Spent the afternoon at my friend Barbara’s White Gold Farm observing her milking operation and made mozzarella cheese. She has dairy goats as well but we focused on the Holstein side of things this time. She has two cows in milk, Sadie and Sally.
Barbara is our 4H Leader in addition to being our friend for our entire tenure here in Alaska. I met her through an ad I ran for childcare way back in the day. She’s been a constant ever since!
Before we got started on the mozzarella she let us sample a Monterey Jack cheese she made back in January. So good. The flavor is just so much better than commercial/store bought cheese. We are inspired to try making some different types of cheeses now!
While there, we got to see the cutest little calf ” Sir Loin” 😁. He’s about three weeks old and belongs to Sally. Nothing cuter than a baby cow. 😍 Except maybe a cute little boy experiencing a cute lil calf for the first time.
The kids got to experience the shear size of these cows, much larger than previous experiences! And learn a few things about milk production. The cheese making was the best part, because it tastes so good!
Good food and good company, nothing compares!
Alaska on my mind... 