Count The Happy Cows Who Love Their Hay

Don't miss the fun. Bring your gently used (or not) pumpkins and squash for our Scottish Highland cattle to enjoy. The squishier the better. Bring them anytime to Miles Smith Farm in Loudon, NH. Curious Bleu will love every bite.

The moonlit dirt road shimmered under my feet in the dark as if I were walking on stars. My companions for this hike were Missy, the Scottish Highlander cow, and six Angus heifers. I had not planned this late-night walk; it was the consequence of negligence.

When a 2,000-pound creature decides you’re worth listening to, it feels a little like magic. Not the glittery fairy-tale kind—more like the “pinch me, I can’t believe this works” kind. The kind of magic we could all use.