About Katie

I’m a fourth-generation farmer, family milk cow educator, and writer living in North Idaho.

I helped pioneer bringing A2 milk into everyday kitchens here in Idaho, working my way from one family milk cow to building one of the largest woman-owned raw dairies in the state. My knowledge was earned in the barn, one milking and one hard lesson at a time.

I’m here to teach families how to keep dairy cows with confidence, from feeding, breeding, and calving to milk production, udder health, mineral deficiencies, milking equipment, proper milk handling, and the occasional emergency that does not wait for morning.

Through Millhorn Farmstead, I also share practical homesteading and preparedness skills shaped by firsthand experience on our North Idaho farm.

The Skills Worth Passing Down

I grew up in agriculture, earning my keep by picking rocks out of the fields. I learned the facts of life from the back of an old farm pickup.

My husband and I grew up together and rode the same school bus. Now we are raising and homeschooling our own family on the farm, with Christ at the center of our home. Our children have grown up working beside us, learning in the kitchen, wheat field, garden, pasture, and barn.

Modern society tells us that old skills are unnecessary. It tells us to buy what we need, depend on someone else to make it, and leave the hard work to the experts. But knowing how to feed a family, care for an animal, preserve a harvest, mend what is broken, and work with our own hands still matters.

These skills give a family confidence when times are good and steadiness when they are not. More importantly, they give us opportunities to practice stewardship, serve one another, and teach our children that the knowledge entrusted to us is worth preserving.

That conviction led me to co-found the Modern Homesteading Conference and Heritage Revival. The Modern Homesteading Conference brings families together to learn practical skills from people who live them. Heritage Revival gathers Christian women who want to strengthen their faith, homes, and families while building a legacy grounded in biblical truth.

Millhorn Farmstead is another part of that work. I want to preserve the skills modern life would have us forget, teach them honestly, and help families carry them forward. Not because the past was perfect, but because much of what it taught us is still worth knowing.

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Here you’ll find hard-earned guidance for keeping a family milk cow, building practical homestead skills, and preparing your household to stand steady when life does not go according to plan.

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Get to Know Me

Mornings usually start with

coffee & collagen

You’ll often find me

in the Kitchen or garden

Favorite way to spend an afternoon

Thrift stores

A Skill i believe everyone should learn

How to cook from scratch

One thing i’ll never regret

Having a large family

best place to think

Walking the pasture

Favorite family TRADITION

Sunday dinners

music while working

Worship

FAQ

I worked my way from keeping one family milk cow to building one of the largest woman-owned raw dairies in Idaho. My experience includes feeding, breeding, calving, milk production, udder health, mineral deficiencies, milking equipment, milk handling, and managing the problems that come with caring for dairy animals every day.

Millhorn Farmstead focuses on family milk cows, practical homesteading, and household preparedness. I share the information I wish I had when I brought home my first cow, along with the skills our family uses to raise livestock, preserve food, and care for our home.

My interest in A2 milk began after I became sick with lupus. I had to take a hard look at what I was eating and carefully choose whole foods while following a strict Autoimmune Protocol. That search led me to A2 milk and eventually to building an A2/A2 raw dairy.

I helped bring A2 milk into everyday kitchens here in Idaho, but I also learned how much confusion surrounds it. I now help families understand A1 and A2 genetics, testing, and what those results do and do not tell you before choosing a family milk cow.

The Modern Homesteading Conference is an annual educational event that brings together farmers, educators, and families interested in practical skills such as food preservation, livestock care, gardening, and traditional household knowledge.

Yes. We homeschool our children while managing the work of our home and farm. Many of their lessons reach beyond books and into the kitchen, garden, pasture, and barn.

What began with one family milk cow grew as more families wanted access to local A2A2 milk. I learned each part of the business by doing it, from managing herd health and milk production to breeding, calving, equipment, testing, and safe milk handling. That work eventually grew into milking 20+ cows twice a day, supplying multiple grocery stores and hundred of families.

Heritage Revival is a Christ-centered gathering for women who want to strengthen their faith, homes, and families. It brings biblical teaching and practical skills together with a focus on preserving a godly legacy for the next generation

I wish I had understood how much there was to learn beyond milking. Feeding, minerals, breeding, calving, udder health, milk handling, equipment, and having a plan for several gallons of milk all matter. Much of Millhorn Farmstead exists to give new cow owners the practical information I had to learn one hard lesson at a time.

From My Kitchen & Homestead

Shop the tools, pantry staples, and everyday items I use in my own kitchen and home. These are the practical things that make scratch cooking, food preservation, and homestead life run a little smoother.

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