A Slice of Heaven in Cow (New) Hampshire!

The other day I went to visit our local Chamber of Commerce and was overwhelmed by the amount of brochures and flyers of the different things to do in my community! After I settled in at home, I began browsing through the various brochures and noticed one in particular, New Hampshire Wine & Cheese Trails.  All you have to do is mention the word cheese to me (okay wine, too) and I am all over it!  While flipping through the pages I noticed a farm located less than a mile from my house.  I had remembered driving by this farm before, but I just thought it was a local cow farmer and never really thought twice about it. Brookford Farm is located in the small Town of Rollinsford, NH. It’s nestled on Sligo Rd, a small back road in the heart of farm country. Rollinsford, if you have never been there, is a hidden gem. Not many have heard of it and hopefully this blog won’t let my secret out to too many individuals. Perhaps I’m a little bias, but I am actually surprised that it hasn’t been featured on WMUR’s NH Chronicle; it’s such a beautiful town. Upon arrival at Brookford Farm the first thing you might notice when you get out of your car is the smell of cow manure but if you can get past that you will find a little slice of heaven! You will notice a small painted sign above a door that says “Store”. You won’t find anyone in the store because it’s a self-service facility. There’s a paper form with pricing information and a cash box to make your own change. Good luck finding a store that trusting anymore! The store boasts a variety of organic products including whole raw milk, reduced fat raw milk, raw cream, yogurt, quark, as well as a variety of meat, eggs and vegetables. It would be a great place to bring the kids to. I noticed the farmer’s children running around in shorts and muck boots, playing on the tractors and in the fields. If you are skeptical about drinking raw milk, don’t be. All the cows are up to date on their vaccinations (by law) so you won’t get tetanus, like you could in the old days and nothing tastes better than fresh raw milk. Quark, if you have never heard of it, is one of the most delightful, spreadable cheese your taste buds have ever encountered. When I got to the store they were all out of milk, but the farmer was kind enough to get me a fresh cold glass (returnable) bottle right from the milking machine. I promptly walked over and petted the cow that I believed was the kind yielder of my daily vitamin D