The cow's milk we sell pays for most other farm operations. This video was sponsored by Squarespace. To get 10% off a site of your own, visit https://www.squarespace.com/anneofalltrades Ever asked yourself "where does milk come from?" A few months ago, I purchased an American Devon/Jersey Cross Milking cow named Reba MilkEntire, and have spent a lot of time recently training her how to behave in the milking parlor, how to stand nicely in the milking stanchion, and how to be gentle with whoever milks her. Having my own dairy cow is an important part of the permaculture principles on my organic homestead. She provides so much more than raw milk for our homesteading family and farm community through our raw dairy herdshare program, we use her milk to make cheese, to make yogurt, to make whipped cream, to make butter, and of course I put a little in my morning coffee too. Her milk also provides sustenance for our bottle baby lambs, for our pigs, and her manure provides clean, rich organic compost for the garden. I'd never milked a cow by hand, but I've been milking my goats by hand for five years, so I knew I could figure it out. Having a family milk cow is wonderful. Reba has been incredibly patient with me and we have learned all the ins and outs of the milking parlor working together. Milking a cow by hand is a lot of work, but the relationship built with the animal and the rewards of that labor are many, bringing food from farm to table is the absolute best thing about homesteading. Video by the ever talented Jacqueline at https://www.entertwinemedia.com/ https://www.instagram.com/entertwinemedia ------------------------ I'm Anne of All Trades. In NASHVILLE, I have a woodworking, blacksmithing and fabrication shop, a selection of furry friends, and an organic farm. Whether you've got the knowledge, tools, time or space to do the things you've always wanted to do, everything is "figureoutable." I became "Anne of All Trades" out of necessity. With no background in farming or making things, I wanted to learn to raise my own food, fix things when they break, and build the things I need. 8 years ago I got my first pet, planted my first seed and picked up my first tool. Get a better roadmap of how to grow deep roots and live the life you want subscribing to this channel and look for NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK! Help Support this project and others! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/anneofalltrades Merchandise - null Other places you can find me My website - https://www.anneofalltrades.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/anneofalltrades Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/anneofalltrades My goal is to learn and share traditional techniques and skills while showing my peers how to get from where they are to where they want to go, how to do the things they are passionate about, and what can be done TODAY to engage their own community and grow deep roots. Whether it's carving spoons, making my own hand tools, restoring my antique truck or growing heirloom tomatoes, the farm and workshop definitely keep me busy and support- whether financially through Patreon, through shopping my affiliate links, through buying merchandise, plans or project videos, or even just liking, commenting, and sharing my content with others helps me GREATLY to keep producing quality content to share. You can also support me through your purchases. By shopping my affiliate links, at no additional cost to you, I might earn a little extra if you click and there's a sale. Check out my Amazon Store- shop all my favorite items from business building books and resources to tools I use in the shop, to products I use around the farm! https://www.amazon.com/shop/anneofalltrades