WW Homestead Dairy
  • Home
  • About
    • Fundraisers
    • Products
    • Retail Store & Coffee Barn
    • Tours
    • Contact
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Shop ALL
    • Gift Cards
  • Join the Clubs
  • SHOP CHEESE BOXES

Winter at the creamery

2/20/2023

0 Comments

 
This time of year things slow down a bit at the farm and creamery. As we patiently wait for spring to truly show up (Mother Nature likes to tease us with a few fake springs around here...) there is plenty to keep us busy.
Picture
Winter might be cold, but we get some beautiful sunrises!
At the creamery we keep on producing your favorite cheese curds and milk, as well as begin to plan ice cream production so we are ready to go as soon as ice cream season hits. We also spend extra time cleaning up the plant and organizing the warehouse in preparation for our busier summer and fall seasons. This time of year is also when we start to dream up new cheese curd, cheddar and ice cream flavors!
Picture
We're spending winter dreaming up new cheddar and cheese curd flavors for 2023!
With the busyness of planting and harvest seasons done on the farm, we switch our focus to planning. Decisions about planting for the next year are well thought out and take into account what we'll need to feed our milking cows and young stock through the whole next year. Tom, Marshall and Anna also spend most of there spare time cutting firewood to heat the milking parlor, barn and office spaces. When the temperatures get freezing cold, we can burn through a whole pickup load of wood in one day!
During the winter months we devote some time to special projects at both the farm and the creamery. There is always maintenance to do on farm equipment and we can have down days at the creamery that allow us to get things replaced or fixed without having to shutdown production. In the next month or so, we are hoping to add a viewing window to our milking parlor which would allow our farm tours to take a peak inside! We've also made plans to update our viewing hallway at the creamery with more information for those of you who come visit and take the self-guided tour.
Picture
Hazel giving her cows some head scratches while milking. Our plan to install a viewing window will let all our tour groups take a peek into the milking parlor.
Winter might be a reason to hibernate for some, but we have plenty to keep us busy! What do you spend your winters planning?
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    WW Homestead Dairy Team

    We love cows, curds & ice cream!!!

    Archives

    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    March 2021
    February 2021
    February 2020
    January 2020
    November 2019
    November 2017
    October 2017

    Categories

    All
    Cheddar
    Cheese Curds
    Coffee With Karen
    Cottage Cheese
    Locations
    Meet The Farmer
    Milk
    Recipes

    RSS Feed

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!


Winter Hours
(Jan-Feb)

M-Thu: 8am - 6pm
Fri-Sat: 8am - 6pm
Sunday: 10am - 2pm

Telephone

563-568-4950

Email

homesteaddairy@gmail.com
Home
Contact
Shop
  • Home
  • About
    • Fundraisers
    • Products
    • Retail Store & Coffee Barn
    • Tours
    • Contact
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Shop ALL
    • Gift Cards
  • Join the Clubs
  • SHOP CHEESE BOXES