Farming
10 Children’s Farm Books We Love
Organic Valley farmers and employees shared some of their favorite children’s books about farms! With picks perfect for infants through elementary schoolers, there’s something for all young readers. Learn and laugh through these farm life tales.
Farming
Cool Find in Storage at Amish Family Farm
by Jennifer McBride
How do Amish keep food cold? Amish refrigeration comes in many forms. A farmer shares how he uses ice storage to refrigerate goods. The family cuts ice blocks from a pond in winter and block ice remains abundant in the ice house after a sweltering August.
Farming
No Idle Hands: A Farm Photo Essay
For all the farmers out there who don’t know what a three-day weekend is, this one’s for you.
Farming
Quirky Things We Do to Care for Our Cows
by Jennifer McBride
Organic Valley farmers love their cows and show it in a number of ways. Massaging brushes and music for cows are just a few ways our farmers go above and beyond to raise happy, healthy cows!
Farming
Crossing Borders — From the Swiss Alps to the North Cascades
by Lisa Hill
Three decades ago, Hans Wolfisberg took a journey from his home in Switzerland to … wherever he wanted! He found himself in Washington, where he purchased a dairy farm. His next adventure: transitioning the Washington farm to organic and navigating flooding.
Farming
What Is Organic Pasture? A Wonderland of Biodiversity!
People need nutritious food and so do cows that graze pastures on small organic family farms. Pasture is essential to making Organic Valley products special! Let’s take a stroll through the meaning of pasture and see what makes these plots of land special.