PHOTO: William Bailey from Bailey Brook Farm standing in front of a wagon -- RIDDC Self-Employment ParticipantThere are generations of family memories at the Bailey Brook Farm, home to Cher, Paul and their 3 children and at one time, 50 milking cows. In recent years producing Rhody Fresh Milk, the family is now creating new memories producing soap, staying true to the healthy, all-natural criteria that earned them entry into the Farm Fresh RI hub signifying healthy, local food.

“It was our daughter, Rachel’s idea, notes mom, Cher. “Take daddy’s cow milk and make soap. Many of our farmer friends make goat milk, let’s talk with them,”  thought Rachel. It would become a project that would include her brother, Will, a jovial 31-year-old farm hand with Down Syndrome and developmental disabilities.

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