The Weblog
This page contains news, event information, and other items added by Ian and Adam, the resident farmers at Old 99. We send out a message every week, but most are set with a delete date about two weeks later. I archive some of the posts if they have content other than weekly availability of produce and meat.
You can send me questions too, which if they are of a general nature, I can post to this Old99 blog.
Old 99 Farm, week of Nov 13, 2016
We had a delightful weekend with 18 guests learning about natural cheesemaking taught by David Asher of Cortes Is, BC. I hope we can invite him again next year. In the meantime if you want to learn, you can buy his book or contact me for a contact near you who took the course. I have my first rounds of Emmental style alpine cheese in the ripening stage already! Wait six months that’s the hard part.
We have greens, tomatoes, peppers and eggplants in the greenhouse and roots in the garden. Some crops are in storage now: onions, potatoes, garlic, carrots. Please scroll down the attached list to see the full offering.
The beeve went to the butcher this monday and will be ready for you in about two weeks. The pigs are going next monday and should be back a week after that. If you ordered either of these and are reading this, please sent me a note saying so. I have a list but now need confirmation. There are 5 pigs of which 2 are spoken for (Calin, Rachel C, Anne P). I will have a dozen turkeys, 15 geese and 6 ducks ready for the Xmas season, so plan now for yours!
Healthy eating,
Ian Graham and Cami Stoica