Truly the ultimate in Farm to Table dinners. Sometime during the mad rush, the master lost his nametag in the grass. I’m sure he did not notice. Garlic infused olive oil for the chanterelles. My man keeps bringing them up, how spectacular they were, and knowing that I missed this. Never have I been able … Continue reading
part two of the Feast in the Field dinner for Mountain Roots in Crested Butte. Cassie Pence was the organizer for this superb event and she is the board president for Mountain Roots. by the amazing Chris Sullivan, owner of Mountain Oven and The Guild Cafe in Crested Butte. Cassie bringing Kalon some much needed … Continue reading
Last night, Kalon invited us to attend a Feast in the Field, a fundraiser for The Mountain Roots Food Project in Crested Butte. He was cooking the entire meal, including two of our lambs, over open fire. Spectacular does not describe the experience. Kalon is truly a master, and his team, superb. Kalon is the … Continue reading
Louisa had triplets on May 11th, during the bitterly cold night, and they were premature. Two were born dead and tiny Alfalfa was a fighter. He had no teeth and his eyes were not fully developed, and he could barely walk and certainly could not nurse by himself. For over a week I would tie … Continue reading
This spring, #1201 had a bad heartbreak when she lost both of her lambs. This morning when the man let all of the sheep out of the barn, she stayed behind and was going to lamb. We were nervous how everything would go with her. She is the dearest, sweetest ewe, and will walk right … Continue reading
Yesterday we had to sort the sheep for the final time this season. Sheep sorting is stressful for all of us, though it has gotten better over the years. We were supposed to sort on Monday, but it is supposed to snow and storm then, so we had to do it now. One man was … Continue reading
Elias called and said that they have moved him out of the high country and he is on a ranch in Cimarron for two weeks before they move him again. Yesterday we went to visit him for lunch, and it was a spectacular day. Before we left, we had our second ewe of the season … Continue reading
I wanted to make something with lamb for Elias’s birthday, and had some ground lamb thawed out. I tried them out on the guys for lunch, and they almost cried when I only gave them 14, with the last quart of tomato soup the man wants me to make a 55 gallon drum of. They … Continue reading
Bittersweet. Taking dear friends, companions, food, to freezer camp is never an easy day. Today was a big one. I know that it is easier to become detached from where food actually comes from, how it is grown and raised, animal or vegetable. So much is involved, and the further we get removed from modern, … Continue reading
I usually just go with what comes to me, as far as writing or titles, and so I’ll just stick with “heartbreak”. I know her heart is broken. I know mine has been broken so very many times in the past, and know that pain will come, and go, again. I wonder where the balance … Continue reading
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