Amanda Carlin
Farmer
Runs the five cow family dairy with her family on the west side of Des Moines, Iowa.
Simply Living Homestead
Simply Living Homestead is a small family dairy in Dallas Center, Iowa run by Amanda Carlin, selling raw milk, yogurt, butter, eggs and seasonal produce through self serve farm pickup.
Simply Living Homestead is a small family farm in Dallas Center, Iowa, on the west side of Des Moines, run by Amanda Carlin and her family.
They milk just five cows, follow Iowa's raw milk laws with regular testing, and bottle everything in clean glass jars they provide themselves.
Raw whole milk is sold by the gallon and half gallon straight from the farm, alongside eggs, yoghurt, cream and butter. Pickup is at the farm and becomes self service after your first visit. Spaces are limited, so join the waitlist through the website when subscriptions are full.
What they sell
- Raw milk
- Yogurt
- Butter
- Cottage cheese
- Farm fresh eggs
- Seasonal produce
Plan your visit
- You can visit in person
- Delivers locally
Meet the farm team
From the community
5.0
From 6 Google reviews
10 February 2026
Raw milk customer for 2 years now - Amanda is amazing and so is her family! We got a tour of the farm before subscribing to her milk subscription. Amanda is very knowledgeable on what she does and loves sharing it with others!
13 October 2025
I love supporting my local farmers and people out there doing good things. I enjoy my weekly visits to pick up milk and other goodies like butter, yogurt or maybe some extra cream. I get to love on the animals, have good chats with everyone on the farm, and get good food for my family.
17 July 2025
I get raw milk and eggs here, and the owners are the sweetest human beings, and everything about their farm and their products are wonderful!
