The Family Cow: Dairy & Daily Milking

De Boomgaard · Wellen, Belgium

A hands-on weekend with the dairy herd: milking by hand, herd health, and the daily rhythm that turns grass into milk.

Milk by hand and learn the morning routineRead herd health, body condition, and behaviourUnderstand grass, rotation, and what good milk needs

What you'll learn

Milk and handle a dairy animal calmly
Spot the signs of a healthy or unwell animal
Plan the daily care a family cow or goat needs

What the land gains

The dairy herd handled, checked, and cared for
Pasture moved and rested on rotation

The host site

De Boomgaard

A biodynamic farm and old orchard in Flanders

A biodynamic farm built around a century-old fruit orchard and a small herd of dairy cows. The rhythms here follow the season and the soil, and the farmhouse kitchen turns milk and fruit into something lasting.

Your teacher

Bruno Conti

Farmhouse cheesemaker

4.9 · 62 reviews · 15 yrs teaching