Feed mills aren’t just for farmers anymore — although that’s still their bread and butter says a report at the Ozaukee Press.
They are the place for farmers to get feed mixed to their specifications — while catching up on the local gossip — and for 4-H members to gather supplies for their animal projects.
But they’re also a place where people can buy bird feeders and wind chimes and where schoolchildren and city residents interested in the local foods movement can learn what it takes to raise urban chickens — and pick up a chick or two.
“Family owned and operated mills are going out,” Nick Laatsch, co-owner and feed mill manager, said, noting they’re increasingly being replaced by cooperatives.
Read the full article here.
