I recently had the opportunity to attend the Rhode Island Interscholastic League Athlete of the Year Banquet. The banquet was crowded with students from all over Rhode Island, all with one thing in common: talent. As the students arrived at the banquet they were accompanied by their parents, grandparents, and friends, many of whom beamed …
Hanover Co-op Food Stores in New Hampshire and Vermont have been strong promoters of local dairy, were the first stores to donate a portion of their fluid milk sales to the dairy farmers of New England, and they continue to support our Must Be the Milk initiative. Some of you may ask: what is a …
Beth Hodge of Echo Farm Puddings shares a day in the life of a dairy farmer. Enjoy! I had a great idea for a blog post, but….. ….I just needed a minute to plop myself down and write it. I had planned on getting up early today but, when the alarm went off at 4:30 …
Ben and Jerry’s annual ice cream giveaway wouldn’t be possible without “Caring Dairy” farmers We wait for it, anticipate it, stay up late thinking about it. It’s Ben & Jerry’s annual Global Free Cone Day, set for Tuesday, April 9, from noon to 8 pm. Each spring, the iconic ice cream brand thanks customers for …
The post below is written by Claire Stanley, a dairy farmer who grew up on Paul-Lin Dairy Farm in East Fairfield, Vermont. A very thoughtful friend recently gave me Sky Chalmers’s book, Sending Milk, a photographic story about dairy farming. The book’s introduction by Stephen Kiernan asked the question: Why be a farmer? It seems …
March is an important month for us here at Must Be The Milk. It’s National Nutrition Month® ! The theme of National Nutrition Month this year is “Eat Right. Your Way, Every Day.” Don’t mind if we do! National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The campaign focuses on …