OT: Local milk

[seenvic]

This is way off topic.

Have you seen the signs near Sportsman Corner advertising the local milk? Hickory Hill Milk in Edgefield is who I am talking about.

Well, it turns out I am driving up hwy 230 on Wednesday and see they are selling this milk at the Meriwether Community Center.

I stop and realize they are just setting up. I wait a minute or so, and then get a gallon of white and a gallon of chocolate. OMFG, the chocolate is simply off the hook good. I get the spiel on why you have to shake the milk (it's whole milk, non-homegenized (sp?)) and the cream is on the top.

The product is simply high quality. They told me it's about 45 minutes from the cow to the bottle. Since I live in Edgefield Co, the product never leaves the county!

While there, I spoke with another gal who raises and sells beef directly off her farm! When I try the beef, I'll report on it as well.

I like to support local businesses when I can. This is one I plan to support as I like the idea of giving my young kids hormone free milk. And they love it.

Every Wednesday night from 5-7 PM, they are selling the milk on Martintown Road at the Comminity Center. It is right next to the fire department and where SORBA CSRA held the party for the FATS Grand Opening a few years ago.

As I said, I pulled up and they were just getting started. By the time I talked to the milkman and the beef lady, I noticed about 12-15 cars had pulled in and people were buying the milk like crazy.

[imnav8r]

Expensive?

[EdgeE]

We've been buying their milk for a few weeks now. Can get it form any one of the two grocery stores in Edgefield, and I've seen it in at least one of our convience stores. It is a little more money, a gallon of chocolate goes for about $4, but my little girl loves it.

[EdgeE]

Have not heard about the local beef. Which farm?

[seenvic]

I paid $4 / gallon for the white and $5/gallon for the chocolate.

Beef....IIRC, the flyer I got said Johnson Bros' Farm. Sounds like they are neighbors of the milk farm.

Back to the milk....the younger milkman told me it is now at the Fresh Market and Earth Fare in Augusta.

[imnav8r]

Cool. Thanks!

[brianW]

Brought my family last night to Hickory Hill Milk last night. Every Tuesday night in october (6pm-8pm) they have hay rides, dairy tours, a corn maze and live music. Also everyone gets a pint of either white or chocolate (my preference) milk. It is $5 a person, $20 max per family with kids 6 and under free.

It was a fun (and cheap) family night out. My youngest and I really loved the calf barn.

www.hickoryhillmilk.com/

This milk reminds me so much of the milk I drank as a kid not the watered down stuff from the supermarket. Yes it was delivered 3 days a week 'til 96.


Note: mt biking related, the Brown's mt bike and provide the live music. Met another couple who also ride FATS a bit.

[seenvic]

The Dorn family (owners of HHF), are quality people.

I get the milk every Wed night at the Meriweather (sp?) Community Center.

[chaosx44]

I have seen this milk in Earth Fare but havent tried it but next time I am there I will grab a jar. As for locally, there is a website www.augusta.locallygrown.net that is basically a co-op sorta thing were you can get locally grown produce, fresh eggs, and grassfeed beef from a farm in Washington, GA. I have never used this site myself but I love the concept.