Essenwood Micro Dairy

07/08/2023

The current Essenwood babies- the sweetest, cutest little things.

11/07/2023

A unique thing about Essenwood Dairy is that we name all our cows. Many say they could never eat an animal that has a name but in fact I think it’s so precious and personal. Every single cow is cherished in life and death,not one is forgotten and not one is not appreciated for what they have given us and gosh they have given so much !!!!from the joy of birth and nourishing dairy products to meat and their offspring ,for us to remember that beautiful creature and it’s story by. But always always for me it’s not about worshipping that creature it’s about worshipping and acknowledging The Lord Jesus and His incredible creation and plan and provision that he has made for mankind,may we never take that lightly . Meet a few of our darling cows
Slide 1 :Treasure our Braunvieh
Slide 2: Evelyn and a baby Caitlin
Slide 3: Rocky
Slide 4: Pippa and Joel named after
Slide 6: Miss Dinky
Slide 7:Bruce who came from a commercial dairy
Slide 8: Sunset
Slide 9:Spot and daughter Shazam
Slide 10: Ruby daughter of Treasure.

04/07/2023

A reintroduction to what Essenwood Micro Dairy is all about. On our small farm we milk a small herd of beloved cows. Our policy is `calf at foot dairy’ whereby our cows nurse and raise their calves until they are gently weaned. We sell incredibly nutritious milk,we also personally make handcrafted cheeses and double think greek yogurt. We offer grassed and finished beef from our bull calves -this meat is in a different class as our process of `one bad day ‘ is kind ,ethical and involves no trauma.We use our grass fed beef tallow to create a luxurious ,gentle and nourishing soap and an incredibly healing tallow balm. We follow regenerative farming methods using our cattle, sheep ,pigs and laying hens to improve our pastures and soil.We also sells eggs and from time to time we offer pork and lamb. Farming this way has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl and I am so grateful to the Lord for making it a reality. It’s definitely not always dreamy but that is farming.

22/06/2023

Rendering more tallow to use in our beautiful tallow balms and soap, such an amazing substance just enjoying it so much and loving the responses from our customers.🪻☀️🍃

08/09/2022

This is so true.

Before you complain about someone’s prices, you should buy a cow.

Before you tell someone their milk, meat, soap, cheese, produce, etc. is over-priced, you should buy land.

Buy land. Pay for infrastructure. Buy a cow. Train the cow. Pay to Feed the cow. Care for the cow. Learn to milk the cow. Actually milk the cow. Cry over milk the cow kicked and spilled everywhere. Cry over your sick cow while you sit up all night with the vet. Stay up all night with your cow.

Before you complain about someone’s prices, show up. Show up every day. Even when it’s 106*. Even when there’s a hurricane. Even when it’s hailing. Even when it’s freezing and your hands don’t work right. Even when you only got one hour of scattered sleep the night before.

This post is not to complain, I wouldn’t trade this life for anything. But it’s important that everyday people understand what they are paying for. Small farms like ours don’t get government subsidies. We pay for everything out of pocket. Before you make a comment about prices think this through. I genuinely believe people make these comments out of ignorance, not to be ugly or rude.

Farmers pay for their products with their lives. Time, blood, energy, emotion, no days off. Most of us don’t break even, much less make a profit. We do this because we believe there is a better way.

When you buy local, you pay for more than the soap or milk or produce in your hands.

Before you complain. Buy a cow. Or goats. or grow a large garden.

Just be mindful.