Manuel Tzanahua Zacarias and Sylvia Ramirez Reyes, take a moment to rest while milking cows on the afternoon of Friday, April 1 at Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese in Austin, Ky. The couple is responsible for milking over 115 cows twice a day. The process takes about 3 hours.
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Manuel Tzanahua Zaharias checks on the calves on Saturday, April 2 at Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese. Breeding is an important part of the farm's operations. It is known as a closed herd, which means that the farm has total control ove
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Manuel Tzanahua Zacarias, 25, of Vera Cruz Mexico, spreads feed for the calves at Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese on Saturday, April 2. The calves are raised on the farm from birth in order to produce high quality milk and cheese efficiently.
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Sylvia Ramirez Reyes leads the heifers to the barn for feeding on the morning of Saturday, April 2 at Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese in Austin, Ky. Heifers are younger female cows who have not yet borne calf.
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Manuel Tzanahua Zacarias and Sylvia Ramirez Reyes walk down the hill from Kenny’s Cheesehouse farms to their home after finishing their afternoon shift on Monday, April 4. The house they now live in used to belong farm owner’s son until he got married and
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Sylvia Ramirez Reyes prepares a traditional Mexican dinner of tortillas and chicken soup in her home in Austin, Ky. on Monday, April 4. Ramirez Reyes and Tzanahua Zacarias have continued to practice their Mexican culture during their time here in the Unit
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