangerous?
So dangerous, in fact, that it requires homogenization, pasteurization, and the proper government label to make it safe?
Well, my answer to this is Yes and No...
Yes, there most certainly is a raw milk that needs to be pasteurized and processed. It is the raw milk that's produced under and regulated according to the standards in the FDA’s Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO). This set of standards does not include any requirements for testing the milk for pathogens. PMO raw milk is permitted to contain high levels of bacteria. This is because this milk will be pasteurized by heat treatment. Milk produced under the PMO is collected from many dairies and combined together at the processing plant for pasteurizing and the production of final processed dairy products.
It's the raw milk that is produced in unsanitary conditions, by cows that are not required to be well and healthy, where the operators do not have to take the proper precautions and measures that one must take when harvesting their own clean milk for raw consumption.
It's the raw milk that is produced in unsanitary conditions, by cows that are not required to be well and healthy, where the operators do not have to take the proper precautions and measures that one must take when harvesting their own clean milk for raw consumption.
Hence the other part of my answer... NO,
No, it's not so dangerous! and nowadays we have the science and recorded data at our raw milk dairies to prove it. Raw milk that is produced for direct human consumption is controlled by regulations established by each individual state. There are no national regulations for human consumption raw milk. There are established Common Standards for all farmers that produce human consumption raw milk and serve consumers. These standards set a benchmark for national raw milk production and safety. Raw milk for human consumption always comes from one dairy that works very hard to assure that the milk they produce is safe and clean. This raw milk is never combined with other dairies’ raw milk.
 | Pasteurization is really the excuse for filth. |
Raw milk is not something to be handled with a loose operation and half-hearted efforts. It’s something to be valued, appreciated, and properly cared for. Safety and Sanitation do not come in a way that requires little effort or sacrifice. Your raw milk farmer should not have to be cutting corners to make things cheaper for you. So beware of "cheap milk"...
Ask if your raw milk farmer is up to speed on testing for pathogens and bacteria etc. If they are not, they most certainly should be adding these tools into the toolbox.
Lastly, You need to go out and support your local raw milk farmer and pay the price to keep them in a sustainable and profitable business or better yet go out every day and milk your own cow or goat! Lol
Ask if your raw milk farmer is up to speed on testing for pathogens and bacteria etc. If they are not, they most certainly should be adding these tools into the toolbox.
Lastly, You need to go out and support your local raw milk farmer and pay the price to keep them in a sustainable and profitable business or better yet go out every day and milk your own cow or goat! Lol
Either is so rewarding because you get the
miraculous gift of this amazing superfood!
miraculous gift of this amazing superfood!
**Please note** that there is a risk factor involved in drinking milk in general "raw or pasteurized". The same with everything else in this life there is a risk. As I assume a risk in everyday choices- that never stopped me from driving a car, flying, eating sushi, or spinach.
The benefit factor of drinking raw milk far outweigh the risk.
The benefit factor of drinking raw milk far outweigh the risk.
A1- Today, raw milk refers to unprocessed, untreated milk straight from the cow. The milk you buy from the local supermarket nowadays is a different substance altogether. It has been pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized, or homogenized. This liquid is not really milk. It is a chemically altered substance, heated to remove pathogens and bacteria and to prolong its shelf life. The resultant low-enzyme activity makes it difficult to digest, the altered fat content renders the vitamins and minerals difficult to absorb, and the residual drugs and antibiotics pose a threat to human health. On top of this, the naturally occurring beneficial bacteria have been destroyed.
The real issue is not whether raw milk obtained from grass-fed cows is safe. Rather, it’s that milk from commercially raised cows is actually dangerous to consume unless it is pasteurized. Factory-farmed animals are routinely fed an unnatural, high-protein soy- and corn-based diet and given shots of BGH (bovine growth hormone) to artificially increase milk production. This diet is so contrary to their biology that it causes severe illnesses that can only be combated by continually injecting the cows with antibiotics. These animals, kept in inhumane conditions far from their natural environment, are subject to enormous stresses. Drinking raw milk from these cows would be an exercise in stupidity.
Raw milk from healthy, grass-fed, and pasture-raised cows is in a league of its own. Organically raised cows are happy, fed on their natural diet of grass and other cow-friendly foods. They enjoy access to sunshine and pasture grazing in summer, and in winter they feast on nutritious hay or silage.
A1- Dr. Deborah Gordon, MD
The real issue is not whether raw milk obtained from grass-fed cows is safe. Rather, it’s that milk from commercially raised cows is actually dangerous to consume unless it is pasteurized. Factory-farmed animals are routinely fed an unnatural, high-protein soy- and corn-based diet and given shots of BGH (bovine growth hormone) to artificially increase milk production. This diet is so contrary to their biology that it causes severe illnesses that can only be combated by continually injecting the cows with antibiotics. These animals, kept in inhumane conditions far from their natural environment, are subject to enormous stresses. Drinking raw milk from these cows would be an exercise in stupidity.
Raw milk from healthy, grass-fed, and pasture-raised cows is in a league of its own. Organically raised cows are happy, fed on their natural diet of grass and other cow-friendly foods. They enjoy access to sunshine and pasture grazing in summer, and in winter they feast on nutritious hay or silage.
A1- Dr. Deborah Gordon, MD
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