about
Milk House Roastery is Farm to farm coffee.
Our process begins at the source– the farmer who grows the coffee plants, harvests the fruit, and processes the beans that will eventually end up in our roaster.
We understand the husbandry involved in small, family run agriculture. As small scale farmers ourselves, it is our goal to support small coffee growers who share similar practices and values as us. We understand the work that goes into raising crops, and it is this knowledge that determines the care and attention we take when roasting our beans.
Roasting is just one small element in the origin of a coffee bean– by roasting a coffee bean well, it is our hope to highlight the origin, the grower, and the processor of these beans for you to taste in your cup.
Mike and Lynda Foster established Milk House Roastery in the spring of 2020 with the goal to roast really good coffee and share that with their community. We have been able to do that, all from our tiny milk house. It has become known by locals as the "Shepard Settlement Social Club" Stop by and experience Farm to farm coffee for yourself!
We are Looking for Entries
A Dahlia Beauty Show
Entries:
Bring the best Dahlia stem you grow this season! $5 per stem (enter as many as you like!) -- see categories!
Date, Time & Place
Saturday September 19th
Entry drop off: 9-11 am
Show: 12-3 pm
Awards announced at end of show! (there will be some very cool "trophies"!)
We are hosting the event here at Milk House Roastery on Shepard Settlement Farm
in Collaboration with SHF1848 School House Farms
Who?
Anyone and All!
Children, adults, novice, gardeners, professional gardeners, flower enthusiasts, the curious to try their hand at growing, anyone truly interested in dahlias.
Classes and what to bring?
Bring your best dahlia stem in a glass bottle
Dahlia classes: Decorative, cactus, ball, pompon, waterlily, anemones, collarette, laciniated, fully double, orchette, singles, mignon
This is light hearted festival to bring fellow gardeners and curious neighbors together. It is our hope to have our old barn bursting with colorful blooms and to create some good old fashioned fun!
Please take note of a few rules to honor the growers hard work and be inclusive to all who would like to join.
The Dahlia must be homegrown or locally grown to you
What we mean: if you do not grow dahlias, but your neighbor, grandmother, sister, friend etc. Feel free to enter their stems. This event is ultimately about participation and inclusion.
The goal is to have a barn full of beautiful blooms in glass bottles-- with conversation surrounding the joys & beauty of dahlias in our lives!
Enjoy a coffee and peruse the blooms
We will serve baked goods and coffee. We will also have a curated shopping experience while you admire the stems!