In the evening, just before the pigs dinner I let them out into the field for a run and a grass munch. There is not a lot of grass yet so there is still a danger of them rooting. So their grass break is not very long. But they eat the whole time.Pigs! Then they are called in for their dinner washing it down with a drink of raw milk.
Are you pregnant Poppy? (there has been no sign of her coming back into heat but you know I won’t believe it until I see the udder). See how she is losing hair on her back? It may just be seasonal shedding but today I am going to rub all the pigs all over with DE (Diatomaceous earth). If it is an external parasite that should clear it up.
I spent a lot of time yesterday afternoon with the small wire cutters trimming Tima’s nails. They are very tough and I find the wire cutters the best thing for the job. It is important with the kunekune to handle their feet often so this job goes easily. Tima has terrible hooves. They drink a little raw milk too. 
Naomi says hullo. She is seven days old today. She drinks a lot of raw milk.
Lady Astor washing her baby. She provides us with the raw milk made with good clean green grass.
When I am working with the cows and calves Boo has to stay outside the gate.
Boo hates to be out of the action especially when Naomi pulls faces and laughs at him. (Boo and Ton get raw milk for breakfast too)
And now I have raw milk in the fridge and soon it will be in my coffee. This is from yesterday’s milking – so you can see the thick cream. It takes a good 12 hours to separate up.
Today, I will skim that cream out- later today I will start a yoghurt with the milk and by tomorrow afternoon I will make raw cultured butter and by the weekend I will be making a fresh rosemary and chilli cheese. (Yes, I have rosemary and chillis growing in the glasshouse). I love the fresh cheese. Oh the joy of it. This lovely life. I will make more muesli today too, that is the best with cream!
And on Friday we drink White Russians!
I drink the milk raw of course. This is grass fed raw milk. The best of the best. I cannot stomach pasteurised milk but raw – I can drink as much as I like.(Raw milk is not for everyone of course and that is fine, I am not trying to start an argument, people get so heated (joke) over the raw milk discussion but for me it is a simple and powerful medicine.) I don’t sell it, I milk my cow for myself, my husband and my animals. But once I am back with raw milk in my diet all my aches and pains disappear. The soles of my feet no longer throb, the broken cracked skin on my hands clears up, my joints ease (and I am not old – just old injuries). My hay-fever goes away. My tiredness lifts. It is my magic! That and the summer of course, this beach girl LOVES the sun. I am a lucky girl.
Here is an interesting article I read the other day looking at the links between raw milk and alleviating arthritis. And if you can find raw milk it is a case of Know your Farmer. Only ever buy from the source, at the farm and inspect her set up first. Milk is a live food, it must be handled correctly. And also ask what the cows are eating – good green pasture is king!
Have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farm
celi
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Great news that you are getting enough milk besides nourishing Naomi. I didn’t know that raw milk was helpful with arthritis (which is my major source of pain). This is dairy country, so I should be able to find some.
Enjoy the season and the milk.
love,
ViVx
I call myself Naomi’s twin. I only take my share.. If you do get some raw milk, remember to start slow – the enzymes will get to work cleaning up your belly and this is best done with sips at a time.. I start with it in my coffee then work up to two glasses a day after a week or so.. c
Thanks for the good advice: I am a bit of a bull at a gate, so the warning was necessary.
Yay, its summer on the Farmy – White Russians 🙂 I find the Kahlua on its own solves most of those problems too 🙂 You know you almost make me want to try raw milk … but no it won’t happen mainly because ‘raw milk’ doesn’t exist around here, in the city. Strawberry daquiri’s /spritzers next. Good to see Sheila and Poppy out and about in the sun. Laura
Oh strawberry daquiris! Yes!
I know the pigs will enjoy a good massage with the DE. I hope Poppy will stand still long enough. Naomi is very cute and does make funny faces. I’m glad Lady A grooms her. A good mom does that even if she forgets where she leaves her. Enjoy the milk/cream. It looks delicious! Good morning C.
Poppy is s sucker for a belly rub, I aim my fingers at her belly and she rolls over!! c
The battle about raw vs. processed milk is definitely a foolish one. I agree with you on the subject and I’m fortunate to live in a state where I can buy it directly from the farm… Love to make my own butter!!!!
Do you culture it? I love the taste of cultured butter.. c
I bet you have the best morning coffee with that cream!
The best!!
I love raw milk. We owned part of a cow..(who knew that was possible!) and were able to receive raw milk each week. Sadly, we didn’t drink enough of it to make it financially feasible so we stopped. And when it turned to buttermilk!! Ah, the best biscuits in the world. 🙂 If I could get just 1 qt a week it would be perfect. Enjoy that fresh milk!!
That is the most brilliant way Carol. Here in BC it’s also illegal to sell raw milk but people found this way around it. I hope you find a farm to share just a little milk with. 😀
Just a couple of glasses a day will help create that lovely gut balance that is crucial to health.. c
And here I am taking daily probiotics at upwards of $50/month to get the same thing!
It’s illegal to sell raw milk here, and the whole argument was badly inflamed recently when someone fed raw ‘pet milk’ to her child and that child died from TB contracted from the milk… It would be difficult to find a farmer willing to risk the consequences. But I agree that nutritionally raw is better, tastes better, and makes outstanding cheese by comparison.
Yes, I read about that. Who the hell would a) Buy raw milk in a supermarket. b) Pet milk ! and c) give it to a CHILD . Did she save a sample of the milk for it to be tested for TB? My mother had tuberculosis. They immunise for it in NZ now. TB does not show up an hour after a cup of milk. Too many issues surrounding that childs death. And the media with all its own inflammations. Poor wee kid. c
A few years ago I lived in northern NSW, in dairy country. I could, let’s say, acquire a few litres of fresh raw milk by roundabout means, and used to make cheese with it. So much more flavour. I knew the herd, knew the farmer, and trusted him. Sadly, these days, milk is a bit of an academic subject for me. I’ve discovered I am very deficient in lactase and have to steer clear of milk, cream, yoghurt and fresh cheeses. 😦
I love the cheese! Sorry you can no longer eat it … ah well. c
raw milk cheese is made and sold locally to me: Camembert. But you have to read the label.
Camembert – yum
Lucky you!
I’m lactose intolerant and raw milk is one thing I can actually consume without pain, a beautiful thing.
This is So common nowadays.. pasteurisation kills a very important enzyme that allows us to digest milk. (Well you know all that) i am surprised so many people CAN drink the ultra P’d milk. When I am not milking a cow then milk is not on my menu either,P’d just makes me hurt and feel nauseous. c
Two Naomi faces this morning…priceless 🙂
She is a lovely wee cow and still very friendly.. c
Naomi is a precious wee calf.
I wish I could get hold of raw milk – sounds like the perfect elixir for everything.
Have a beautiful and happy day C. We are cold and miserable here with rain to boot.
🙂 Mandy xo
Oh no, cold and miserable – how is your garden?
Oh Naomi!!! Sweetness.
Can’t wait to get fresh milk again from our goats!!!! Should be happening mid-May!!! 🙂
I can recall the days long ago when the milkj that we had at my Grandada’s house was served straight from the urn on a horse and cart. It would be ladled into a jug and covered with a lacy thing with beads around it….also when we went to Wales we went to the farmer for some milk and that was straight from the cow whilst we waited….nowadays..it is from the suoermarket, semi skimmed, pasturised, homogonized and any other ‘ized…it tastes nothing like proper milk but that is all that we have now.
When we first came here you could get fresh milk, which we did have, but it was in lemonade or other such 2ltr bottles and one lot of milk we had tasted of beer…the bottle had not been washed…it was disgusting! I dread to think of what germs etc we could possibly have drunk….
Be sure to click on the link about raw milk and arthritis – it isn’t just arthritis. From Weston Price Fdn. enlightening! Getting raw milk anywhere has become a serious problem for those who wish to drink it. It has become an underground operation and secretive – who would have imagined 50 years ago that raw milk would be something to be hidden and worked almost like it was an addictive drug! We live in crazy times. Anyway, Celia, well done on your wisdom and good for you that you have access to it! YUM