Our 2005 Homeleave - July 11-27, 2005

	A Family Farm in New York State
We love to visit Margy's cousin Judy Ives at Greenview Farms, which has been in her husband's family for over 150 years This is both a peaceful and busy place.

		Judy doesn't really need the welcome sign on her door to make us feel welcomed. She always gives us lots of smiles, hugs, and delicious food. The cows are less excited. They just look at us and do their thing.

There are 110 registered Holstein cows in the milking herd and about 90 young stock growing as replacements. Most of their feed, corn and oats, are grown on the farm.

The family has had the tradition of placing a sign on the side of the barns with the name and construction year as is shown in these pictures (1874 and 1894). Of course, there have been newer additions. Today there is a lot of modern technology used, including computer tracking of each cow's production.
Artie loves this unique view looking up the side of the Harvestore silo.

Good food is always part of a visit to the farm, and this day was no exception. Judy cooked some of the fresh vegetables she had picked from her garden and even baked her own homemade rolls to go with our meal.
For dessert, with fresh fruits and some of Judy's baking, we enjoyed a new product of the farm. Ives Cream is a new business started by members of the farm family. Click on the link to read more about this product and the history behind the product. Try to find one of the tasty flavors they make. We had vanilla, but they gave us all of the flavors to take with us. This ice cream is worth asking for in stores. It is delicious!