
Farm Facts & Family Story – 2023 Hosts: Salentine Homestead Dairy
Our 2023 Host Family Farm
Salentine Homestead Dairy LLC is excited to host this year’s breakfast after waiting a few years since being canceled in 2020 due to COVID. It all started in 1920 when Ben & Marie Salentine purchased the farm & its original 80 acres. In the 1950’s, their son, Nick, purchased the farm with his wife Agnes. In 1975, Jim, the 3rd generation, and his wife Mary purchased the farm. During their time, they grew the farm from 45 cows to 80 cows until the year 2000 when they added the existing milking parlor & free-stall barn. They then doubled their herd. In 2014, a partnership was formed, Salentine Homestead Dairy LLC which includes the family’s 4th generation, Josh & Jenny. Since 2016, the Salentine’s have worked hard at improving cow comfort and have added on additional cows to where they are today, milking 300 cows on this family farm. The young stock are raised off-site by two...