new products from Prairie Grass Farm

Bill Burge just posted a rumor that the Hillebrands raised a grass finished head of cattle to be sold at Clayton Farmer’s Market. Lucky for me that is the market I will be attending early tomorrow morn. I guess I’ll let you know what I find.

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One down…3 to go

Got an 87 on my first advanced patho exam.  It was the first exam I’ve taken in over 10 years.  Not bad for an old gal.

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SOLD~~2002 Vespa ET4 for sale!!!~~SOLD~~!!!!!

Runs great…has some scratches on the body after a spin out in the rain once. $2000 Contact me for details and a picture. Located in South St. Louis/Benton Park.

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Flight of the Conchords!!!!!

If you don’t know about Flight of the Conchords…well…you should familiarize yourself.  Just got word that they have started production on Season 2!!!!!!!!  Yes.  Another non-cheese related post…but it’s the best I can do the day of my first Advanced Patho exam.  Wish me luck.

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Skeletor has nothing to do with cheese…

……but he did go on a blind date with a girl from Milwaukee…… Behold: The Skeletor Show This is from the genius that is Flying Squid Studios!!! There are more episodes….you can find them here

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Prairie Grass Farm EGGS!!!!!!!

They were at the TG Farmer’s Market!!! Didn’t think to ask about the doggie rumor! Just bought two dozen and boggied. Making the ultimate breakfast sandwich right now. Egg from prairie grass, cheese from wisconsin, sausage from Heinkebein and bread from 222. UPDATE:  So, the rumor mill says thus:  The puppies got out ate all [...]

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Why I haven’t gone to Chicago in 2 years

I thought this was the most idiotic ‘law’ ever when it originated two years ago and I made a point to forget all about it. Then….after letting it slip my mind…it was brought up in conversation last week…I just assumed that Chicago had it ‘repealed’ almost immediately…because, in my opinion, what decent Chi-Townian could let [...]

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Who let the dogs out?….Prairie Farms is out of eggs for a while

Okay…that was a bad pun….you’ll get it after I tell you this sad story. Prairie Grass Farms’ resident German Shepards got loose and terrorized the hen houses.  Majority of chickens were lost…and rumor has it that there will be no more eggs from Prairie Grass Farms.  So sad.  I wonder what they are going to [...]

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Cheesemakers of the Week

Keepin’ it local this week…get out to one of our many wonderful farmer’s markets and pick this stuff up….it’s good! Goatsbeard Farm is one of a few family farms in Missouri which is also a commercial goat dairy producing cheese. We have a herd of about 50 goats, and it is from their milk that [...]

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Sad news from the South Side

Michael “Miko” Fleming passed away yesterday.  He was the bartender at The Black Thorn…and other various bars on the South Side at one time or another.  I remember hanging out with him at the old Way Out. He was a nice guy.  Sad that he decided to leave.

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See you June 18th!

My advanced pathophysiology summer course started yesterday. What normally takes an entire semester to master, I’m doing in 8 weeks….so….I may not be posting as regularly as I would like to. This week’s assignment includes the first 10 chapters of the book and the beginnings of a 20 page paper. Fun, huh? Who wants to [...]

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St. Louis’ Urban Garden: New Roots Urban Farm

I read an interesting article in the NY Times this weekend: Urban Farmers’ Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market It made me think about our own town. I am a product of the city…born and raised downtown, went to grammar school, high school and university within a 5 mile radius of the city center. [...]

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Economic Stimulus Payment Friday!!!!!!!!!!

Just to stick it to GW…I’m putting it ALL in savings…..take that, Georgey-Boy!

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Maybe they were talking to Bishop Burke here in St. Louis???

By James Grubel Australia’s Catholic church has taken a swipe at foul-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay and demanded his reality television shows be either taken off air or shown at a later time. The move comes as Australia’s parliament holds an inquiry into swearing on television, prompted by Ramsay’s antics in his series Kitchen Nightmares [...]

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You know you watch it…you know you are going to go to this:

“Top Chef coming to St. Louis” by Gail Pennington Bravo is launching a long list of “brand extensions” for Bravo shows, with the most emphasis on “Top Chef.” The cookbook is already out, as is a mobile game; the additions include a “Top Chef” cruise in May 2009 (sounds like so much fun to me, [...]

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