THE PARLOR is a series on The Milk House that embraces the lighter side of rural life. You can find...
On March 9th, 2022, Jeff Corle watched his herd of Guernseys leave in a truck headed towards someone else’s farm....
Given the nature of farming, it doesn’t typically lead to a life of notoriety. Between milking, feeding and fieldwork, there...
Like the other 60 million viewers who watched the Netflix series Narcos, I was both elated and a little conflicted...
“Hello, this is the Galway Dating Service. Sarah speaking.” “What’s the craic? Looking for a bird for meself,” Tristan said...
Worldwide, most countries have seen the venture of dairy farming become more difficult these last few decades. The numbers of...
Staying Warm The plastic bubble bag that shipped vitamins four weeks after purchase did not keep the rain off my...
Whenever my father needed to motivate himself while working on the farm he would say, “Come on, man, rock ‘n...
The glitz. The glamor. The guernseys. There aren’t many individuals who stood at the intersection of fiction writing and farming....
Like many people this past year, I have gotten into the habit of looking ahead. Part of that is waiting...
Tristan told me to come to Dublin that weekend and bring my boots. He had gotten the allotment. He had...
This piece was published in print exactly 10 years ago. Perhaps eerie how relevant it feels in some ways. *...