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  • The farmhouse

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    I grew up in the United States on a dairy farm in the state of Pennsylvania, in pastoral Chester County. Lots of trees, grass and streams running through meadows with many Holstein cows were all part of my childhood. My house was a three-story square house with a basement. Although it had a front door,…

  • Where have all the dairies gone? Long time passing

    Where have all the dairies gone? Long time passing

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    Whenever I give myself extra time for my many road trips, I use the ‘no highways’ option in Google Maps. In doing that last year, I passed a number of huge dairies and many head of Holstein cows happily grazing their way through hay. They were the first dairies I’d encountered in Southern California; being…