Crabgrass and Clover, Over and Over

Monday, July 26, 2021
Hello friends,
Crabgrass and clover, over and over. Some of you are too young to recognize the modified lyrics. The heat and humidity combined with recent rainfall just makes them grow like crazy. The pastures are still very lush. There are also some undesirable “weeds” in the mix like ironweed, milkweed, Queen Anne’s Lace, and other plants of which I don’t know their names. Bill zeros in on the thistles if he finds them. Can’t let them get out of hand. Soon we will have some of the pastures mowed for hay, and the rest will be mowed to keep the weeds from going to seed and also to allow the desirable grasses some room to expand. We take care of the grass because our cows are grass based meaning it is their primary food source.
We have new flavors! I experimented with garlic and dill and the fromage blanc. Delicious! Also, I purchased some local fruit spreads (jam, marmalade, conserves etc.) from the Flavor Market through the Food Hub, and next I will be experimenting with Jersey Silk flavors like Strawberry Mango, Pumpkin Ginger, Pear Honey, Blueberry Honey, and then we’ll try… Raspberry Jalapeno or Cherry Jalapeno Peach! Wowza! We’ll see about those last two with yogurt!….