Award Winning welsh, farmhouse cheese handcrafted in the traditional way from sheeps milk.
July 2008
The silage is now harvested and we're waiting for some sunshine to ripen the corn so we can combine.
Milking is now in full swing - twice a day and the new seasons cheese is matured and ready for sale. We have just received news that this seasons Dragons Back has again won an award, this time from the British Cheese Awards. We will have to wait until 26th September to find out the colour of the medal.
Because Andrew feels we're not busy enough, with our 3 children and making Dragons Back he has decided we need to expand further and look at making another cheese!!! This time a soft one.
So with the help and advice from Chris Ashby AB cheesemaking courses (http://www.abcheesemaking.co.uk/) we are starting to look at various recipes and are beginning to experiment.
January 2008
Feb 11th is the day when our new season's work begins. The sheep start lambing!
They are now shorn and housed on a bed of straw being fed a mixture of silage, grain and peas. The flock size has been doubled this year to approximately 150 ewes as a result of our successful first full year of producing and selling cheese.
Milking will now start once a day by the end of February - Andrew can't wait for the 5 o' clock starts especially with the sleepless nights our new born son will be giving us!!
So the New seasons cheese will be made, matured and ready for sale from the beginning of May onwards.