We are trying to educate ourselves about pasture management, soil and cow health. All these things come back to, and are influenced by, our rotational grazing system. Rotational grazing means that the cows move in a rotation through our pastures. The lactating cows get moved about every 12 hours (after every milking). Here is …
We have some raw milk feta cheese now available for sale! It was made last December, and has a strong ripe flavor. We offered it this week to our CSA (they get first dibs!) and now it is for sale in the farm store. Last week I celebrated the arrival of feta to my mouth and …
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Spring is here and we have an abundance of farm fresh eggs for sale. Come to the Cricket Creek Farm store to pick some up! We also have recipe cards in the farm store, and you should take some of those to get ideas for more egg recipes. Below is one for egg drop soup …
Food is often very beautiful. I find colorful vegetables gorgeous, rustic cheeses alluring, and ripe fruits radiant. However, Jamie Ott takes the charm to a whole other level with her baked goods. Her baked goods are so impressive to me because not only are they beautiful, but every fold, layer and embellishment is hand formed. …
Yesterday Topher told me that the bones haven’t been selling too well in the farm store, and that we needed to move some out in order to make room for some new meat coming in soon. Bones are one of the staples in my diet, and so I thought, “bones don’t sell well?!?!” Bones are …
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