Farmers' Market Season is Upon Us

Greetings From Prairie Fruits Farm

Farmers' Market season is here.  This Saturday, May 9th, we will be attending two markets: Urbana's Market at the Square and Chicago's Green City Market.  The following Saturday will be adding the 61st Market on Chicago's South Side, and then May 23rd, we will add the Oak Park Farmers' Market, making a grand total of FOUR farmers' markets this year. We have wonderful, dedicated and cheese-savy people lined up to help us sell our products at the Chicago markets this year. All of them have been to our farm so they know first hand how we manage our goats and our land and how we make our small-batch, hand-crafted cheeses.

We will have the following cheeses available this weekend--think Mothers' Day presents:

Fresh Chevre: Plain, Herbs de Provence Blend, Cracked Peppercorn blend

Angel Food: Our soft-ripened brie style--makes a great grilled cheese sandwich (especially on a brioche type bread)--decadent mothers' day brunch material

Little Bloom on the Prairie: Our soft-ripened goat milk camembert style--firm and creamy; pare it with some fresh strawberries (if you can find some locally) or fruit preserves.

Ewe Bloom: our soft-ripened sheep milk cheese; sharp and tangy but delicious

Krotovina: the soft-ripened cheese with the ash layer in the middle--a show-stopper on the cheese plate.

News from the Farm

I am happy to report that Peppermint Pattie has recovered fully. She is running with the herd in the pastures and producing some great milk.  We still have a few pregnant does yet to kid, but no action to report on this week.  We finally were able to get a few things planted in the garden-peas, beats, parsnips, beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes and of course flowers.  The landscape is awash in yellow and white dandelion heads--we don't care, because the bees love to forage on them. 

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the markets.