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The Raw Adventure
Hi there! Here you'll find raw milk recipes, farm life, updates and more about our grass-based Jersey dairy in Virginia.
I’m Kristen: wife to Ben, mama to five adventurous boys, and farmer-milker-cook-fill-in-wherever-needed on the farm. :) Thanks for being here! I hope it inspires you in your life, home, and kitchen.
4 Ways to Separate Cream at Home
Many of you have asked how to separate the delicious raw cream from your herd share cartons, and I'm sharing 4 ways + best tips to separate cream!
Little Sleep + Hard Work: the milking parlor renovation
Happy Friday! Whew, what a week! On Tuesday, we put in a 21 hour day and renovated our milking parlor (again). If you have been with us a while, you'll remember that we built a Swing 20 New Zealand style milking parlor in 2021. That parlor replaced our original 6 stanchion parlor that we started with in 2017.
Delicious Berry Muffin Recipe
This recipe is a family favorite! The boys love to eat them warm served with butter. A dozen muffins goes FAST around here!
Our Favorite Breakfasts
As our family routines shift from full summer days to the rhythm of back to school, I am finding myself writing lists for our go-to breakfasts.
Salted Caramel Coffee Creamer Recipe
I realize it’s still August…however, it was in the 40’s (!!) yesterday morning which has me thinking about hot coffee and all of the Autumn flavors that we love, so I’m bringing back on old blog post that was published a few Decembers ago. Enjoy! :)
Spreading Compost
On Friday, a fellow farmer brought his equipment and manure spreader to spread composted manure onto the fields.
It took most of the day, as it was a big compost pile we had been building, and it felt great to see what some call “waste” that we view as nutrients being added to the soil life on our farm!
Raw Milk FAQ’s
New to raw milk? Here are the top FAQ's!
Q. What does raw milk taste like?
A. Creambrook's high quality, wholesome raw milk is sweet and creamy. We work very hard to keep the cows on pastures and forages that make delicious milk and has consistently amazing flavor. No onions for the cows to get into here ;) And each farm's raw milk has a unique flavor!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Today we're sharing our new favorite ice cream flavor: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip! Churn homemade ice cream and enjoy the simple joys of Summer.
Bringing in the Harvest
This was our biggest harvest yet, at 80 acres of chopped feed. Why does this matter to us? As a grass-based raw milk dairy, we pour hours and research and implementation into feeding our cows the best nutrition possible.
