To the "ends" of the earth and back

Last week you probably noticed my absence from both cyberspace and marketplace.  Well, I was in southern Argentina (Patagonia) giving presentations about composting to folks from all over Argentina (a vestige of my former life as a professor of soil science and organic matter management). The marvels of overnight travel transported me from spring to fall in less than 24 hours.  A whirlwind trip, but very worthwhile.

I returned home earlier this week, back to full steam cheese making and readying the farm for our first farm dinner. We will be attending FOUR farmers' markets this week: Urbana, Green City Market, Oak Park and 61st Street (South Side of Chicago). 

This week at the markets you can expect to find:

• Fresh chevre (plain, herbs de Provence and cracked black peppercorn)
• Angel Food
• Krotovina--the new shape is a pyramid with sheep and goat milk layers separated by a thin layer of ash.
• Ewe Bloom
• Fresh whole goat's milk ricotta

We expect to have more Roxanne in another week or two.  Little Bloom on the Prairie takes a hiatus this week, but will be back next week. Our first batch of Moonglo for the 2009 season should be ready by mid June. 

Dinners on the farm update

We host our first farm dinner of the season on Saturday, May 30th. The weather is uncertain, so most likely we will be dining inside the barn.  For those of you who have reservations, we look forward to seeing you at the farm around 4PM. We will have hors de Oeuvres waiting for you upon your arrival. If you haven't already done so, check out the menu on our website--"Dinners on the Farm" then "Buy Dinners" then go to "May 30th: Celebrate Spring" for details. 

The next two dinners are sold out, but we still have spaces available for several of the other dinners of the season.  Feel free to email us if you have any questions.

As always, thank you for your patronage.