Happy Lines Creamery
Cows walking down a dusty path through pasture at sunrise

Happy Lines Creamery  ·  Baskin, Louisiana

Bottled milk and hand‑dipped ice cream, coming soon.

From our family dairy in Baskin, Louisiana. The cows and the grass are already doing the work. What's new is giving the neighbors a way to taste it.

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Happy Lines Creamery See the Difference.  ·  Bottled milk and hand-dipped ice cream from our family dairy in Baskin, LA.

A red and white cow standing over her newborn calf in early morning pasture A long line of the herd streaming across the field in a cloud of dust at sunrise

Our story

A family dairy in Baskin, on grass.

Ted and Melissa Miller started milking in Baskin in the fall of 2009. They came down from Central Pennsylvania to build something rare in the Deep South. A small family dairy that runs on grass.

Today they run about 550 cows on 1,200 acres with their four children. The herd is on pasture every day of the year. We move them to fresh grass twice a day, every day. The grass does most of the work.

Happy Lines Creamery is where you can finally taste it. Bottled milk. Hand-dipped ice cream. The same milk, from the cows you can see in the pasture behind the store.

2009

The year Ted and Melissa started milking in Baskin. The family has been at it ever since.

550 cows

Plus 600 replacements and bulls. On grass across 1,200 family acres.

300 days

Of growing season here. The cows are out, all 365 days.

From the pasture

A family farm. Delta grass.
Cows on it every day.

The herd grazing at dusk inside a single thin wire line that keeps them virtually contained
The collars draw the line. The herd holds it.
The herd grazing under a pastel sunset over open pasture
Pink sky. Slow herd. The grass doing what it does.
Cows grazing in a green misty pasture at dawn
Spring grass and a soft fog out back.
A few cows up close in the pasture
Cows patiently waiting for milking time.
A line of cows walking back down the path toward pasture after morning milking
Just milked and returning to pasture.

Watch the cream rise

The store is going up. Follow along.

The creamery is rising on the same ground as the herd. We'll post photos and updates as it comes together. Sign up below to hear from the farm direct.

A brown cow with an ear tag grazing in the pasture on a November morning

Build entry · Pasture

The herd that the creamery is built around.

About 550 cows. 1,200 acres. They come in to be milked twice a day. The milk this store will sell starts here, on this grass.

Posted from Baskin, LA

Sun rising over a fence line and misty pasture

Build entry · What we're making

From our pasture to your fridge within 48 hours.

Bottled milk and hand-dipped ice cream, both ready day one. Fresh from this week's milking.

Coming this season

Cows in a misty pasture under pastel pink sky

Build entry · Coming

Farm tours and open days are coming.

Walk the pasture. Meet the herd. We'll share the details when they're firm. Sign up below and we'll let you know when the doors are open.

More to come

Retailers and partners

Are you a store, restaurant, or chef? Let's talk.

If you carry local food and think Happy Lines might be a fit, drop us a note. Tell us about your business and how Happy Lines could help you bring joy to your customers. We'll write you back.

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