https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/ Notes from a one-cow micro-dairy in the Hawkesbury — curing logs, milk science, and life with Mona. en-au https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/the-calf-drinks-first https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/the-calf-drinks-first Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +1000 Mona gives about 25 litres a day. Terry, her calf, takes ten before we take any. A bar of soap drinks 26 grams. Why milk was never our limit. https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/hawkesbury-terroir https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/hawkesbury-terroir Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +1000 Wine has terroir — so does milk. How the Hawkesbury’s river flats, seasons and pasture end up in a bar of Jersey milk soap. https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/jersey-milk-vs-goat-milk-soap https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/jersey-milk-vs-goat-milk-soap Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +1000 Goat milk soap earned its gentle reputation. Jersey cow milk carries more fat — here’s what that changes in a cold-process bar. https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/raw-milk-in-soap https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/raw-milk-in-soap Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +1000 Fresh raw milk, in a bar, on a shelf — and it keeps for months. What saponification actually does to milk, told plainly from a one-cow farm in the Hawkesbury. https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/six-weeks-on-the-racks https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/six-weeks-on-the-racks Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +1000 A cold-process bar is soap within days — so why wait six weeks? What curing actually changes: hardness, mildness, lifespan. From the racks in the Hawkesbury. https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/meet-mona https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/meet-mona Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +1000 Every Maison Jersey batch starts with one Jersey cow on one Hawkesbury farm. Meet Mona — her mornings, her breed, and why one cow is the whole idea. https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/how-to-make-soap-last https://maisonjersey.com.au/journal/how-to-make-soap-last Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +1000 A handmade bar can last six weeks or dissolve in two — the difference is a dish. How to care for cold-process milk soap, from the farm that cures it.