Gippsland Jersey

PICTURE GALLERY: Sallie Jones and her photogenic children know how to serve a picnic in the paddock, complete with delicious milk, fresh cream, hot cross buns and loveable Jersey cows. See all the photos from this fun-filled shoot.

The ever-optimistic Sallie doesn’t let any crisis get in the way of her mission to help dairy farmers receive a fair price for their milk. Picture: Zoe Phillips

1/23The ever-optimistic Sallie doesn’t let any crisis get in the way of her mission to help dairy farmers receive a fair price for their milk. Picture: Zoe Phillips

2/23Gippsland Jersey co-founder Sallie Jones is a powerhouse in the boutique dairy industry, having just opened a new processing plant in East Gippsland, which is now making butter on top of the brand’s other dairy products. Sallie’s son, Max, with the jersey cows on the Ronalds family’s farm at Jindivick. Picture: Zoe Phillips

3/23Sallie Jones with her children Max, 7, Billy, 10 and Evie, 8, with the jersey cows. Picture: Zoe Phillips

4/23The Jersey herd at Jindivick that supplies Gippsland Jersey. Picture: Zoe Phillips

5/23Evie and Max turn the picnic into a fort. Picture: Zoe Phillips

6/23A gentle Jersey close up. Picture: Zoe Phillips

7/23Jerseys enjoy a graze. Picture: Zoe Phillips

8/23Sallie with Max, Billy and Evie. The family enjoys hot cross buns with Gippsland Jersey’s new butter and cream. Picture: Zoe Phillips

9/23Gippsland Jersey butter. Picture: Zoe Phillips

10/23Picture: Zoe Phillips

11/23Gippsland Jersey’s complete dairy range. Picture: Zoe Phillips

12/23Having faced drought, bushfires and now coronavirus in the four years since she launched the brand, Sallie survives by turning every catastrophe into an opportunity. Picture: Zoe Phillips