Mayfield

Our latest family field trip took us back to Georgia where we visited the Mayfield dairy. Although we were able to buy some great ice cream at the end of the tour, only milk is produced at this location.

We had expected to see some cows but were quickly informed that all the milk they produce is trucked in. Once off the truck, Mayfield processes the raw milk to get it ready for the grocery store.

We all had to wear hairnets before entering the production area. Have you ever tried keeping a hairnet on your baby for twenty minutes? If you are looking for a good challenge, give it a try.

No pictures were allowed during the tour, there were a lot of top secret milk processes they were explaining to us. Maybe they were trying to protect themselves from industrial spies. I suppose the spies don't know about the free tours.

On the way out, we did spot one cow. It was sitting on the trailer and it is HUGE.

About those industrial spies, maybe Mayfield doesn't know about the Trojan Horse.

The kids were good on the way home, they were just chatty. It was nonstop talking in the car. At one point I just turned off the radio because it was just adding to the noise levels. Cari tried to take a short nap, but the constant, "Mom!", kept her up. One of the things Randy was talking about was that he no longer wants to buy store brand milk. It has to be Mayfield milk from now on.

The sign says, "Please don't climb on me - I'm old - Thank you."