Cairncrest Farm
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Overrun with Cabbage

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Now I can't recall whether we started our cabbages indoors and a fungal root infection killed them, or whether we planted the small seed...
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Monday, August 15, 2011

Slaughtering Chickens

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Warning: this post contains photos documenting the honest slaughter and processing of chickens. Some people hold strong views on the topic...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

More Mowing

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With the gracious help of Edmund and Garth's father Lach, we are maintaining our resistance against unruly monocultures. The golden rod ...
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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Human Intervention

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We have been waiting for this moment. The thistles are in full swing. They are pouring their energy into these brilliant bursts of color bef...
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Growing Cows

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We recently bought a new bull, Heamour Gerard Cuchulain (Hulie for short), who is noteworthy because he is out of Newbridge Gerard, the only...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Solstice Galantine

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Our first solstice at Cairncrest Farm was in winter. Garth and Alanna had returned from their cheese making apprenticeship in France days ...
Sunday, June 12, 2011

0 for 3

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It's calving time here at the farm, so for several weeks now we've examined the rear ends of our cows at every opportunity since the...
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Cairncrest Farm
Cairncrest farm is located in central New York, about fifteen miles west of Cooperstown. Brothers Edmund and Garth with their wives Normandy and Alanna purchased the farm in October, 2009, with the intention of starting a grass-based, seasonal dairy producing artisan cheese, but when Edmund discovered he had a dairy allergy they changed course and now produce clean, healthy meat.
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