ST. FRANCISVILLE — What started as a dream for better food has turned into one of the most unusual farms in Louisiana.

Sarah Roland of Bayou Sarah Farms wanted to provide fresh, high-quality food for her family, and that dream led her to something rare in the state, a water buffalo farm.

"You know, I just had a dream of starting a farm, and then it kind of came to a point of not being able to find the kind of food that I want to eat and that I want to feed my family, and so I figured I'd raise it myself," Roland said.

Roland's farm, tucked away in St. Francisville, is home to 38 water buffalo, plus chickens and honeybees. The farm operates with a focus on regenerating the land, moving the herd daily to different pastures to enrich the soil naturally.

Her water buffalo are raised withou

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