For dairy cow owners who find themselves overwhelmed with an abundance of milk or an abundance of friends and neighbors asking for milk, a herdshare could be a great option for you! Additionally, if you live in a state where it is illegal to sell raw milk, starting a herdshare is a wonderful way to provide milk to your community without legal issues. Whether you are looking to join a herdshare in your area or start one from your own homestead, this episode is a great starting place to get your questions answered. Michelle and Adam have been running their herdshare for a couple of years now, and they are generously sharing their insight into this process from start to finish!

In this episode, we cover:
- How the Barringers got started with dairy cows and eventually started their herdshare
- Various ways the children get involved in the family herdshare endeavor
- Walking through the setup and routine of a small home dairy
- The many factors to consider when deciding how to feed your dairy cow
- What are the health benefits of drinking raw milk?
- Navigating the legalities of raw milk sales and herdshares in your state
- An overview of the supplies and equipment you need to start a herdshare
- How to start marketing your herdshare to find members

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ABOUT MICHELLE & ADAM
Adam & Michelle Barringer have been farming in some capacity for their entire marriage of 16 years. Through trying out just about every farm-related enterprise there is, they have landed on what they believe to be the most sought-after and what provides the most positive impact to the community, raw milk, through a herdshare program. With their current herd of 8 milk cows, they provide milk for nearly eighty families in their area. To hear the stories of healing in their members just by switching to raw “real” milk, it gives their whole family the motivation to keep stewarding the land and the animals well. Adam & Michelle have 4 children who literally help run the farm. They couldn’t do what they do without them and hope to pass along this enterprise to them fully one day.
Adam is also employed full-time as the livestock program manager at Juneberry Ridge in Norwood, NC. He enjoys spending any “free time” he gets with his children outdoors - camping, fishing, and rambling through the woods. Michelle homeschools her children and in her free time enjoys cooking, decorating, health & nutrition research, reading, traveling, and working on her own podcast.

RESOURCES MENTIONED
RealMilk.com: https://www.realmilk.com/
Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund: https://www.farmtoconsumer.org/
Visit Michelle & Adam’s website for more information about their farm and herdshare: https://sheltermountainfarm.com/
Check out Michelle’s podcast, Biscuits and Gravy, and follow along on Instagram: http://www.biscuitsandgravypodcast.com   / biscuitsandgravypodcast  

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