Coffee is an important aspect of farming. Well, some feel this way. Let’s see how a young couple and their twin boys in the Northeast work to keep the generational family dairy farm alive. Mom is adamant she milks the cows (and has coffee while doing so)!

Glendon and Jodie farm on Glendon’s grandparents’ dairy farm in south central Maine. The family shares a love for organic agriculture, respect for the natural environment, and gratitude for their herd of cows with their children, hoping their farm can be an example of the importance of small family farms.

The Rooney family of Vermont is among the newest Organic Valley farmer-members. On any day you can find the family join together to run the dairy farm, and when maple syrup season begins you can find them tapping trees and collecting sap!

About 43% of Organic Valley farmers are Plain community members. As haying season continues and harvest is about to begin, we talk to our Amish members about organic farming practices. Some use tractors, some use horses and some use both.

When Organic Valley farmers in Washington started looking at options for the future of their farm, they came across a social media post. That post started their 2,000-mile journey east. Now they are enjoying their new farm in Wisconsin.

Cows, like all animals, are going to get dirty. They are outside roaming and lazing around much of the day. Organic Valley farmers do what they can to keep the cows clean and comfy. Enjoy this piece about Cow Cleaning 101.