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Dick Margulis
 
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Default A day on the farm

Boron Elgar wrote:
> We discovered a small farm nearby that makes artisanal cheese from
> their own dairy herd and bakes wonderful bread in a brick oven (for
> those of you who are familiar with such ovens, this one is by Alan
> Scott of Ovencrafters).
>
> The farm offers demos/classes and on this beautiful Indian Summer day
> we drove off into the country to check it all out. (moon roof open)
>
> We got to watch (and taste along the way) the cheese making, from the
> fresh milk going into the vat (yes, we met the cows) to the curds
> being put into molds, were given a wonderful demonstration & talk
> about the entire process and were mightily entertained by the
> wonderful stories told by the owner, Jonathan White.
>
> The second part of the morning was spent near the wood-fired oven
> making rye levain epis and some foccacia and with a bit of the aged
> cheeses, making mozzarella from the curds we had watched being
> created in the morning and, of course, tasting our way through it all.
>
> The farm was lovely, with children (the oldest daughter, 15, sells
> eggs from the absolutely free-range chickens that wandered all over)
> around, cats & dogs lounging about and a charming herd of cows
> (several varieties) lending their lowing in the background.
>
> All in all, we had a wonderful day spent pursuing my favorite hobby
> (that being anything to do with food) and came home with some terrific
> breads & cheeses.
>
> I cannot recall how I stumbled on the web page for this place (it is
> in northern Sussex county of New Jersey, near the NY state border,)
> but heartily recommend a trip out for anyone who is in the area. (it
> is about 90 minutes from Manhattan). The only flaw in the day was when
> we locked the keys in the car, but we were rescued by AAA)
>
> If anyone wants to see pictures of the place (including the oven!),
> just click below:
>
> http://www.cowsoutside.com
>
> Boron



That sounds like a wonderful resource, especially for urban/suburban
types who think milk comes from cartons!