Farm Improvements & Fall Welcome
The fall air has been filled with the sounds of progress this week! We're excited to share some meaningful improvements that enhance both th
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Nov 76 min read
Autumn Rhythms at Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
After starting the week under dark, rain-heavy skies, today the farm basks under a brilliant blue canvas dotted with pillowy white clouds.
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Oct 316 min read
Farm Life on a Misty Halloween
The day has settled in wet, cool, and quintessentially autumn—perfect weather for Halloween! Our goats have made their choice clear: they're
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Oct 247 min read
An ode to the Future Farmers of America (FFA)
O bearers of blue jackets, proud and bright,
Who journey forth with purpose clear and strong,
Your presence on our farm brings pure deli
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Oct 177 min read
Embrace the Fall: Your Invitation to Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
As the leaves turn and the air grows crisp, fall ushers in a season of adventure and community. While the world buzzes
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Oct 48 min read
Fall Romance: Meet Our Bucks
The leaves are beginning to turn and a cool breeze sweeps across Prairie Fruits Farm, love is in the air - or should we say, in the barn!...
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Sep 267 min read
Harvest Musings: Autumn's Embrace
As the golden hues of autumn paint our landscape, Prairie Fruits Farm and Caprae are alive with the spirit of harvest and preparation.
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Prairie Fruits Farm and Creamery
Sep 197 min read
September Magic
Farm News As September unfolds, our farm undergoes a subtle transformation. While stores rush to declare autumn's arrival in August, we...
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Sep 57 min read
Fall transitions
Farm News After weeks of silence, there are bird calls popping up on my Merlin birding app that I haven't heard since May. Swainson's...
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Aug 297 min read
The squeeze of late summer
Farm News The cool dry air of mid-August lulled us into a false sense of summer drawing to a close. The heat and humidity have returned...
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Aug 227 min read
In praise of the cheesemakers
Farm News It is time to focus the spotlight on the cheese makers. The medals and the accolades bring recognition to the finished...
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Aug 158 min read
Late summer emergence
Farm News It is risky to plant a cover crop in late July. You spin the roulette weather wheel in the hopes that your field receives rain...
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Aug 87 min read
August is for arachnids
Farm News Their webs appear on cue, as if the spiders have a wall calendar built into their tiny brains (do they even have "brains??"). ...
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Aug 17 min read
Deep dive into pasture
Farm News As we turn the page on July and open a new chapter onto August, there are no signs of typical mid-summer drought. In fact, the...
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Jul 266 min read
Respite
Farm News End of july, summer is not over. Yet, the land is sending us cues that she is taking a break, taking a breather from...
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Jul 187 min read
Everything in its place
Farm News The French culinary concept "mise en place," or everything in its place, is an essential mindset for the cheese maker. The idea...
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Jul 117 min read
Clean hay fields and clean creamery: a sense of satisfaction
Farm News First things first: I am elated to announce that our little creamery on the prairie took home FOUR (yes 4!) medals at the...
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Jul 47 min read
independent cheese makers: an endangered species
Farm News As our cheese making team gets ready to head off to the American Cheese Society's annual conference in Buffalo, NY, I reflect...
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Jun 276 min read
Educating while farming
Farm News Famers often say that farming is a way of life not a vocation. I would argue that it is both. No farmer keeps "bankers hours,"...
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Jun 206 min read
Silvopasture is our super-power
Farm News The Midwest is in a heat dome, and the summer solstice is barely upon us. With temperatures in the mid to high '90's and heat...
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