Young’s history begins in 1869 when relatives of the Young Family built the red barn. Hap Young bought the 60-acre farm and house shortly after the end of World War II. For the next 10 years, Hap and his three sons, Carl, Bob, and Bill, farmed the 60 acres, plus up to 500 additional rented acres. They grew grain, raised hogs, and milked cows.
In 1958, the Young Family decided to try to sell our Jersey milk directly to the public. The first sales room was a modest operation. They built a 10’ by 10’ room onto the end of the milk room. The equipment was also modest – some glass jugs, a refrigerator, a cash drawer, and the honor system. The customer would drive up, open the refrigerator, get his gallon of milk, leave an empty jug and the money, and drive away.
There was a market for farm fresh milk, so in 1960, they built and opened their first real dairy store. They started dipping ice cream in this store. They also added other dairy products, like cheese, and snack foods. This building is attached to the big red barn and is where they make ice cream today.
Between 1972 and 1990, they added additional parking, more seating for the restaurant, and expanded the kitchen area to keep up with the increased demand for sandwiches and meals. Their last large addition to The Dairy Store was in the spring of 1990 when they doubled the inside seating capacity and added a meeting room.
In 1993, they added the first activity at Udders & Putters – an 18-hole, farm theme miniature golf course. 1995 marked the first year for our driving range. 1996 saw the addition of a state of the art 9 position batting cage which features softball and hardball pitching machines.
They opened a new full-service restaurant, The Golden Jersey Inn in 1998. This beautiful timber frame building restaurant features great country style food with a generous helping of friendly service.
In 1999, they built Barnabe’s Walnut Grove, a perfect place to have a group picnic, family reunion, class reunion, company picnic or any other function. Located just south of the popular Udders & Putters area, Barnabe’s Walnut Grove can easily serve groups with our home cooked meals and delicious homemade ice cream from 50 to over 5,000! All group picnics include a wristband good for all day entertainment – miniature golf, batting cages, driving range, Cowvin’s Kiddie Corral, Moovers & Shakers and seasonally Cowvin’s Corny Maze and Wagon Ride on the Farm!
They built an additional 18-hole miniature golf course in 2000 to keep up with the demand for miniature golf and for our large groups of picnic customers. Other additions included Cowvin’s Corny Maze in one of their cornfields, complete with a wagon ride to and from the Maze. They added Cowvin’s Fast Slide in 2008 – a 30’ slide with a couple of bumps on the way down. Lots of fun for children and adults (minimum height of 42”). Cowvin’s Kiddie Corral is designed for younger Guests and features bounce-house, little tractors that can be pedaled around a wooden track, a corn pit (instead of sand pit) to play in, little slides, hay bales and more. This activity is located next to the batting cages at Udders & Putters.
They started making Young’s Farmstead Cheese in July 2009. Using only milk from their herd of Jersey cows to make the cheese. They make Cheddar, Colby, Baby Swiss, Jersey Jack, Pepper Jack, Gouda and Fresh Cheddar Curds. They sell several types and ages of Cheddar cheese – Jersey Girl is mild cheddar, Red Barn Cheddar is a little older and more medium cheddar in taste, Toreador the Ambassador Cheddar is aged about 12-18 months.
Young’s on the Moove was added in 2017. Young’s on the Moove is their version of a food truck. The menu includes several Panini style grilled sandwiches featuring Young’s Farmstead cheese.
Celebrate Young’s 150th birthday with these specials Jan 18-21!
FREE — A Souvenir Young’s 150th Anniversary 12oz Milk Bottle
Included with purchase of any sundae, ice cream cone, milkshake or deep fried breaded cheese curds. $1.00 for additional souvenir Young’s 12oz milk bottles, while they last.
Young’s Farmstead Cheese Specials:
Special sampler package of four kinds of Young’s Farmstead Cheese $7.99
We have two different samplers featuring eight of our farmstead cheeses made on our farm from our delicious Jersey cow milk. Bring home (at least) one of each sampler.
Dairy Store Specials:
One dip waffle cone $1.50
Cheeseburgers $1.50
Kid’s Meals $1.50
Fried Farmstead cheese curds $3.99
Golden Jersey Inn Specials:
Cheeseburgers $1.50
Kid’s Meals $1.50
Fried Farmstead cheese curds $3.99
Udders & Putters Specials:
Game of miniature golf $1.50
Medium bucket of golf balls $1.50
