Philip d
Well-known Member
There are a few Mennonite producers on the island now and several more thinking on moving here. They are amazing community members and farmers and so on, the only dairy prospective hiccup appears to be Sunday milk pick ups. There are only 2 small producers and they both live an hour + from the processing plant. Everyone else has a Sunday pickup every second week and that was in place before they moved here this summer and started milking the last few weeks. Their driver showed up and the farmer waved him down and told him to leave and he wasn't coming in today because it's Sunday. The driver said he has a job to do and if he want's paid for his milk to please move aside and let him do his job. The milk got picked up and the driver was later contacted by the minister and he explained that they must not show up on Sunday again and that their milk is to be picked up on special pickup every second Saturday and Monday on the off weeks which is fine but they do not want to pay the special pickup fees for the extra time and travel 4 days/month. Just wondering how it's handled in your/other areas as to not cause an issue as I am a director on the ADL Board and would like more information please. Thank you to you and any others who may be of help.