Mother's Milk

As a mother and a health coach, one of the things you hear and read over and over is about how important breastfeeding your baby is to offer them the best nutrition possible to grow.  The more I studied the subject, I learned “not all mother’s milk is created equal”. If you are eating a lot of "junk" or pesticide-filled foods, this will pass on to your child, as the quality of your milk won’t be as good. I remember when nursing our two babies, trying to eat my best for my babes!
 
Well, the same goes for our cows. Obviously we believe grass-fed is best for cows.  It is their natural diet, and it contains the healthiest fats.  When it comes to milk, organic is best as well since you don’t want the toxins from chemicals and pesticides stored in its fats.
 
We get really excited to see how grass fed, organic milk affects our herd.  It really becomes apparent in the wintertime, shown in the health of our calves.  These little guys and gals are chubby, growing well, active and playful, even with the cold weather we have.  The milk supplies their mothers produce give them optimal health.  While at some farms calves are weaned much earlier, at our farm, the calves happily nurse off their mothers for as long as nine months.   This is a healthy win/win for the calf, the cow, and the consumer. 
 
We always say in our farming…. it all starts with the soil. And the best milk comes from the best grasses, which come from healthy soil. Each year we get better and better at making hay for winter-feeding from our high quality summer grasses.  This quality shows up in the mother's’ milk, and on our meat.
 
Just like in human life milk- this humble drink- is the foundation of our health, so it is for cows. It’s the most important food we receive to begin life, and we are proud of our momma cows’ milk and our very healthy calves!
 
This blog post was a collaboration from Marisa, the health coach and mama, and Paul the farmer.  
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