down on the farm, part 2

This week was dairy week in Food, and today we capped off our discussion by visiting Red Gate Farm, run by Bruce and Nancy Rivington, just south of Hamilton.  The Rivingtons' farm is a bit different than the standard dairy in our area, since their cows graze on pasture land for much of the year and are dry during the winter months.  Bruce gave us a nice tour of his farm, which produces milk for  Kriemhild Butter.  Some of our students got to help with the afternoon milking, and we got to hike to the top of a hillside pasture, with an amazing view of the valley below.