As we shift into “official” fall, I am feeling grateful for a full summer. The Washington Artisan Cheesemakers Festival was last weekend and Dean and I had a great time!…
Mid-Summer Check-In
Hey there! I am writing this post because it’s August on Thursday, which means that July is almost over, which means this season is flying by! It’s time to do…
Sheep and Soil Health
The sheep have taken over the farm! People have heard me say this a lot, and it’s true. We started out with a handful of “pet” sheep, re-homed from a…
Market Season!
Farmer’s market season is in full swing! If you can’t make it to one of our on-farm cheese shops, find us at a Saturday market! We will have our cheese,…
Eat More Cheese!
That is my motto, mantra, main dietary guideline! A lot of folks have been asking about how they can buy our cheese. We are slowly, but surely, getting it out…
Know Thy Farmer Census Data
The USDA 2017 Census of Agriculture data was released last week. You can read a synopsis from the Washington Post here or look at the original document here. As the…
Patiently Waiting
Our lamb due date was March 17th. Well, that was the first possible date that lambs could arrive. Lambing then usually lasts for a least two to three weeks. So,…
Memory Lane
Dean and I are celebrating our fifth wedding anniversary this week. It has also been eight years since moving to this farm. Before settling here I moved every few years…
Snow Day!
We woke up to a few inches of snow, which is a lot for northwestern Washington. Most things scheduled for today were cancelled, including our annual flock check with the…
So…you are interested in milking sheep?
I remember reading this bulletin almost ten years ago. At the time I had a strong feeling that I wanted to start a farm. I had a strong inclination towards…