I’ve been a bit under the weather this weekend, but I’m coming out of it, I hope. I’ve been sleeping more than 12 hours for the past couple of nights. That’s made a big difference.
Now that I’m turning a health corner, I need to catch up a bit with some VFG posts.
Last week I meant to make note of a cheese vendor I saw for the first time at the Daley Center Farmers Market: Prairie Pure Cheese from Belvidere, Ill. I actually was trying not to buy any dairy that morning. I was only at the market for asparagus, heirloom tomatoes and herbs.
But who can pass up a free artisanal cheese tasting? All the cheese I tried was good, but the swiss was irresistibly tangy. So, of course, I forked over $5.21 for a little over half a pound.
The Prairie Pure company is a pretty interesting collaborative operation, with three small dairy farming families working together with a master cheese maker in southern Wisconsin to produce high quality local cheese.
They also sell gift boxes and will ship via UPS.
That’s good news because I’ve sadly had no luck trying to buy gift baskets from Seedling Orchard in Mich. No one is apparently either answering or monitoring e-mail. And their Web order system is definitely malfunctioning. Will make a note if I ever hear back from them. For the time being though…they’re off my favorites list.
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