The Farmer's Cow

This morning Nathan finished off a 1/2 gallon of The Farmer's Cow 2% milk, then exclaimed, "This milk has crack in it!" He went on to explain that it was so good-there had to be something in it. And it couldn't really be 2%, it just tasted too good. We are going through 3 1/2 gallons a week-when I buy a gallon of regular milk I end up having to make pudding with it before it goes bad. Here is their website http://www.thefarmerscow.com/ One of their 6 CT dairy farms is right here in Woodstock, by the fairgrounds. There is a white house next to the red barn with an open sign-I always just drove by assuming it had silly mom and pop store hours. One day last month we needed milk, and I was driving by, so I just thought I'd stop and see what their hours were. They are open 24/7! I couldn't believe it-that is so convenient now for Nate to stop in and pick some up on his way home. There is a refigerator with milk, cream, cider and lemonade, with the prices posted. The milk is $3.00, which is about a dollar cheaper then when I buy this milk at the store. There is a box on a table you put your money in, and if you don't have change, or enough, there's a pad of paper and a pen for you to write an IOU. How cool is that! But that's not even the best part...you can go pet the baby calves. Last time we were there petting the calves, the farmer walked up, thanked us for buying his milk, and invited us to stay and see the milking start up in a few minutes. So, you get you local, fresh, organic milk-cheaper than in the store-and a field trip all at once!