Hidden Gems: Meet Emily Mullen of The Mullen Dairy & Creamery

Today we’d like to introduce you to Emily Mullen.

Hi Emily, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
My family’s farm was founded in 1898 by my great grandfather. I bet he would have a hard time believing that 100 years later in 1998 he would have a granddaughter that would soon take over the entire operation.

I’m proud to be the fourth generation of my family to continue our Dairy farm in Southwest Ohio. And the last five years we’ve gone some major changes, predominantly, focusing on diversifying agriculture in our community.. we launched a creamery and now offer over 35 different flavors of milk that is bottled right here at our family farm with fresh milk from cows that are given as much love and respect as they can possibly receive. We are very active on our community offer field trips and even have a nonprofit to work with the local Butler County fair giving kids the opportunity to exhibit livestock they may not live in a place where they can have such a large animal..

We continue to look for ways to diversify, serve our community and share the story of the American agriculturist.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
I would say it has been anything but a smooth road. Agriculture is one of the most difficult in industries to be a part of. One of the main reasons being is the fact that we are not paid by the hour we can do everything right and get it all wrong based off of something as simple as if it rains on the right day or not.. our livelihood depends on our ability to work in the environment into care for that environment to the best of our ability.

In addition to the standard struggles are in industry can face it’s particularly difficult to pitch a new idea. Individuals in this industry works so hard to survive and it can be very scary to try something different knowing that if it doesn’t work, it will have detrimental impacts across the entire business and sometimes multiple families. when I first opted to start the Cream right there were a lot of concerns that it was not a safe investment and there was no way that people would be interested in buying local milk when they could buy milk from the grocery store just as easily.. fortunately overtime I was able to convince my family members that there is a new trend in our country where food consumption is concerned. People are finally interested in getting to know the hands, hooves and hearts that produce the food they take for granite sitting right behind the refrigerator door.. our business has continued to survive thanks to our community members, choosing to support a local operation and to take control as well as learned about the process their food goes through.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about The Mullen Dairy & Creamery ?
The MDC is a local dairy farm with a passion for providing the freshest products possible to its community members. Something that says this support is definitely our 35 different flavors of fluid milk.. of course we have the typical white, chocolate, and strawberry milks. But we also offer flavors as interesting as blueberry, chocolate, peppermint, mocha, cotton, candy, orange Creamsicle, and more..

In the fall, we have a pumpkin patch hayride as well as other activities for the kids to enjoy All while learning about farming.

What do you like and dislike about the city?
I love what a diverse place it is and the many skilled laborers and businesses that we have to offer..

I do wish more people would support small businesses and keep the local economy growing, and be willing to know the hands that provide the services you rely on every day.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://sites.google.com/view/themullendairyandcreamery/home
• Instagram: @the.m.d.c
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMullenDairyandCreamery
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