Episode Details

Laura Purtle is the fifth Generation on her family’s dairy farm, Cleburne Jersey Farm, in Spring Hill, TN. While many dairy farms have been forced to sell their herd and get out of the businesses, Purtle and her family have committed themselves to keeping their operation going. They consider their herd to be the oldest continuously milking jersey herd in the Nation. Their ancestors began milking in Tennessee when they immigrated here from Scotland in the 1800’s. On this episode of Root of The Matter Laura talks about the importance of keeping their farm going, and how they’ve done that over the years by evolving and adding a creamery and farm store.