Mike and Donna Nolan and raised four children(Courtney, Curtis, Shane, and Ryan) here on this unbelievably beautiful farm in the rolling hills of Cambridge, NY. Shane and Curtis were happy to put a halter on a Holstein calf borrowed from the mix of registered and grade 'black and whites' here. Ruby, the family dog, tagged along as we headed outside.

"We milk 190," they boys enthused, climbing the hill behind the farm house and barns. eager to show the panoramic view of Vermont to the east. We were joined by mom and dad and, after a fashion, the calf settled down for a family portrait.

As warm light receded and purple shadows began to fill the valley, the Nolans gave me directions to George Foster's place, just over a hill, across a brook and around a corner in the view beneath us. George, a milk hauler for Cabot/Agrimark, is a celebrated story teller— a visit with him is often long, but always rewarding.

"George calls his place Paradise", mused Mike as we rode back in his pick-up. He added— after a long pause— "I like to say we look down on Paradise from here!"



by Bob Eddy
Cabot/Agrimark