THE MODERN HOMESTEAD MILKMAID WORKSHOP & MENTORSHIP
The dream for many homesteaders is the opportunity to incorporate a family milk cow onto the property. The family milk cow is the matriarch of all homesteads. This majestic cow will provide substance in milk and its many by-products for your family, livestock, and even the pets that reside on the homestead. In all her glory, she is beneficial in more ways than you could imagine.
FOR HOMESTEADERS
BY HOMESTEADERS
Before jumping into bringing a family milk cow home, it is best to prepare yourself and your homestead for her arrival. Being confident in caring, feeding, and milking your cow are just a few things one should know. However, these items barely scratch the surface of everything you should know.
Too many individuals often plunge into bringing home a family milk cow with little knowledge, leading to becoming overwhelmed later. Let us help you make this transition easier, allowing you to enjoy your time with the queen of your homestead fully.
The Modern Homestead Milkmaid Workshop
Ann of A Farm Girl in The Making & Acorn Creek Farmstead and Janelle of The Haven Farmstead assembled The Modern Homestead Milkmaid Workshop filled with all the topics they wished they had known before bringing their first dairy cow onto their homesteads. A family milk cow makes sense in most homestead settings, and Ann and Janelle will teach you how to walk through that process confidently.
Ann of A Farm Girl in The Making & Acorn Creek Farmstead and Janelle of The Haven Farmstead assembled The Modern Homestead Milkmaid Workshop filled with all the topics they wished they had known before bringing their first dairy cow onto their homesteads. A family milk cow makes sense in most homestead settings, and Ann and Janelle will teach you how to walk through that process confidently.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS ONE-DAY HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
- Picking Your Cow And What Matters
- Disease testing, contract, and necessary paperwork
- Horns to Hooves; the Anatomy of a Cow
- Dairy Terms
- Getting Your Cow Bred
- Calving and Beyond
- Hands-on Milking Experience
- Breaking Down Hand-Milking and Machine Milking
- Cow Care, Feed, and What You Need To Know
- What Supplies to Have on Hand
- In the Field; Fencing, Pasture Rotation, Pasture Health
- What Shelter is Needed
- A fillable resource workbook
- Breakfast and Lunch will be included.
AND SO MUCH MORE
This Mentorship Works. Here's Proof.
"I researched for a long time before we moved to land and brought home our first dairy cow. My brain was full of tidbits of information stored and scattered everywhere. Ann and Janelle’s intensive milkmaid workshop really put the whole puzzle together for me. I am so, so grateful for what these ladies have done."
Jayme Fridge
In Person Milkmaid Workshop Attendee
I came away from Ann’s (and Janelle's) workshop feeling like I could confidently set out to purchase a cow, bring it home, and successfully take care of it. Learning how to make butter, cheese, and yogurt hands-on was also great, as it is way easier to do than I would’ve thought now that I know how. I am so grateful for the dozens (it certainly feels like dozens!) of resources I came away from this workshop with – so much valuable information!
Justine K.
In-person Milkmaid Workshop Attendee
Join Ann and Janelle on November 2nd, 2024. Before bringing a family milk cow back to the homestead, they will teach you everything you need to know.
Accommodations
If you want to stay at the Acorn Creek guest house on the farm, email Ann at ann@acorncreekfarmstead.com for a discounted price for workshop attendees.
Local lodging options include:
- The Guest House at Acorn Creek | Contact Ann at A Farm Girl in the Making.
- Hurricane Inn in Waynesboro
- Thousand Trails Resort in Hohenwald
- Embassy Inn in Hohenwald
- Local Airbnbs
Milkmaid Workshop
MEET YOUR HOSTS:
Janelle Anderson of The Haven FarmsteadI grew up on a small family farm with every farm animal possible in Wisconsin. My husband, Ben grew up on his family's legacy beef cattle ranch in Western ND, leaving only to obtain his degree in Animal & Range Science from NDSU. When we married, we returned to the Family Ranch and started our cow-calf ranching operation.
In the spring of 2022, our family heeded God’s call to leave our cow-calf operation in Western ND, to start over on raw land in rural Northern Wayne County, Tennessee. Over the next six months, our family sold all of our cattle, milk cow, chickens, and home while having a builder build the shell of our future home in TN.
We made our way to Tennessee in September of 2022. In the last eight months, we have been busy finishing our family home, setting up infrastructure for the farmstead, breaking ground and growing our first-ever garden, raising multiple rounds of meat birds to sell to the neighboring communities, and building a community to fill the gaps as well as barter and trade with.
We know the importance of proper animal husbandry on the farm, which can save money and frustration down the line. Join us as we share our knowledge with YOU, our community.
Ann Accetta-Scott of A Farm Girl in the MakingA once-suburban housewife turned lady farmer. I am also the wife to an incredible farmer, a mother to 7, a grandmother to 5, and a lover of all things old and discarded. I am a truth teller, a spitfire, and an advocator for a free world.
I have no background in homesteading or farming, and I grew my first garden when I started this journey. The skills I have gathered to live a more traditional and sustainable life have all been self-taught through years of research, successes, an equal amount of failures, and many do-overs. Isn’t that what this life represents? Success, failure, and do-overs are a part of my life. We can not grow in our journey without experiencing them.
Consider me a transplant into the movement of clean eating, which involves natural living, cooking from scratch, growing food, raising livestock, preserving the harvest, and the art of living simply.
I advocate for all to have the ability to raise a handful of chickens and maintain a garden, regardless of where you may reside. I encourage families to take control of their food source and fight for a more natural, chemical-free protocol for our health.
I aim to encourage as many people as possible to become free thinkers and question everything that does not make sense.
The joy of this life allows us to live a quiet life that will enable us to enjoy God’s work and word. I also encourage others to minimize our footprints left behind and buy used and sustainable materials. Wool, cotton, recycled material, and thrift store finds are the way of our lives.
I have evolved after many years of creating a traditional and sustainable life.
The student has now become a teacher, a servant, an encourager, a community cultivator, and an author for those who desire a more sustainable life.
Copyright Janelle Anderson
