Patrons Can't Refuse Visiting Klein Farms Dairy & Creamery

Renee Wilkins is a very busy woman these days.

Since 8am Monday, Wilkins has handled dozens of customers coming into the dairy store at Klein Farms Dairy & Creamery, a stream of steady traffic the farm has received since it got a taste of some national notoriety last week.

"This is what has happened since the show," the retail and wholesale coordinator for the farm said.

The show Wilkins is referring to is "Cake Boss," which featured the farm on the TLC channel one week ago.

The farm appeared on the show in an episode that featured a cow, Eden, having a special birthday and the farm -- which recently celebrated its 75th anniversary -- getting a special birthday cake.

"Business at the farm has really picked up," owner Beth Klein said. "A lot of people are visiting, which has been great and really wonderful. I'm glad if the show is the reason people are coming out."

Klein and Wilkins said business is really booming of late, with customer traffic and sales up by at least 50 percent.

In fact, Wilkins said the store can't keep its shelves full of raw milk, yogurt, eggs and some of the other products it sells.

One woman inquires, "where's the beef?" in regards to the store's stock of meat.

"We won't have any in until next week," Wilkins said. "Last week, our beef was filled to the top of the freezer. Now it's all the gone."

Wilkins, who usually stocks the shelves, has called upon farmhand Rick West for help.

"I haven't been able to get out of the store," she said. "I'm amazed by how much business we've gotten. I didn't realize how many people watch the show or how far-reaching it is."

Erin Arden of Forks Township comes in once a week for raw milk and eggs.

"I love it here," she said. "My son Sam loves to come and see the animals."

Nicole Laudenslager of Bethlehem just moved to the area. She's sampling some of the homemade cheese with her son, Rocco.

"It's neat that the show was on 'Cake Boss,'" she said. "Good for them."

Some people even come to the farm to snap photos of Eden, a prized black-and-white milking cow who celebrated her 5th birthday in June,  but for the show's purposes was really turning 10, Klein said.

The publicity has been great, she added.

"Once people taste the freshness and know that we offer safe and good local food and products, then hopefully they'll keep coming back here for more," said Klein.