Sense, Senposai and sunshine
6/16/2010 4:00pm by Karen Biondo & Joe Walling
In the blink of an eye, I looked up and what do I see? A clear blue sky, warm sunshine and all 11 goats and their babies prancing out to the blackberries. The 6 young pigs went flying around their pasture chasing each other in a train of squealing delight, mud spraying all around them. Every creature on the farm was giddy with spring/summer fever. Is it summer or spring, I've lost track of what season we are in.
Now , in another blink I see the clouds floating in from the south. It is all so very fleeting isn't it?
Now about the Senposai.
Senposai is a cross between a Japanese Mustard Spinach and a regular cabbage. I find it both sweet and a bit puckery at the back of my mouth. It is great in your braising mix and of course it all tastes delicious in garlic and olive oil!
I have lots of it in the farm stand along with kale and salad.
There are eggs and yogurt.
A word about yogurt. The word is COST.
I made it abundantly clear to myself that I am not making money at this farming business. It is equally clear to me I must grow food. Like a painter I know who must paint, I must grow food.
I notice I do get what I ask for. I got healthy baby goats, (14 in 10 days!), the mamas delivered with no help from me. I got loving new homes for family units of goats so I have a more manageable herd for myself.
There is so much more to say on this , but I will stick to my subject of cost. I am losing money on milk products. If I had any sense, I would get myself down to one milking doe, make yogurt for myself and call it a day. (Maybe even a shorter day with fewer goats to tend). But I have no sense when it comes to food. I LOVE my yogurt and I want you to enjoy it also. To ease the sticker shock of a price increase, I will offer more pints as well as the quart size.
The cost of yogurt is now $8 per quart and $4 per pint. I will make yogurt for as long as I have jars, so it is very helpful if you please return your yogurt jars to the farmstand.
The sky is darkening with nightfall and cloud cover; I must go kiss the baby goats good night, lock up chickens, ducks and Luke the Goose, grateful and hopeful with the few warm, sunny hours on this last day of May.
Thank you for reading and Thank you for your support of all your local farmers.
Karen
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