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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: Valencay
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Monday, May 17, 2010. I've been venturing into the world of aged goat cheeses. More specifically, I'm trying to make good mold ripened aged goat cheeses. When it comes to goat cheese, mold makes it better! When I checked the cheese Sunday night, there is definitely mold growing through the ash. We'll try these in about two weeks. Monday, May 17, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (RSS). Much of our farm is in pasture land, but we also have a vineyard and a large garden. View my complete profile.
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: November 2009
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Last Thursday, I tried my hand at making Camembert. The last time I made Camembert, I was in college working on my internship. Unlike the Camembert that I made in the past from cows milk, this attempt was with goat milk. Danielle went over to Anita's. To get some more practice milking. She came home with about two and a half gallons of fresh goat milk. I started around 8 pm that evening while watching the Hokies. Play ECU in Greenville, NC. Wrapped up a win. By morning and sev...
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: Goodbye Hand Milking
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Thursday, May 27, 2010. Memphis tolerated the new milker very well. Thursday, May 27, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (RSS). I'm a part time farmer, full time agricultural loan officer here with my wife, Danielle, and all our critters in Concord, Virginia. We live on my family farm where we have horses, beef cows, a couple goats, chickens, two dogs, and two barn cats. Enough to make a normal person go completely crazy! Much of our farm is in pasture land, but we also have a vineyard and a large garden.
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: Valencay Update
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Above is what the Valencay looked like at two weeks old. Here it is at about 3 weeks. We'll cut another one this weekend. The rind is very bloomy! I'm still making chevre at least twice a week. We are staying busy! Goat barn, hay making, and garden updates coming soon! I made another batch last week. Here is a cheese getting ready to be dusted with ash. Here is the same batch at 7 days old. We're still making chevre at least twice a week too. Definitely keeping busy!
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: August 2009
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Monday, August 31, 2009. So, I'm a little bummed; hell, I'm a lot bummed. Two weeks I was working through the Chambourcin. Block at the Naked Creek Vineyard cluster thinning. Chambourcin. Is a variety that tends to over crop in fertile soils, and if all the clusters are allowed to hang to maturity, the flavor quality will suffer. Cluster thinning is especially important in this vineyard as we are rehabbing the vines, which are not yet back to optimum vigor. Around July 18 th. Links to this post. I'm a pa...
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: Spring Into High Gear
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Monday, March 15, 2010. Spring Into High Gear. Holy crap, Spring is here! I've been so busy I forgot to blog. Most of my extra time has gone into building the new goat barn. I think Danielle has a post dedicated to that going up today, so as not to reinvent the wheel, hop over to her blog. For more on the goat barn raising. We have two goats that are due to freshen in the next week and preparations are being made for the flurry of activity that will follow. I hope I finish before bud break. I'm a part ti...
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: May 2009
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Monday, May 18, 2009. Make Hay While the Sun Shines. There is so much to get done this time of year. At times I don't know how we get it all done especially with day jobs! L245H, which is only 5 feet wide. I mowed the Spring Mill Farm Vineyard on Friday and the Naked Creek Vineyard on Saturday. The little Kubota. I sprayed my second round of Manzate. In the Naked Creek Vineyard Sunday evening. Getting ready to spray fungicide at the Naked Creek Vineyard. With the "new" Kubota. Hay on the ground. Vines in...
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: March 2010
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Monday, March 22, 2010. Goat barn in the making. One of the reasons I've been so slow at posting here is that I've been working on our new goat barn in all of my spare time. It's a work in progress. Right now it is a shed row style with two stories. The second story if for hay storage. I plan to add another side on when the budget permits. Trusty Rusty (the old red trailer) makes good scaffolding. We got the roof on over the weekend. Lots to do still! Links to this post. Monday, March 22, 2010. I'm usual...
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: Feta
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Monday, March 22, 2010. Here's my first attempt at a raw milk Feta. Science experiment maybe, feta yes! Monday, March 22, 2010. Subscribe to: Post Comments (RSS). I'm a part time farmer, full time agricultural loan officer here with my wife, Danielle, and all our critters in Concord, Virginia. We live on my family farm where we have horses, beef cows, a couple goats, chickens, two dogs, and two barn cats. Enough to make a normal person go completely crazy! View my complete profile. If the Trees Had Ears.
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Wine and Dine from the Ground Up: goat barn in the making
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Monday, March 22, 2010. Goat barn in the making. One of the reasons I've been so slow at posting here is that I've been working on our new goat barn in all of my spare time. It's a work in progress. Right now it is a shed row style with two stories. The second story if for hay storage. I plan to add another side on when the budget permits. Trusty Rusty (the old red trailer) makes good scaffolding. We got the roof on over the weekend. Lots to do still! Monday, March 22, 2010. View my complete profile.
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