Green pasture, blue sky and red barns – they’re part of the gorgeous New England scenery, but we’ve always wondered…why are barns traditionally painted red? Some may claim a red barn helps cows find their way home from pasture, but cows are actually colorblind to the colors red and green. So much for that answer! …
It’s hard to argue with a dairy farmer, when he or she tells you that if the sun sets behind clouds on Thursday, it will rain before Sunday. New England dairy farmers – and the rest of the folks across the country who farm for a living – may have the inside track on growing …
Chocolate milk may have been a staple in your diet as a kid or maybe it still is; it is a great refueling beverage after all! But do you know the history of chocolate milk? According to the National History Museum in Britain, chocolate milk was created in Jamaica by an Irish botanist named Sir …