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The newest addition to the farm store is our fresh ice cream. Our recent acquisition of ice cream processing and freezing equipment is yielding some great batches of this lush dessert. We are experimenting with recipes, blends, and processes with the hope of perfecting the Keepsake quality that you have come to expect from our fresh and natural products. Nothing beats the smooth texture of ice cream made from our fresh raw milk. Our plan is to create new flavors as fresh fruits come into season. |
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When you enter John and Amanda’s store to buy raw milk, pasture raised eggs or meat you will notice windows into the barn where you may see cows being milked, if you catch them at right time of day. Keepsake farm is home to twenty-four milking Jerseys. Milking takes place in the morning, but the rest of the time you won’t see them in the barn, they are out on pasture. “I only keep them in the barn if it is really cold”, John told me. That is best for the animals and best for him. The barn stays a lot cleaner if the cows are outside. Even on cold days the cows prefer to go outside. If it is below 25 degrees they stay inside at night, and then they start to get grouchy. John and Amanda are first generation farmers. A year and a half ago they bought the farm and it has taken a lot of work to get it to where it is now. Buildings were taken down. Other buildings were built, including the brand new store added onto the front of the barn. The barn was an empty building when they started and now it is fully outfitted with milking equipment and even a cheese processing unit. |
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Read more: About The Farm
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