Last fall blogger Elizabeth Lewis of Detroit Mom came on a visit arranged by UDIM!
It was a fun, two-part visit - one, go to Domino's and make our own pizzas with owner Eric Arntson and his family. We focused heavily on cheese and how it got there in the first place, since most farming boils down to food.
Two, the bloggers, their friends, their families, and the Arntsons came to tour our farm! So we all took the entire journey from the beginning - calves, feed, raising healthy heifers, cows, milking routine - to the end, cheese on your delicious pizza.
THINGS FROM THE TOUR
1. Eric loves showing people how to make pizza, and he and his daughter Abby were really good at it. It was so fun to go behind the counter and do it ourselves. Our kids - all of them there - really loved it, too. Kris made his own cheese bread, which he orders all the time from Domino's.
2. We are Domino's lovers already. They are the only pizza place that will deliver to our farm, and we buy a lot of it for our family and for our team. A LOT. I mean, we have the app and are frequent buyers and we all know our order by heart. Eric and his family also live in St Johns, and we're happy they're part of our community!
3. We talked about nutrition and safety and all of the important things people should know about milk and cheese, but we also talked about the wonderful taste.
4. My boys each had their own pizza to themselves, and THAT does not happen.
5. Domino's has a great relationship with dairy farmers! Order extra cheese!
Then on the farm ...
1. During my tour, I told them there's no party without dairy. Pizza party! Ice cream party! We're there. It's hard to party without us.
2. Elizabeth's son Nolan really jumped in and did all the things that my farm boys did. Get in the pen with the calves? Climb up the side of the barn? Run in the pasture among them? Yep. He was all in, and we loved it.
3. Christina of Socially Chrissy was there with her daughter Eden, and she really made me laugh. She also has a fierce love of dairy, and it's so great hearing that!
4. Elizabeth loves cows in a serious way, and will travel any distance to see them. It's always heartwarming to have people on the farm who feel that way about animals.
5. Katie Jones of Lansing Mom came with her kids, and she was my kids' friends' parent's student teacher! You find me a person, I'll find a connection!
Honestly, showing people around our farm, going through the end product of the milk, talking about the ins and outs and benefits and consumer fears - it's all so wonderful, productive, and fun. You're all welcome! I'll bring the ice cream, and Eric's bringing the pizza - it's a party!
Domino's Tour with Detroit Mom
Wardin Family Farm Tour with Detroit Mom
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| I assure you, they ate these like someone might try to take them away. |
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| Kris is loyal to these jalepeno cheesy breadsticks. |
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| Welcome to our farm! And windblown hair! I need a hat. |
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| Katie, her son, and a giant cow |
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| Detroit Mom, Lansing Mom, St Johns mom lowercase : ) |
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| The whole farmy gang |
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| Christina feeding a calf a bottle |
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| Nolan COMPLETELY at home |
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| Maryn, Eden, and Nolan climbing the wall in the background |
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| Is there anything cuter? No. |
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| We love milk and our friend Jolene! |
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