KJO Farm Oct 13th update...

Hello  SOLA,  (Supporters of Local Agriculture),

I just put out some fresh Herbed Goat Cheese. (It has our Italian Parsley andgreen onion)
It is not the usual smooth cheese. It has kept a bit of its curd, so it has a very different mouth feel. I can only control so much of the cheese making  process. The goats' milk and the weather have as much to do with the end product as my heating, stirring and the simple magic of it all.

Speaking of control, about those laying hens...........We have somewhere between 65 and 75 layers out there in the back 40 and we are collecting a sad 1 1/2 to 2 dozen eggs a day. They're molting (shedding), it's dark, cold and now raining, so laying an egg a day is not high on their task list. And there just are not as many worms, bugs and crubs in the field to satisfy their protein needs this time of year. I suppose I could throw  them a pork chop or two from our pig harvest,  then we'd have $10.00 per dozen eggs and I know you all will just love that!

There also is a big basket of fresh picked sweet peppers. The varieties got mixed up in the harvest, so you will see little mini bells, big bells and some Italian Nardello roasting peppers. They are all crisp and delicious.
Depending on this rain, there will be some chard, lettuces, and beets tomorrow late afternoon.
There will be fresh yogurt Thursday.

Thank you all for being good eaters of really good food!

Karen