History

In 1969 home milk delivery came to a close in the Fort Mill Township. Mr. Bill Hannon, a local milk distributor decided to sell out and pursue other opportunities. Since the 1900’s local farmers with names like Coltharp, Edwards, Garrison, Wilson, Hipp, and others supplied the community with good wholesome fresh milk, butter, eggs, honey, fruits, and vegetables. Generational transfer along with growth and development ended this traditional way of life in the township.

As a small boy I remember working at Springs Dairy (now known as the Ann Springs Close Greenway) My job was to ride my pony down the lane, open the gates, and let the cows come home to be milked. I always enjoyed when Mr. Palmer, the farm manager, would open a valve on the large refrigerated holding tank and let the ice-cold fresh milk pour into my dipper. The taste of smooth, creamy milk with all its nutrients and natural vitamins was a wonderful treat that I never forgot.

One day, I was visiting a friend in one of our community subdivisions and told him of a farm that provided fresh milk in years past on the very spot where his house was located. He replied, "I wish we could get milk like that today." Instantly, my mind took me back to those small farmers who mentored me in my youth, and taught me the value of quality products and service. I immediately started searching for a product that met those expectations.

I traveled to Burnt Chimney, Virginia and found a group of farmers that had these same natural products and values. Their cows are free from injected hormones and other production drugs. They graze in pastures in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and provide natural, high quality milk for processing at their local Homestead Creamery plant. All milk products are pasteurized, some are homogenized and others are processed the "OLD FASHIONED WAY" leaving all the natural vitamins, enzymes, and nutrients that allow the milk to retain the great fresh full body taste. It is then bottled in glass to maintain the freshness.

I found the products to meet all my expectations and wanted to share them with friends and the community. That’s how Lakeview Farms Home Delivery was born. We will deliver these high quality fresh products to your door and give you and your children the opportunity to enjoy milk like it was intended to be pure and natural. I know when you try our products you will find the taste to be both satisfying and memorable.

I am excited to announce "THE COWS HAVE COME HOME" to Lakeview Farms.