“Our main focus is raising children,” says Roman Stoltzfoos of this
grass-based, certified organic dairy farm operation. “Grazing is the
next enterprise.”
Roman and his wife Lucy have 11 children. They are Dwight, 23;
Hilda, 21; Delmar, 17; Charlene, 15; Clifford, 13; Joshua, 11; Caleb, 9;
Althea, 7; Raphael, 5; Hadassah, 2; and Heather, 5 months.
Spring Wood Farm
Kinzers, Lancaster County
Lancaster Farming Section E. Dairy of Distinction. Saturday. July 26. 2003
Of the farm’s 200 acres, 160 acres are in pasture to feed the 140-
cow herd, milked on a modified seasonal basis. The milk has been cer
tified organic since 1995.
The Stoltzfooses also raise 8,000 organic turkeys a year and manage
300 pastured laying hens.
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