Maid-N-Meadows Update

         

Cara Bonita

                     Fall is in the air and the farm is buzzing with activity! Cheese making has been an exciting adventure and while absolutely exhausted from the grind, enthusiasm has yet to wane. There are too many cheeses to attempt to make and too many cheeses we have yet to even try. Our learning curve is just beginning and we hope it never ends. The cheese making world is ripe with curiosities!
       Jake is milking his goat and sheep as we prepare to experiment with making soap. We are looking for ways to finance these critters while we wait for the flock to be large enough to be worth milking commercially. Our goal is to try and make some felted soap with our milk and wool. Anyone ever try some of this?

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       The goats are looking to start their kidding season in a few weeks and we look forward to cuddling those cute critters! Barn clean out is in full swing and repairs on feeders and fencing are underway.
                           

       We lost a bee hive this summer to wax moths and we think we are about to lose another. We started the summer with 3 and it looks like we will end the summer with 3 as well.
       It is hard to manage everything and we admit to falling short all over the farm this summer. It is only possible to fit in so much.....time is in short supply. But Lord willing, the fall season will allow us to salvage a few things. The most desperate thing we need right now is HAY!