Milking Cows and Making Cheese

We joined our homeschool group on a fun fieldtrip to a ranch this week.

Mel was particularly excited as she is our lover of all things farm-like. We loved being in the beautiful mountains, seeing the grassy meadows and nearby ponds and spending time together.

We watched how the ranch milks their cows. All the kids seemed fascinated as they stood around the fence quietly looking on as the milk dripped into the container. We then learned how the milk was pasteurized and sent over through pipes to the neighboring building where cheese is produced!

We enjoyed a picnic with our friends, the kids played games for a couple of hours and then we got to go watch a huge batch of cheese being made. The kids were fascinated to see the process from start to finish.