Shearing 2015

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You're Invited!

8am on June 8th

Omache Farm: Red Barn

It's shearing time again and we'd love to have your help!

This is a fun day of moving sheep, watching the master, Martin Dibble, shear sheep and helping to sort and pack wool.

Shearing will begin at 8am on Monday, June 8th in the Red Barn next to our house and will likely go until after lunchtime.

Feel free to bring a sack or picnic lunch to eat on our farm after the shearing is done.

Please wear closed-toe shoes, long pants, a hat and bring a water bottle.  Children are welcome to this work party also!  

Please RSVP by emailing omachefarm@gmail.com.  Feel free to share this event with others as well!

Directions are available HERE.

Parking: 
There should be parking available in the gravel strip in front of our house or turn left at the corner and go up the road towards the grain elevator.  Turn left just past the elevator onto the farm road: there is parking available there and on the drive that goes around the elevator.

Macaroni and Cheese!

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Macaroni and Cheese

A meal to empty the fridge to feed 6 big people with leftovers for lunch

Recipe based on Betty Crocker Recipe.

Ingredients

2 lbs uncooked elbow macaroni
1 cup butter or other fat
1 cup flour (whole wheat works fine)
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
8 cups milk
8 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (2 lbs)

Add-ins

2 lbs ground pork or bulk sausage

1-2 cups chopped onion

1/2-1 cup chopped spring garlic

2 bunches radishes, thinly sliced or small cubes

1/4-1/2 lb spinach, cut into 2 in squares or so.

Instructions

*In a medium pot or frying pan, brown the meat.  You can reserve the drippings as a portion of the fat for the sauce if you like.

*While meat is browning, chop and sauté the hard veggies: onions, garlic, radishes, etc.  Cabbage stems or broccoli would also be included in this step if you are using them.  I end up with a medium pot of cooked veggies by the time I am done with at least as much volume as the meat.

*Set the meat and veggies aside while you prepare the sauce and noodles.

*Put a large pan of water on to boil, cook your pasta, drain and return to your large pot while making the sauce.

*Make a roux: melt the butter/fat.  Add in your flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce.  Whisk and simmer until the flour smells toasty.

*Slowly add your milk, while whisking to prevent scorching.  Bring to bubbling.  add cheese in portions.  melt before adding the next handful.  You can use the whisk to keep stirring to help melt and prevent scorching.

*Once your noodles and sauce are ready, combine the meat and veggies with the noodles and stir-then add the sauce and stir again.

*If you are using chopped spinach, you may add it to the noodles with the other vegetables.  The steam and heat from the noodles will wilt the spinach just fine.

*Serve and enjoy!*

NEW PORK ITEMS!

We are very excited to be offering two new pork items!

If you made it by last week's Winter Market. In the afternoon, you will likely have seen them if not had a chance to purchase some to try.  To those folks who did pick one or both products up, we cannot wait to hear your feedback and love that you were all willing to be our guinea pigs!

The first new item is a new type of bulk sausage: Hot Sausage
It comes priced and packaged the same way our other bulk sausages do but the flavor packs just a bit of a kick.

The other new item is Ham Steaks.  Boneless and pre-sliced to about 1/4" thick, these are fantastic when heated through on a hot skillet as straight up ham steaks with breakfast or added to a ham sandwich for breakfast or lunch.

We can't wait to hear of all the other ways you have tried cooking up our NEW Hot Sausage and Ham Steaks!