Working long hours, doing repetitive work, spending a lot of time with the same people can all be stressful and tiring. However, little surprises can make all the difference… 1. Lunchtime – Tuna melts on Cricket Creek Farmpain au levain,with red onions from Caretaker farm and a layer of browned Maggie’s Round cheese. Looking forward to a hot, …
There is still some grass in the pastures for the cows, but not quite enough to keep their bellies full and their milk production high. Topher is bringing them bales of hay to supplement what is growing fresh. This cow knew that the tractor brought her feed, but was looking for it in the wrong …
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Matthew has been spending evenings working on the new sign for the driveway, and it finally went up this morning! I caught him in the workshop as he was putting on the finishing touches – some old chain with which to hand the sign from the frame he built. Isn’t it beautiful? All …
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We are still cutting and packing lots of cheese for the farmers markets, even though the weather is cool and the days are shorter. Stop by a local market to find some Cricket Creek Farm cheese! Each week we are at: Troy, Lenox, Pittsfield, Amherst, and Northampton.
On Monday afternoon we used the time that is usually devoted to “cheese school” or other farm visits for doing some investigations of our soil and grass. There are some basic tests that one can do in order to get to know their land better, and we have never done them here. We decided it …