RE: Self Intro of Meredith - Louisa, VA

[Guest guest]

Meredith,

I am continually getting contacted by

people in the Richmond Area who would like to have a cow share. Too far from

here tho.

I have one lady who comes from Louisa.

Hope you all can get it going.

www.MajestyFarm.com

It must be obvious that liberty necessarily means freedom to

choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to choose evil as well as good;

freedom to enjoy the rewards of good judgment, and freedom to suffer the

penalties of bad judgment. If this is not true, the word " freedom "

has no meaning. – Ben Moreell

From:

meredith@...

Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004

6:00 PM

To: RawDairy

Subject: Self Intro of

Meredith - Louisa, VA

Dear Raw Dairy Folks,

Hi! My name is Meredith

(meredith@...), from Louisa County, Virginia.

I live at Twin Oaks, which is a rural

income-sharing community of about 100 adults

and children. We all work for the community

and the community provides for all our

needs (food, housing, health care, etc). We

have a small dairy (6-10 milking) which I

manage. From those cows, we produce all our

milk products - milk, cream, butter,

yogurt, hard cheese, mozzarella, cream cheese,

occasionally even ice cream.

I am interested in this Raw Dairy list because we

have the capabilities to expand our

dairy, but, for a variety of reasons, we don't

really want to go into commercial milk

production. One of those reasons is that we

value our pasture-fed, happy cattle, an

operation in which the well-being of the animals

and the land is more important than

efficiency and saving money.

So we are looking at becoming cowshare producers

of raw milk as a possibility for

us. In Virginia, you cannot sell raw dairy but so

far, cowsharing/cowboarding is legal.

I am particularly interested in any advice that

would help someone starting a

cowshare program. How does one get started

in cowsharing? What are the risks or

anything to be careful of? Organizationally,

what are some tips on running the program?

Thanks,

Meredith

PLEASE BE

KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!

Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of

information!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome to the group. My share certificate is basic and simple, yet legal. Basically, it states the person is buying a share of my Miniature Jersey, Margie and therefore they have a right to her milk. It also states that the cow will remain under my primary ownership and reside on my property. I think there's a bit more, but that's the basic info. Then, I have the shareholder sign it, I sign it and it is dated. I make sure we both sign and date 2 originals. They get one and I keep on for my files. I charge a fee for the share and then extra for each gallon for my labor and use of the bottle (unless they have their own). I've learned that shares and usage fees differ around the country. I also found out that some are limiting the amount of milk people get per week. I don't have that type of restriction as I am getting 27-28 gallons per week from one cow and that's plenty for me, share holders and to make cheese, etc. Plus, they don't all come at the same time, so it's no big thing for me to be able to give them the amount that they want.

The way I look at it, around here in Idaho, they look for everything people are doing against the law. This way they can't take my cow or fine me since people are sharing in the ownership of the cow. As time goes by and I get more cows, I hope to get a milking machine. My arms are about to fall off (LOL).

Good luck with your program.

K.C.

Self Intro of Meredith - Louisa, VA

Dear Raw Dairy Folks, Hi! My name is Meredith (meredith@...), from Louisa County, Virginia. I live at Twin Oaks, which is a rural income-sharing community of about 100 adults and children. We all work for the community and the community provides for all our needs (food, housing, health care, etc). We have a small dairy (6-10 milking) which I manage. From those cows, we produce all our milk products - milk, cream, butter, yogurt, hard cheese, mozzarella, cream cheese, occasionally even ice cream.I am interested in this Raw Dairy list because we have the capabilities to expand our dairy, but, for a variety of reasons, we don't really want to go into commercial milk production. One of those reasons is that we value our pasture-fed, happy cattle, an operation in which the well-being of the animals and the land is more important than efficiency and saving money. So we are looking at becoming cowshare producers of raw milk as a possibility for us. In Virginia, you cannot sell raw dairy but so far, cowsharing/cowboarding is legal. I am particularly interested in any advice that would help someone starting a cowshare program. How does one get started in cowsharing? What are the risks or anything to be careful of? Organizationally, what are some tips on running the program? Thanks, MeredithPLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/

[Guest guest]

Hi Meridith!

Welcome to the group! You can check our group files for some legal cow

share agreements. You might also want to go to www.realmilk.com as

they have more agreement ideas, have helpful information ,and know the

laws in every state, and more. Good luck in your ventures!

>

> So we are looking at becoming cowshare producers of raw milk as a

> possibility for

> us. In Virginia, you cannot sell raw dairy but so far,

> cowsharing/cowboarding is legal.

>

> I am particularly interested in any advice that would help someone starting

> a

> cowshare program. How does one get started in cowsharing? What are the

> risks or

> anything to be careful of? Organizationally, what are some tips on running

> the program?

>

> Thanks,

> Meredith

>

[Guest guest]

,

Did you get a cow? How is it working out? I hadn/t

seen you on the site lately, of course I have been

busy. My professor of Crop Ecology at NCSU has invited

me to lead the class in a discussion on saving the

family farm. Guess what one of my main point is going

to be?

Bill Dunlap

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[Guest guest]

Yes, shortly after I talked w/ you

Wayson called me and had a girl that he was selling. She is under condition,

not bred, but milking well, I need to get her back into condition to breed her

I believe.

www.MajestyFarm.com

It must be obvious that liberty

necessarily means freedom to choose foolishly as well as wisely; freedom to

choose evil as well as good; freedom to enjoy the rewards of good judgment, and

freedom to suffer the penalties of bad judgment. If this is not true, the word

" freedom " has no meaning. – Ben

Moreell

From: B Dunlap

Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004

3:09 PM

To: RawDairy

Subject: RE: Self Intro

of Meredith - Louisa, VA

,

Did you get a cow? How is it working out? I hadn/t

seen you on the site lately, of course I have been

busy. My professor of Crop Ecology at NCSU has

invited

me to lead the class in a discussion on saving the

family farm. Guess what one of my main point is

going

to be?

Bill Dunlap

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