Hallelujah! We Finally Got Rain!

Monday, August 29, 2022

Hello friends,

Hallelujah! We finally got some beneficial rain this afternoon. It wasn’t predicted, but it blew up and poured about 1.3” of rain on us. AHHH! We can still use more, but this was a grass grower/garden waterer. My apple trees dropped windfalls in the … wind… but at least they got some moisture, and they won’t be dropping because of lack of moisture. There is potentially more rain coming this evening.

We had to put out a couple of bales of hay for the cows last week. They weren’t excited about it, but it’s better than not having anything to eat. Their production has been down, but we’ve been getting by because we backed off on cheesemaking. It’s going to take a little while for grass to grow back and production to pick up. We also have two heifers due towards the end of September and Janie should come back online in mid-October. But for the meanwhile, make sure you call ahead to reserve milk if you are going to make a trip out to the farm. We had to turn away a couple of people on Saturday that dropped in. Remember, please let us know by 10 p.m. the night before you plan on coming to have the best shot at milk…