A Day in the Life of our Family Cows (Part 9)

These 12 videos document a day in the life of our rare breed Dutch Belted cows. In this video, we talk about making choices about the development of the herd.

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Howto & Style

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• cows
• milking
• organic
• grass-fed
• rare
• breed
• natural
• homesteading
• raw
• milk
• self
• reliance

[pocketsofthefuture]

The hardships are more natural and really don't carry the same sort of stress I experienced in city life. Everyone is happier here and healthier. Our eldest had some bad dreams and then milked the next day. She told my wife that there is nothing like milking to make you feel better. And of course as you say everything that we are seeing in the world supports the choice to homestead.

[dionysusstar]

I can imagine the challenges a farm has to face are easier to bear knowing you are meeting those hardships to live in a more natural state. The hardships that most have to face only propel us further into the unnatural and unhealthy lifestyles we are taught is right. Right now my homesteading knowledge is theory, it's nice to see that it's possible.

[pocketsofthefuture]

Thank you for all of your kind comments. we have found that on a farm there is always something to do or figure out. But even with the hardships the farm provides natural ways for everyone to have challenges and remain strong.

[dionysusstar]

I've read a bit about the decline in bee populations and the effects in honey, wax and pollination of plants. One more thing most people take for granted. There is so much information that our current way of life is horrible...but most don't want to see it. The hard decisions one has to make on a farm is interesting to hear about and will help us aspiring farmers in the future.