Question 1

What do you believe?

Accepted Answer

We believe in one God, the Father, the almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is seen and unseen. As children of God, we have the responsibility to steward His earth, His creatures and His creation in a way that glorifies Him. We believe that God blessed us with the gifts to care for the pastures, herds, flocks and colonies of our ranch to raise nourishing foods to feed our family, friends and as much of our community as His abundance allows for.

Question 2

Do you deliver?

Accepted Answer

We currently do NOT deliver. Due to the fact that we are working the ranch, caring for our livestock and our family's needs 24/7/365, we are limited to time off the ranch for occassional personal need appointments and supply errands only. All products are picked up at the ranch, unless ordering items from the online shop that may be shipable. We do highly encourage herd share members to form their own driving co-ops and we are open to knowing if any herd share members would like to support a co-op pick up at your homes, garages or porches.

Question 3

Are your Cows A2A2?

Accepted Answer

Our Cows are Jersey/Guernsey cows, the original "A2" genetic bovine breeds. We started our herd with a couple of "A2A2" tested mama cows. We used "A2A2" bull semen to breed our cows, and we have only kept calves from our dam and sire genetic starters to grow our herd. The only way to test cows for the "A2A2" gene, is to pull specific hairs from the cow's tails and submit those hair samples to specific laboratories.

OUR Question is.. Why are are not submitting MILK samples, if it is the beta casein protein (in MILK) that consumers are most concerned about? The answer is, there is NO "A2A2' test for the MILK samples. Interesting..

In that regard.. we do NOT guarantee an 'A2A2' herd, because.. we do NOT pull specific tail hairs from our cows to submit to specific laboratories.

Question 4

What do you feed your cows?

Accepted Answer

Our cows graise our grassland pastures so long as the grasses, weeds and wildflowers are growing. During the winter months, our cows are fed baled grass hay, sometimes supplemented with alfalfa during the frigid cold months to help keep them warm. During the milking season, our cows are supplemented with our custom dairy ration to suppor their lacation. Our custom ration consists of Oats, Barley, Black Oil Sunflower Seeds, Flax Seeds, Molasses and a pro-biotic yeast enzyme. Our cows are ONLY supported with our custome ration when they are being milked, it keeps them happy, nourished and well condtioned during their milking season.

Question 5

Do you sell raw cream or raw butter [separate from HerdSharing]?

Accepted Answer

No. We do NOT sell raw milk, nor raw butter, nor raw cream. It is NOT legal in our state of Colorado to buy or sell raw dairy for human consumption. The ONLY way that we distribute raw milk for human consumption is by way of legal HerdSharing. You can learn more about our HerdShare program on our 'RAW MILK' page.

Raw milk dairy products (typically cheese) available in the local grocery stores generally means that one likely obtained a manufacturer's license with the state and state health department that allows them to manufacture and to sell their products. We don't know how or where these manufacturers obtain the raw milk for their manufacturing. We recommend that you contact them directly to ask your Q's.

Raw milk dairy products for sale (cream, butter, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, etc) on other websites or through community, social, web sites is not clearly defined as allowable by Colorado law, and may be putting the producer and consumer at risk of legal actions.

Question 6

Can I put my share on hold for [travel, missed milk pickups, etc]?

Accepted Answer

No, we do not put shares on hold.. as there is not a way to put a creature on hold from food, water, shelter, care or from being milked [with regards to a dairy creature]. Your boarding dues are being collected to help care for your share of the herd. Remember that we are not selling, nor buying milk. Your milk is essentially a gift to you, from the herd, for helping to provide for them.

We can hold your milk for up to 24 hours after your scheduled pick up day (provided that we have the refrigerator space to do so). You can elect a family member or another share family to pick up your milk for you, or you can notify us to discard your milk and not bottle for you until you return and resume pickups.

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