Think a Dairy Cow Will Tie You Down? Here’s the Truth.

Everyday Homesteading

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4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Welcome back to Everyday Homesteading. Today I’m sitting down with two people I deeply respect and always enjoy talking with, Shawn and Beth Dougherty. If you have ever wondered whether a family milk cow actually fits into a busy modern homestead, or if you’ve been feeling that tug toward a simpler, more land-rooted way of feeding your family, this conversation is for you. Shawn and Beth have spent more than twenty-five years raising a large family, stewarding rough Appalachian ground, and bu...

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0:53.0	Humanity going back in most places places times have depended in one way
0:56.8	another on grazing ruminants whether they were hunter-gatherers chasing wildebeest over the
1:02.3	serengeti or whether they were farmers milking cows and slaughtering oxen in the in the western
1:09.4	tradition so so the remnants make food for people.
1:12.6	The revolution only comes in because we have lost that.
1:16.6	Welcome to Everyday Homesteading, the show for busy families who want more self-sufficiency
1:21.3	without burning out.
1:22.9	I'm Josh.
1:23.7	And I'm Carolyn from Homesteading Family.
1:25.7	And in every episode, we share time-tested knowledge on topics from growing and preserving your food to raising livestock to herbal medicine and anything homesteading in between.
1:37.9	Let's jump in. Today's conversation is another one that I'm really excited about. I'm hanging out with my good friend,
1:44.5	Sean and Beth Dowardy. And we're talking about their brand new book, One Cow Revolution,
1:52.0	Achieving Food Independence with a grass-fed family cow. If you have a dairy cow, you're going to want
1:59.4	to listen to this. If you think you're looking, maybe getting a dairy cow, you're going to want to listen to this. If you think you're looking, maybe getting a dairy cow, you're going to want to listen to this. And even if you think a dairy cow is not even on the map forever in your future, hang out, enjoy the conversation. Sean and Beth are full of so much wonderful knowledge and inspiration. I'm sure
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