by Douglas Brown | Mar 31, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm
It is spring in Colorado, and so it was nearly 70 degrees and sunny yesterday, and today it is 38 and drizzling. Tomorrow morning for the farmers’ market kick-off? Snowing and 32 degrees, according to the forecast. Wandering the farmers’ market in downtown...
by Douglas Brown | Mar 24, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, sheep
If you listen closely, you might hear the soil singing this morning. It’s a Beatles song — “Raiiiiiiiin | I don’t mind” The soil, in fact, is rejoicing. And so are the sheep, the lambs and our lead guard dog Chloe, an Akbash, which is a breed...
by Douglas Brown | Mar 20, 2017 | Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, sheep, Uncategorized
Last year, we blamed the pigs for the loss of about half of our artichoke crop (they gobbled it up). This year, it’s the wind. We counted seven days this winter, beginning on Christmas Day, with hurricane-force winds. In between, we suffered through a parade of days...