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===Weekly Schedule===
 
===Weekly Schedule===
*Sunday - Monday - Patrick
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*Tuesday - Wednesday - Ian
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*Thursday - Friday - Ashley
 
*Thursday - Friday - Ashley
*Saturday - Kierstyn
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===Breeding records===
 
===Breeding records===

Revision as of 11:23, 3 January 2017

Andre in the milking parlor

Milk Shares from Jacob Springs Farm

What: Premium, raw, grass-based milk from happy Beta Casein cows at Jacob Springs, your own local farm!

Why: Because milk, the way it is supposed to be, is so marvelous! Healthy Jersey cows - that graze on organic grass and carry only the unmutated A2 beta casein gene - make the richest, most healthful milk for you to enjoy.

How: It’s a herd share - you will have to fill out the paperwork - then we provide you milk from your own cow! We will care for her, feed and milk her, and the milk is yours! We don't pasteurize it, but you can if you want to!

The share costs $50 plus $52 per month boarding for a gallon per week share (about $12/gal).

Where: Pick up weekly at the farm: Jacob Springs Farm

7602 Arapahoe Road Boulder, CO 80303 farmteam @ jacobsprings.com

From the flier

The Jacob Springs Farm herd share is designed to provide our community with great milk.

In May of 2005 the Colorado state legislature recognized that people should have the freedom to consume raw milk. Despite the fact that it is now legal to drink fresh milk from a cow that you own, there are still relatively few raw milk dairies in operation in our area. As with our Jacob Springs Farm Meat CSA, we are committed to Organic production, but that’s just the beginning - we seek to go beyond organic and benefit people, planet, pastures and our livestock. We are entirely grass-based and we use rotational grazing as a tool for regenerating pastures, building soil and sequestering carbon. We would love to fill you in on the details - ask us!

The quality of our food matters! That’s why we focus on grass - the foundation of milk that’s rich in Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Conjugated Linoleaic Acid, Vitamins, Beta Carotene and many other important nutrients. That’s also why we choose to milk Jersey cows (whose milk is rich in components) and why we test our cows to be sure that they only carry the A2 Beta Casein gene (see “Devil in the Milk” for more information). We love building community! We are looking to expand the milking team by adding some “work shares” ask us if you feel you might be a good fit to take on some milking responsibilities to offset costs.


From the Ad

We have 4 of the sweetest and most beautiful Jersey cows and we are offering you a share in their wonderful milk!

We now have a limited number of shares available in their rich and lovely milk.

Jacob Springs Farm is a local, beyond organic farm very close to Boulder at 75th and Arapahoe. We have a meat CSA (sold out) eggs and Raw Milk shares.

Sign up soon to reserve the pickup day of your choice!

References

Devil In The Milk: [1]

A2 Beta Casein Reference Article: [2]

Butter Brigade (discontinued program)

Join the Butter Brigade! An elite group of 8 members are invited to join the butter brigade. These heroic volunteers, working in pairs, come to the farm each week - one day per month for each individual - and prepare value added dairy products like butter, cheese, yoghurt, cream, ice cream and other goodies using the farm’s equipment and facility, we then split the goods between us. For cheese, justice and the American whey!

(program terminated because of scheduling complexity and high demand for regular shares)

Cows

As of February 2015, our herd consists of three A2A2 tested first-calf heifers: Daisy and Belle are
Belle, a purebred Jersey
purebred registered Jerseys purchased in July 2014 from a commercial dairy in Utah. Veronica is a 7/8 Jersey 1/8 Shorthorn cross; she came from a family of nurse cows from a ranch in Larkspur, Colorado. Henna is a Jersey-cross cow who was culled from a commercial dairy herd just after she was born.

Raw milk shares contract

Since the program is structured as a herd share program, legal agreements are required to transfer shares in the herd and provide a structure for care of the animals. These documents are included here for reference.

Documents and records


Weekly Schedule

  • Sunday - Thursday - Kari
  • Thursday - Friday - Ashley
  • Saturday - Scott

Breeding records

Milking records

Daily milk production records for each cow can be entered using google forms here

The Google sheets spreadsheet linked to the google form which stores production data and generates the charts can be found here