Last spring, Yankee Magazine writer Linda Hedman Beyus, reported on Arethusa Farm, the well-known registered Holstein and Jersey dairy farm in Connecticut. For those who haven’t heard, Arethusa is owned by George Malkemus and Tony Yurgaitis, the co-owners of Manolo Blahnik USA (you know, those fabulous high-heeled shoes!) Recently, Leanne Gendreau of NBC Connecticut also wrote a piece on Arethusa. Couture Cows for sure!

From Beyus’ Yankee Magazine piece:
In 1999, when the farm across the road from their home of 30 years was for sale and threatened by developers, Malkemus and Yurgaitis jumped in. Arethusa launched as a modest dairy operation, but, guided by cow-breeding guru Ernie Kueffner and farm manager Terri Packard, it has blossomed into one of the first-caliber dairy breeding farms in North America.

Despite what some observers may assume, Arethusa Farm isn’t just some kind of investment. “To me, it begins with the love of animals and [a desire] to bring the farm back to what it was 100 years ago,” Malkemus says. “What we’ve tried to do, through the grace of God, is to support the industry and bring it back to Connecticut. Hopefully, we’ve accomplished something.”

Photo courtesy of Arethusa Farm