Three interesting videos about environmentally sustainable dairy farming methods in West Friesland. Plus a nudie calendar.

[Essex Boy]

The first one is in Frisian. Should the cows be allowed to choose whether they stay indoors or go out to play?
Jaring says Ja!

This one's in English.

And the last one is in Dutch. Such a romantic language, don't you think?

Finally the calendar. Oh for a taste of Jaring's fresh, smooth, rich organic cream! I wonder if he does samples by mail order.

 

[rareboy]

A lot of my cousins are large scale dairy farmers in Friesland with exactly this system in place. The cattle come and go.

I love the sound of Frisian. This guy is cute but sounds a little rough around the edges.

My own grandfather had a herd of Holsteins that were lost to TB in 1933 and when he got his finally got a great herd back together...it was just as WWII broke out.

His stables were immaculate and the cattle always were brushed and often had their tails braided.

 

[pat grimshaw]

Would this land be below sea level protected by dikes?

....Dutch. Such a romantic language, don't you think?...

Not really.

 

[Essex Boy]

Would this land be below sea level protected by dikes?

If I'd had to guess I'd have said no because I always thought most of the land below sea level was in the south. But when I checked--bless my soul! You know the saying "God created the world but the Dutch created the Netherlands", well here's Friesland in red:

And here's what it would look like if it wasn't for that dedicated army of lesbians bailing out the water day and night:

Here are a couple more discoveries. Frisian men are known for their tallness.

Anthropometry

Since the late Middle Ages, Friesland has been renowned for the exceptional height of its inhabitants, who were deemed among the tallest groups of Indo-Europeans. Dante refers to the height of Frisians in his Divine Comedy when he talks about the magnitude of an infernal demon by stating that "not even three tall Frieslanders, were they set one upon the other, would have matched his height".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesland#Anthropometry

One wonders if everything else is in proportion. And they have a special colour-coordinated breed of dog, now very rare, to go with the cows.

The Stabyhoun or Stabij is one of the top five rarest dog breeds in the world as of 2013. The name Stabij translates roughly as "stand by me" with the last part simply Frisian, meaning dog, which is pronounced "hoon". The dog is considered a Dutch national treasure. There are only a few thousand Stabyhouns in existence today worldwide.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabyhoun

Well I've made up my mind, my next holiday is in Friesland. Now I'm going to bed to dream about relaxing on the dunes under the stars with Jaring's cream dripping down my chin

 

[Kulindahr]

Interesting. Some of the farmers here are moving that direction. I noticed two that have started plating corn, then once it's about six inches high seeding mixed clovers around it. The clover keeps the soil moist and adds nitrogen, then after the corn is harvested encourages the cows to use the field and trample the remaining short corn stalks into the ground. The corn is for feed, of course, and growing it means they can leave other fields in a more natural condition.

The part about the birds reminds me of my uncle in Nebraska, where the state removed land from taxation if it was left to go to native plants, a move I understand was meant originally for windbreaks to help preserve the soil but which ended up bring back a whole array of species that had been considered endangered or even extinct.

 

[rareboy]

If I'd had to guess I'd have said no because I always thought most of the land below sea level was in the south. But when I checked--bless my soul! You know the saying "God created the world but the Dutch created the Netherlands", well here's Friesland in red:

And here's what it would look like if it wasn't for that dedicated army of lesbians bailing out the water day and night:

Here are a couple more discoveries. Frisian men are known for their tallness.





One wonders if everything else is in proportion. And they have a special colour-coordinated breed of dog, now very rare, to go with the cows.

Well I've made up my mind, my next holiday is in Friesland. Now I'm going to bed to dream about relaxing on the dunes under the stars with Jaring's cream dripping down my chin

Well....not all of us are tall......sigh. But one branch of the family is certainly taller than average. My family was from the Leeuwarden area...one of them must have fucked a shorter person at some point.

I think you'll find some pretty choice specimens in the north, though.

 

[rareboy]

Of course, the Frisians also love bloemen.

 

[Essex Boy]

By an uncanny coincidence FutureLearn has just sent me news of forthcoming courses and this one starts today.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/frisian

 

[Benvolio]

The Fries language is said to be the closest to English.

 

[Kahaih]

. . . .

Finally the calendar. Oh for a taste of Jaring's fresh, smooth, rich organic cream! I wonder if he does samples by mail order.

A 2014 calendar would have to have been prepared in 2013.

By now, 4 years later, I should hope he's beefed up a bit, for his sake. And, for the sake of those of us who enjoy looking at him, not too beat up.

 

[Essex Boy]

Well, there was one more video but I thought three was plenty--I didn't want to milk it. Here he is two years ago pitching for a "young farmer of the year" award. He looks very fresh faced there compared to the one I put first. Those cows must be running him ragged.

 

[Essex Boy]

The Fries language is said to be the closest to English.

Here's Eddie Izzard putting it to the test.

 

[HoodedRat]

Meanwhile this is how they treat young calves in the UK.

Battery farming is disgusting!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4354586/Shocking-pictures-calves-battery-farm-Dorset.html

 

[rareboy]

Dairy is a whole other relationship between cow and farmer, particularly in the case of enlightened organic farming.

 

[Zeno Lorea]

Nice to notice there are others who speak Dutch. Echt keitof.

But, is the calendar really nude? Because Jaring is hot. Simon even more so. This one's for them:

 

[rareboy]

Alas the calendar isn't full of naked Frisian lads frolicking.

I did have more than a few tall, blond and hung cousins in the north when I was growing up though....

 

[Essex Boy]

^
No, I was just teasing about the nude bit. Here, let me make it up to you ...

 

[Essex Boy]

Jaring's back ...

... and Jaring's bum.





Only a tantalising glimpse but it's a start. Looks like he's into life coaching now.​

 

[NotHardUp1]

I can't believe how long I had to watch to get a decent titty shot:

 

[NotHardUp1]

Here's Eddie Izzard

That was wonderful. I had no idea Izzard was a linguist.