We stayed at a beautiful place in West Glover, Vermont. It was in a place a lot like our farm. Far away from the rest of society. We shared a house with our hosts. We visited a cattle farm that our hosts managed. It was stinky! They house a few hundred cows and milk every cow three times a day and every cow makes about eight gallons a day! The cows seemed pretty afraid of us. We even got a tour of the place from the farmer. He showed us the whole process of milking a cow mechanically. There are so many steps! Imagine doing the same thing for eight hours a day! The farmer said that he has to wake up at about three in the morning every weekday.
After having our last breakfast with our hosts, they showed us to their lambs that were about a mile away from their home site. There were about twenty-five of them! When we drove up, they all came running from the field to meet us because they knew they were going to be fed. We went into the pen and and started giving them food and they all had their unique little "bah". Some of them were a little skiddish if you moved to fast, but most of them were very enthusiastic about being "massaged". I am starting to want sheep instead of goats...
Now we're staying at another farm that is much larger. It is at the shore of Lake Champlain with a marvelous view. The farm is a few thousand acres with rolling hills and tons of free-range cows. (Shelburne Farms) We live in the Vineyard house that's about three miles from the entrance gate. The view is amazing and you could see the lake from the porch. We're going to take a tour of the farm in a little while!
