This week is "National Farmers' Markets Week," aptly timed to showcase the summer bounty of august harvests. What does it mean to...

Farm News Dairy farms and farmstead creameries use a lot of water. Water for washing down the milking parlor, water to quench thirsty...

Farm News Last week, we traveled to Des Moines Iowa to attend the annual American Cheese Society Conference. From resource constraints to...

We are off to Des Moines Iowa this week to attend the American Cheese Society conference. We'll update folks about possible winnings in...

It is mid-July yet the morning air and the landscape feel more like the end of August. The tall prairie grasses have gone to seed and the...

Farm News Sometimes, the best way to celebrate a holiday is to sit on a dock overlooking the most gorgeous serene body of water and just...

Less than 48 hours ago, I was lamenting the paltry presence of fireflies this June. Our robust prairie grasses were certainly tall...

Farm News The soil is bone dry. A dust cloud trails the rotovator as we lightly till the soil in preparation for seeding. We have...

Farm News Despite our best attempts to completely unmanage our fruit trees, we have bumper crops of cherries and pears. The grape arbors...

Farm News Cheese making is essentially microbial farming. Most of the cheeses we make employ the exploits of "starter cultures." These...

Farm News As I write this blog post, we are finally getting a much needed thundershower. We were able to get the last bales of first...

Farm News Our first hay cutting is moderately overdue. Blue skies are a hay-makers dream. The grass-alfalfa stand is tall and lush, yet a...

Farm News The saying about goats and fences is that "the only fence that can hold a goat is a fence that can hold water." Yes, it's a bit...

We derive our livelihood from mothers. Every year, every day, we celebrate the goat mothers that give us milk to make our cheese. ...

We have been participating in the ritual of selling our wares at farmers' markets since we launched our farmstead goat dairy-creamery...

Spring has forced its way onto the landscape, despite moody temperature swings, gusty winds and morning frosts. I have been taking our...

Farm News I confess. On the eve of this year's Earth Day, I am not optimistic. The evidence for catastrophic effects from climate change...

Flowers are exploding on the ground and in the trees. Neighbor farmers, tempted by the warm temperatures and perfect soil moisture, broke...

Farm News Our two 100% goat milk bloomy rind cheeses, black goat and fleur de la prairie, have a season. They are best made when the milk...

Farm News The fingernails of winter had grown long, digging themselves into the barren prairie landscape, holding on tenaciously to the...