Brave horses

After I finished milking Gwen this morning, I went down to her round bale in took the tarp off it.  As I put the tarp on the ground, I had the brainy idea to flake some of the hay off and haul

Settling in at MM

I worried that yesterday at MM was going to be hell.  It could have been, but luckily the managers looked out for me.  When I got in, the prep cooler was all but bare, as were the shelves in the walk-in and

Rendering lard

My first experience with rendering lard worked out well.  Thank goodness for my good friends, both local and remote, that I can call on for help or information.  I was told that grinding the lard before you render it makes it easier