Joann Grohman and "The Family Cow"

Joann returns from the barn after milking - click to enlarge
Photo: Gregory Rec Portland Press Herald

  One of the many 'return to the earth' people who moved to Maine and started a small farm was Joann Grohman.  She is 83 years old now and while she is aided with a ski pole doesn't move as quickly as she used to.
  Self sufficient is the word to be used to describe Joann, she has Fern the cow, she has had eight, and the raises ducks, chickens, and sheep too.  Way back in 1975 she wrote the book "Keeping The Family Cow" a bible for those that want to be self sufficient. 
  A wonderful warm woman with a lot to teach the rest of us.  Read much more:
http://www.pressherald.com/life/Carthage_woman_wrote_the_book_on_keeping_a_family_cow_.html
It's a long article, well worth the time to read, and there's a slide show too.

Joann and Fern at milking - click to enlarge
Photo: Gregory Rec Portland Press Herald