Creamery!

Well we are surviving all of this very cold weather! Luckily it snowed before all of this so we think our newly seeded hay field will survive just fine. We are using this winter to try and figure out the future of our farm. We are going to produce maple syrup this year for the first time. Our friends are joining in and we are going to do a community effort, which is so helpful because we have never done this before. We will let you know how it goes! The sap should be flowing in the next several weeks so we are ready!

The other big item on our plate is the option of opening our own creamery! A few of John's siblings used to work for a grass-fed organic creamery and we have greatly enjoyed their products. They have sold their cows and their farm and they are selling all their creamery equipment. We know that this would launch us into full-time farming, which is our end goal but it is a little scarey. John's siblings would help us run it and the market is still wide open from the previous owners. We have a place to put it down the road from us but we are trying to figure out financing. Having capital is by far the hardest part of farming! We could do so much if only we had some extra money! We have started a fund for anyone that would like to help us pay for this equipment. Go to http://www.gofundme.com/DerbyCreamery to support us. Thanks!!! Maybe you'll see OUR milk  in stores near you! We plan to do deliveries around the state. :)

www.gofundme.com/DerbyCreamery