SPRING CALVING
   On Feb. 17th Rosie, the two year old heifer, is do to calve for the first time.  Rosie is Willow's daughter and momma Willow is also due to calve Feb. 21st.  We are all looking forward to the new babies and the fresh milk.

Publishing Milk Quality Standards

With the help of a young friend I was able to get the Animal Welfare Approved and Kentucky Proud logos' on my blog sight.  What I am real happy about is publishing a certified raw milk standard for the milk sold from Brook-Lin Jerseys.  To my knowledge no one in Ky has established or published a list of standards for the quality of milk being sold privately at their farms.  This is a big step and one I feel is right to do at this time to "raise the bar" on the quality of fresh milk being sold at the farms.                  

Certified Raw Milk

Brook-Lin Jerseys is proud to announce we are now registered Kentucky Proud and for the last six consecutive years have been certified Animal Welfare Approved.

Now you can see Brook-Lin Jerseys milk standards located here.

Kentucky Proud Certified Fresh Milk

Well it has been a while but we are all doing great.  Hot and dry - wishing for rain.  The new projects at Brook-Lin Jerseys' is applying for the Kentucky Proud program and working on a certification program for the sale of fresh milk.

Time For Change

In Frankfort our goverment leaders are meeting to hopefully make healthy living in Kentucky an even greater experience.  One area they are discussing is the issue of Farm Food Freedom - FFFKy.org - that will allow consumers to legally purchase food products directly from the farmer.  You would think you already have that right, but not so.  I can not sell my cows' beautiful, fresh, healthy Jersey milk to anyone who may want raw milk.  If Kentucky were to pass a Farm Food Freedom bill  then my farm along with many struggling family farms in Kentucky will be able to stay farming. Maybe even bring back the the number of family farms and dairy's that Kentucky once had.  These farms create the food for Buy Local / Buy Fresh that we need for safe, and healthy food.  Please show your support by contacting FFFKy.org or Farm Food Freedom Coalition - FFFC.org .  Thank You. 

Movie : Farmageddon

Please join us at the showing of Farmageddon on Oct. 15, 2011. There will be two showings between 12 & 5 at the Lexington Public Library on main street, downtown Lexington.  You can call Sally O'Boyle at 859-940-1469 for show times and more info.  Please bring family and friends.  Farmageddon tells the story of small family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by misguided goverment agents.  An educational journey to discover why access to safe, healthy foods are being threatened.  

Hope for small family daries

November is election time.  Please consider Mr. Comer for Dept. of Agriculture.  I am very much hoping, if Comer gets elected, he will help pass legislation that will help the small family dairies of Kentucky to survive.