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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In early February we had to put down one of our cows, Mirella, who was injured. We were going to cull her soon anyway, because of various issues that she had developed, but it was still sad to see her go. I remember when I first came to Cricket Creek I called Mirella the “Princess …
Last week I took a walk up the hill behind the farm with Jen to collect ramps. We were collecting them to make lacto-fermented ramps. Here we are in the field of ramps nestled in the woods. It was early morning and the light was just stunning. later that night we cleaned up all …