In the past, we have struggled with a bacteria called pseudomonas that likes to live on the Tobasi (it is not unhealthy, but rather it causes off-flavors). We have had it under control for over a year, but last week Jenna and Cara identified some in the Tobasi room. When there is a big infestation …
Last week I attended the National Young Farmers conference at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture where I led a workshop about dairy processing. In the workshop I spoke about the various benefits and challenges about producing different value-added dairy products. I also led the participants in a cheese tasting and gave a …
The Cricket Creek Farm Store is now full of locally made and farm/food related gift items. We just got in this big shipment of books on a wide range of farm and food related topics. We also have pottery made by myself (butter keeper and pitcher below) and local artist and teacher Ray Bub (mugs …
Before coming to Cricket Creek Farm, Matthew and I worked at Mandala Farm in Maine. Mandala is a horse-powered farm; they use horses to cultivate 3 acres of vegetables. The horses do all of the plowing, discing, manure spreading, etc. They also have a breeding and training program for Fjord horses. Matthew and I worked …
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Last Sunday I taught a fun cheese making workshop on the farm. The class was a bit overbooked, 15 people instead of the usual 10. It was a great group though – lots of good questions, enthusiasm, and energy! We made Maggies Round and I led the group through the entire process from start to finish: they …