Mark Your Calendar!

 

Mark your calendar now for Sunday, April 28, from 1 - 4PM. Mother Holtz Farm will be outside the farm store with some of their in season produce - - radishes, swiss chard, lettuce, spring onions and more. Also, they will be selling transplants and herb pots. 

 

 

The farm store will be open regular hours, 1 until 6PM that Sunday.

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Mob-Grazing with Ian Mitchell-Innes

May 15, 2013			9:30 am	to	5:00 pm
May 16, 2013			9:00 am	to	5:00 pm
May 17, 2013			9:00 am	to	12:00 pm

The Regular Registration Deadline is April 19. REGISTER NOW and save $50!

Ian Mitchell-Innes, far left in the hat, quadrupled his stocking rate over the last decade! Learn his mob-grazing techniques at this rare appearance in the Southeast.

South African rancher and the world’s leading mob grazing expert, Ian Mitchell-Innes, will be making a rare appearance in the United States, and his first appearance in the Carolinas. The workshop will be held at beautiful Braeburn Farm in Snow Camp, NC from May 15 – 17, 2013 (Wed-Fri.) We hope you will join us for this unique and exciting two and a half day event. The workshop will involve hands-on pasture walks and special guests.
There are limited spaces available for this not-to-be-missed workshop!
Online – REGISTER NOW!
Phone – 919-542-2402
At This Workshop You Will Learn To:

1. Improve your soil quality through livestock management
2. Increase your stocking rate
3. Make your farm more profitable and ecologically sustainable!

By using the methods you will learn at the workshop, Ian has quadrupled his stocking rate over the last decade!

Opportunities like this don’t come around very often and space will be limited as we are expecting a national draw for this event! Tickets are available now in our online store. Lunch will be provided on May 15-16 and is included in the cost.

Lodging: Affordable lodging is available in nearby Burlington, NC including:

Days Inn Burlington East
1370 Truby Dr.
Haw River, NC 27258
1-866-539-8430

Holiday Inn Express Burlington
2701 Long Pine Rd.
Burlington, NC 27215
1-866-538-1349

Courtyard by Marriott Burlington
3141 Wilson Dr.
Burlington, NC 27215
1-866-538-6270

Cost:

Regular Registration: $399, CFSA members; $449, non-members (until April 19)

Late Registration: $449, CFSA members; $499, non-members (until May 8)

Register:

Online – REGISTER NOW!

Phone – 919-542-2402

It's Time!

Time to make more cheese . . . it is full again!

We make our goat cheeses using only milk from our herd.  You can see them in the pastures surrounding our farm store.

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness

Growing Blueberries for the Home Gardener

Growing Blueberries for the Home Gardener
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Frank L. Horton Museum Center (924 S. Main Street)

Presented by Bill Colvin Master Gardener

 

Pick your own! Grow blueberries in your home landscape -- learn how to prepare the soil, how many shrubs to plant, how to prune, and how to harvest.

This lunch time workshop will last about one hour. Attendees may bring a lunch; beverages provided.

Hosted by Old Salem Horticulture.
Cost: $5/ Free for Friends of the Gardens.

Please call 336-721-7357 for more information or to pre-register.

Gorgeous!

 

Thank you for all of the support on the first market day of Cobblestone Farmers Market Old Salem!  

It was great to see lots of familar faces and meet new customers, while we sampled our goat cheeses for the first time at a farmer's market.  Now that we know your favorite cheeses, we will bring extras next week!  If you can't wait until then to buy more, come visit as at the farm or purchase some of our cheese at Let It Grow.

As a reminder, the market will be at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts on Saturdays from 9am-12pm thru May 12, then on May 18 we'll move to Old Salem thru November 23.  Our Farm Store will be open regular hours (Monday - Saturday 9 - 6 and Sunday 1 - 6) throughout the market season.

 Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Monarch Butterfly Waystation Project

Monarch Butterfly Waystation Project
Thursday, April 25, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Frank L. Horton Museum Center (924 S. Main Street)

Presented by Harriet McCarthy Master Gardener

 

Would you like to have these favorite garden visitors in your own garden?
Learn how to attract Monarch butterflies, how to help them survive and even thrive, during their thousands of miles of migration.

This lunch time workshop will last about one hour. Attendees may bring a lunch; beverages provided.

Hosted by Old Salem Horticulture.
Cost: $5/ Free for Friends of the Gardens.

Please call 336-721-7357 for more information or to pre-register.

Earth Day is Coming

The annual Piedmont Earth Day Fair is coming to the Dixie Classic Fairgrounds for the first time on April 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair, organized by the Piedmont Environmental Alliance and sponsored by the city of Winston-Salem, is a free, family-friendly outdoor event.

The Piedmont Earth Day Fair is the largest Earth Day event in the Piedmont, drawing crowds of 7,000 or more annually. This free, zero-waste event provides a full day of entertainment, a variety of all-natural foods, and children’s activities to inspire our youngest citizens to take care of our planet. More than 100 exhibitors demonstrate the sustainable features of their products or services and share their passion for protecting the Earth. Parking is free and valet parking is available for cyclists. Visit www.peaNC.org for more details.

Cobblestone Farmers Market Old Salem - Opens Saturday, April 13th

First market day for Cobblestone Farmers Market Old Salem is this Saturday, April 13, 2013! 

Visit Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC at the market 9 - 12 with a variety of our farmstead goat cheeses and goat milk soap.  Plus, our Farm Store will be open regular hours (Monday - Saturday 9 - 6 and Sunday 1 - 6).

The Cobblestone Farmers Market will include the usual delights as well as these featured items:

- Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC (back this year after building their creamery in Germanton): Aged Raw Milk Goat Cheese, Fresh Chevre, Farmers Cheese, Feta, Goat's Milk Soap
- Plum Granny Farm: spring garlic, powdered garlic, tomato and basil transplants, blackberry plants, salad mix, baby kale and swiss chard
- Krankies Coffee: locally roasted coffee and iced coffee
- Harmony Ridge Farms: arugula, spring onions
- Shore Farms Organics: lettuce, starter plants, pea sprouts, herbs, kale, swiss chard, spinach, eggs
- Fat Bear Farm: sweet potatoes
- Beta Verde: dill pickles
- Billy Place Farm: Muscovy duck eggs, Red Russian Kale, red cabbage, big red mustard, eggs
- Three Sisters Artisan Bakery Tarheel Brownies (made with NC organic wheat flour), focaccia, lots of gluten free breads, double dark chocolate cherry and cranberry almond ginger biscotti
-Yellow Wolf Farm: pasture raised pork, eggs, dog treats
-Camino Bakery: Cinnamon Rolls, Sticky Buns, Seedy Levain, Whole Wheat, and Multigrain Sandwich bread
-Heritage Homestead: feta, gouda, camembert, goat cheese fudge (dark chocolate and semi-sweet), and flavored goat cheese spreads
- Felsbeck Farm: multi-colored carrots, herbal teas and ointments
- Sanders Ridge: spinach, swiss chard, brussels sprouts
- Oldtown Farm: Red Russian Kale and arugula
- GORGEOUS WEATHER!

!!!!Also at market this Saturday: Winstead Farm, Truffles NC, Scattered Seeds Farm (formerly Bethania Bottoms Farm), Pascal Farm, Lavender Anne's, Myers Mushrooms & More, Border Springs Farm, Grace Meadow Farm, Meadows Family Farm, RailFence Farm, FarmGirl Arts, Gary's Produce!!!!

Look for Sugar Creek Farm, Moser Manor and Karadhova's Specialty Cuts in a few weeks and seasonal vendors throughout the year!

The Saturday market will be held at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts from 9am-12pm.

Sheep to Sweater Event!

Sheep Happens! And it will be happening at The Thread Bear Quilt Shop in Walnut Cove on Saturday, April 13 starting at 10:00am, when Armstrong Lambs will bring sheep to the shop for shearing! There will be spinning demonstrations and possibly some weaving as well as crochet and knitting demos. Learn about wool felting and Make-and-Take some Kool Aid-dyed felted beads.

No Farms No Food

Doesn't get any more simple than this -- No Farms No Food

Workshop: The Business of Farming

Apr 28, 2013

8:00 am

to

5:00 pm

There are lots of workshops that teach you how to farm – how to grow vegetables efficiently, manage your pastures, care for your livestock, how to prune your fruit trees. But there are not a lot of workshops that teach you the basics of making your farming venture a success. When you are first starting out, you have tons of business questions that are hard to find answers to, such as:

-How to price your products

-How to sell your products – Wholesale vs. Retail

-Farmer’s Market selling techniques & booth set up

-Customer Relations

-Marketing, Advertising & Sales

-Web Marketing – social media, web sites, email marketing

-Budgeting, Bookkeeping

-What types of insurance you need

-How to get financing

-Grant writing

-How your local NC Extension Office can help you

 

Traci Nachtrab, co-owner of Lucky 3 Farm in Louisburg, NC will teach this workshop. She has a background is in corporate marketing and has successfully created and operated two small businesses. She has a passion for teaching others, so the idea of this business workshop was born!

We will also have several guest speakers with expertise in their fields, such as:

• Martha Mobley, Franklin County Extension Office
• Amy Mustian, AgCarolina
• Wayne Champion, NC Farm Bureau
• Jon Parks, Dijital Farm

Download the flyer about the all-day intensive Nuts & Bolts workshop. This workshop will be intense – with few breaks – because we will pack so much information into the program. Bring their laptop computer if you have one.

Location: Franklin County Extension Office (Louisburg NC)

Cost: $125

Registration information

• $25 discount for couples to share a notebook
• If you’d like to sign up, email me and then send a check for the full amount to Traci Nachtrab, 384 Greys Mill Rd, Louisburg NC 27549.
• Cancellation Policy: If you cancel 10 days before the class, you will get a 90% refund. If you cancel within 10 days of the class, there will be no refund.
• 5% of the proceeds will go to the Franklin County Livestock Association.

This workshop will NOT teach you how to farm. It will teach you how to successfully run your farm business. This workshop is for new farms and for existing small farms with an interest in increasing your farm business income and skills.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Traci.

Traci Nachtrab 919-853-6304

traci@lucky3farm.com 919-795-2028 cell

www.lucky3farm.com <

Our NEW business cards are here!

 

Part of our preparation for King Farmers' Market at the YMCA and Cobblestone Farmers Market at Old Salem Museums & Gardens was to order more business cards. Do you like design we chose too?

 

In addition to the farmers markets, our goat cheese is available at the farm store daily!

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Home & Garden Library Series (Spring 2013)

Forsyth County Cooperative Extension
Home & Garden Library Series
Spring 2013
ALL PROGRAMS ARE FREE!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

 TO REGISTER: Call Kitrinka Gordon at 336-703-2850 or email gordonkl@forsyth.cc.

These programs are presented by Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Agents and by Master Gardener Volunteers. Lectures are 1 to 1 1/2 hours with time for your questions.

 Decorative & Producing Vines - Going Vertical
April 15 at 11am - Carver Library
April 24 at 6pm - Rural Hall Library
Are you limited on space and looking for a way to add more plants to your garden? Why not consider vines and go vertical? There are many vines available that are not too aggressive or invasive. Annual and perennial vine varieties will be discussed along with the cultural and pruning requirements.

Organic Gardening
April 10 at 6:30pm - Central
The organic gardener prefers to use natural and organic materials and methods to grow vegetables, flowers and even the lawn. Learn how to use the least amount of synthetic chemicals and practices that may be detrimental to your health or environment. We will also look at fertilization and pest control practices.

Intermediate Vegetable Gardening
Mar 26 at 6:30pm - Clemmons
April 18 at 2pm - Malloy Jordan
May 4 at 10:30pm - Southside
Learn how to take your garden to the next level and expand your summer garden to a 3 or 4 season garden. Discussion will include soil amendments, fertilization, weed control, what vegetables to grow and how to grow them. You will also learn how to grow your own vegetable transplants and how to save heirloom seeds.

Easy Care Annuals
April 16 at 7pm - Southside
Find out about some wonderful
annuals that are easy to care for in the
landscape. You will get tips on adding
different plants to the landscape that have low maintenance. Learn the basics of site preparation of the flower bed, plant selection, planting techniques, maintenance and more.

Improving Indoor Air Quality with Plants
April 18 at 4pm - Reynolda Manor
Many plants do an excellent job of scrubbing the air clean of contaminants, especially inside our homes. Learn about the types of plants to use throughout your home, how to care for them and where to place plants to help improve indoor air quality.

Advanced Vegetable Gardening
April 22 at 10:30am - Kernersville
May 15 at 6:30pm - Malloy Jordan
Learn the basics of organic gardening, irrigations methods, harvesting as well as cultural practices such as companion planting to increase your production.

Container Gardening with Herbs & Flowers
April 23 at 6:30pm - Clemmons
Container gardens are options for people with limited garden space. Find out which plants grow good in containers and what kind of containers work best. Planting and caring for containers once planted will be discussed.

Container Gardening with Vegetables
May 6 at 10:30am - Kernersville
Container gardens are options for people with limited garden space. Containers are mobile and can be moved to different locations. Find out which vegetable plants thrive in containers and what kind of containers work best.

Butterfly and Hummingbird Gardening
May 11 at 11am - Central
Learn how to develop a butterfly/hummingbird garden in your yard. Invite some fascinating and colorful winged friends to visit the plants you are growing. Find out what plants these winged friends prefer and how to culturally take care of them.

Edible Landscaping
May 14 at 6pm - Clemmons
Learn how to develop an edible landscape or transition your existing landscape into one with edible plants. Growing edibles is an option for gardeners who have limited space or who want to incorporate fruits and vegetables into their garden beds without having to establish garden space for edibles alone. Find out which edible plants will do well in the existing or transitional landscape.

Low Maintenance Gardening
May 16 at 4pm - Reynolda Manor
May 23 at 10:30am - Lewisville
Learn all the steps to help reduce the maintenance in your home landscape. We will take a look at various low maintenance plants and give lots of tips on reducing the time you need to spend on maintaining your landscape.

Growing Small Fruits
May 18 at 10:30am - Walkertown
Home grown fruit tastes so much better than store-bought! Learn how to grow fruit-bearing plants including preparing the soil, using amendments and fertilizer, how many plants for the area, pruning, and harvesting.

Growing Daylilies
May 20 at 11am - Carver
Learn all the steps to successfully growing and adding various types of daylilies to your landscape. This easy perennial is one that has low maintenance and wonderful blooms.

Low Cost Home Maintenance
May 28 at 7pm - Rural Hall
Short on time and money? This program will help you increase your knowledge and develop skills in maintaining your home (inside & out) with cleaning tips for every room as well as maintaining the area with affordable and safe products.

Workshop: Ducks 101 – From Pond to Table

May 18, 2013

10:30 am

to

4:00 pm

Duck Dance Farm and Smoking Goat Epicurean Arts present
Ducks 101: From Pond to Table
This one day workshop will cover all areas of sustainably farming with ducks, including breed selection, hatching and husbandry, harvesting and processing, and cooking. This will be an interactive workshop with opportunity for Q&A.
A gourmet lunch will be provided, featuring different methods of preparing duck. Additionally, we will have duck meat, duck eggs, ducklings, and breeding pairs for sale.
Registration is $115 before May 1, then increases to $135.
Space will be limited to 20 participants.
smokinggoat.nc@gmail.com / 828-536-9144

go(a)t cheese?

 

In the summer of 2012, we began making our first raw milk aged farmstead cheeses, using only milk from our herd, in our new creamery. These cheeses are aged from two to eight months in both natural rinds and waxed rinds. In October 2012, we received our Grade B Goat Dairy license and began selling our goat cheeses in the farm store. In March 2013, we began making fresh chèvres (soft goat cheese, available plain or flavored), feta (available brined or marinated) and farmers cheese (available plain or flavored). 

 

In the spring of 2013, you will be able to purchase our goat cheeses at a variety of locations in addition to our farm store.  Look for our cheeses at Let It Grow Produce (Country Club Road in Winston-Salem), King Farmers' Market (Parking Lot of the Stokes Family YMCA on Wednesdays), and Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers Market (Adjacent to the Single Brothers Garden at the intersection of West Street and Salt Street in Winston-Salem on Saturdays). 

Due to the seasonality of our products, not all cheeses are available at all times in our farm store or at local markets. Please email or call ahead with any questions.

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.



Got to Be NC Festival 2013

May 17-19, 2013 Join your friends and family for three great days of down-home celebration North Carolina-style at the 2013 Got to Be NC Festival at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds

Hours
Festival Gate HoursFriday: 10:00 am- 10:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 10:00 pm Sunday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm	Carnival HoursFriday: 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm* Saturday: 10:00 am- 10:00 pm* Sunday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm	Building and Exhibit HoursFriday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Webinar: Local Meats Processing – Successes and Innovations

 

Apr 18, 2013

3:30 pm

to

5:00 pm

Mark your calendars for the next NMPAN webinar – hosted by the National Good Food Network – and please pre-register!
What makes successful meat processors tick? On this webinar, we’ll profile processors around the U.S. and share lessons learned about their success, offering background on the challenges of small-scale meat and poultry processing – for both processors and producers. We’ll also hear from several regional, collaborative efforts to improve access to local processing.
Our discussion is based on a research report we recently completed for USDA’s Economic Research Service, at the request of the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Committee. The report will be released the day of the webinar.
The webinar host is the National Good Food Network.
The webinar is free and open to the public, but advanced registration is required: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/211399546

The Countdown to the Market Begins! One week!

Cobblestone Farmers Market Opens Next Saturday, April 13th and Tuesday, April 16th

Just one more week! The Cobblestone Farmers Market opens for the season next Saturday, April 13th and Tuesday, April 16th at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. The Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts is located at 251 N. Spruce Street in downtown Winston-Salem (1 block off Fourth Street). The Saturday market will return to Old Salem Museums and Gardens on May 18th.

    If you missed the Winter Pop Ups, here's a refresher on the MRCA market location:

Where is the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts?
The MRCA is located at 251 N. Spruce Street, one block from Fourth Street. The market is set up in front of the building around the semi-circular drive.

Where do I park for the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts?
Parking on Saturdays is free downtown and $1 in the lot across the street. Parking on Tuesdays is $1 in the lot, some free parking on the street, and metered parking elsewhere.

What forms of payment are accepted at the market?
Cash is the primary form of payment. Some vendors accept checks and credit card using the Square. EBT and WIC FMNP are also accepted. If using SNAP/EBT, visit the information tent to exchange for $1 tokens.

Where is the closest ATM to the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts?
There is an ATM one block North at Fourth and Spruce inside the Community Arts Cafe and one block South at the BB&T branch.

Do I bring my own shopping bag?
Some vendors will have small plastic bags for items but bringing your own reusable bags, baskets, or rolling carts is always a great idea and it helps the environment!

2013 Cobblestone Farmers Market Season Dates:

Cobblestone Farmers Market Downtown: Tuesdays from 10am-1pm, April 16th- November 26th
Saturdays from 9am-12pm, April 13th- May 11th
For the 2013 season, CFM Downtown will be held at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts (the same location as the Pop Ups).

Old Salem Cobblestone Farmers Market: Saturdays from 9am-12pm, May 18th- November 23rd
The Saturday market will begin at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts and then move to its regular location in Old Salem on May 18th for the rest of the season. Old Salem is host to the Komen Race for the Cure on May 4th and the Winston-Salem Centennial Celebration on May 11th.

We hope to see you there!  We'll have our cooler stocked with fresh goat cheese and eggs...AND we'll be bringing our original market favorite, goat milk soap too! 

In meantime, you can visit us daily at our farm store

 

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

WORKSHOP: Successfully Producing Meat for Local Markets

This workshop is for producers wanting to market meat thru sales to local consumers. Topics to be addressed include labeling: what do grass-fed, pastured, free range, organic mean? Meat handling regulations, production systems for local meat, animal marketing and grading, and marketing locally will also be discussed. Information will be pertinent to most livestock operations (beef, pork, poultry, rabbit, goat, sheep, etc.).

• Date: April 12, 2013
• Time: 8:30am—3pm
• Location: Forsyth County Ag Building. 1450 Fairchild Road, Winston-Salem
• Registration: $25

See the brochure below for a registration form and more information or call Rachel Herring at 336-703-2867 to request a form. Space is limited and is first-come.
Meat Producers Brochure

Greensboro Curb Market’s Plant Sale & Earth Day Celebration

 

Apr 14, 2013

10:00 am

to

3:00 pm

The Greensboro Farmers Curb Market located at 501 Yanceyville St. Greensboro, NC will be holding its 1st Annual Plant Sale and Earth Day Celebration. A food truck will be on site during the event and a beer tasting is being planned.
This will be an indoor/outdoor event spotlighting local growers, garden artists and earth friendly exhibits. We are seeking local vendors and farmers who produce vegetable or herb starts, native plants, perennial or annual seedlings, small independent nurseries, and landscapers specializing in using local native plants.
We are still seeking individuals who would be willing to offer workshops on home gardening or related topics. Presentations should be planned for 45 minutes to one hour. Please send those requests to Elizabeth Gibbs, Executive Director gsofarmersmarket@gmail.com

If you are interested in selling at this event please contact Donna Myers for more details at (336) 965-8893 or at gfmarketevents@gmail.com.

On the Radio

Don't forget to catch us on 600 WSJS's Friday morning show at approximately 8:20AM. We'll be talking about our dairy, goat cheese, Farm Store, and local food while they eat breakfast including our goat cheese and local jams and jellies from Mother Holtz Farm.

Of course, the farm store will be open normal hours, in case it makes you hungry!

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Goat Cheese Recipes

We've been cooking and baking with our plain fresh chevre. The latest experiment was using it in a German Chocolate cake (which didn't originally include it as a ingredient)... YUM!

We're collecting goat cheese recipes on our Pinterest board--do you have any suggestions of what we should try next?

Next time you're ready to try a new recipe, stop by our farm store and get some of our fresh chevre to use!

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville. Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

More Cheese Please

Making more chevre today - - good day for it since it is raining/sleeting/snowing :(

Spring, where are you!?

If you don't mind getting out in this weather, our farm store is open.  We've got a good variety of our cheeses in the cooler, along with all the other local goodies!

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness

New Labels!! Goat Milk Aged Cheese & Chevre in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point)

Our new labels for our Goat Milk cheeses have arrived! 

We are a Grade B dairy and the goat's milk comes from our own Nubian and Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. We are a farmstead operation which means the cheese is made from the milk of our own herd (no milk is purchased) and on the farm where the goats are raised. It is produced by hand in small batches.

For more details about the cheeses available, please visit Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery

We are located near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line.

Currently in the cooler are our raw milk aged goat cheeses (hard cheeses), goat milk feta, plain and flavored chevres (soft cheeses), and plain and flavored farmers cheeses (soft cheeses).

Website has store hours along with information on the other farm products that are available.

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville. Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have raw milk aged goat cheese, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Farm Fun Day

Woosley Farm will host a Spring "Farm Fun Day" on April 7th from 2-4 pm. They'll have babies to pet and feed, a hayride, coloring pages for the kids, Jellybean's book for sale, a tour of the house and garden and so much more. If you have a group that would like to attend please let them know in advance so they will have staff on hand. Tickets are $3 per-person.

"Tickets" are purchased at the event or if you want to pass them out to friends contact info@woosleyfarm.com with the number of tickets you need.

2780 Woosley Road

Pfafftown, NC 27040

Sustainability Short Film Competition

 Sustainability Short Film Competition
Thursday, April 18, 6: 30pm

The Weatherspoon Art Museum with the UNCG Sustainability Committee present the 4th Annual Sustainability Short Film Competition.

Growing Lavender in the South

Growing Lavender in the South
Thursday, April 11, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Frank L. Horton Museum Center (924 S. Main Street)

Presented by Sandra Sarlinga and Fabian Lujan, Managers of Sunshine Lavender Farm in Orange County, NC

This ancient herb is prized for fragrance, color, and beauty. Learn how to choose the right plants and varieties, how to prepare the soil and plant the site, and how to prune and harvest.

This lunch time workshop will last about one hour. Attendees may bring a lunch; beverages provided.

Hosted by Old Salem Horticulture.
Cost: $5/ Free for Friends of the Gardens.

Please call 336-721-7357 for more information or to pre-register.

Women Working in the Meat Business Retreat

Female farmers, processors and food professionals in the niche meat industry - two days, two nights with Master Butcher and third generation meet cutter, Kari Underly of Range Inc. Hands on butchery, small setting, marketing and merchandising, skill building and proficiency in whole animal utilization. Roll up your sleeves ladies!



NC Choices is hosting a Women Working in the Meat Business Retreat May 20th – 22nd in Chapel Hill, NC. The retreat, sponsored by the Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina,... is in response to the emerging role of female professionals within meat businesses. “Women are increasingly playing a leadership role in the meat sector, whether it’s as livestock producers, meat butchers, chefs or business owners,” says NC Choices’ Program Coordinator, Sarah Blacklin. “We’ve developed a unique retreat designed to address the challenges female professionals face in a male-dominated arena."

The two-day, two-night retreat will focus on hands-on meat cutting, marketing, and merchandising. Both sessions will be facilitated by Master Butcher Kari Underly, author of The Art of Beef Cutting: A Meat Professional’s Guide to Butchering and Merchandising.
The Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina are providing scholarships for female producers, meat processors, and food professionals located in North Carolina. “This is an important need and we are thrilled to be supporting NC Choices’ program,” said Maggie Hamm, SVP of Marketing for Carolina Farm Credit in Statesville, NC. “This event will be a superb opportunity for women who work in local and niche meat business to learn more about the important role they are playing in advancing the local meat industry.”

A number of local business are also sponsoring the event, including Lantern Restaurant, which will provide space for participants to learn how to breakdown a beef and hog carcass, fabricate specialty cuts and create and prepare value-added products. The Chapel Hilltop Lodge, a unique agri-tourism lodge located on 46 acres and eight miles outside of Chapel Hill, will provide retreat accommodations.

“We look forward to bringing our female leaders together to network and increase their technical skills,” says NC Choice’s Blacklin.

ALL MEDIA INQUIRIES: Contact Sarah Blacklin, sarah@ncchoices.com

FOR REGISTRATION AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AS WELL AS SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Contact Meredith McKissick at meredith@ncchoices.com
 
Retreat Package: $400 per participant. Includes overnight accommodations at The Chapel Hilltop Lodge eight miles outside Chapel. Lodge sits on 46 acres and features an organic garden, saltwater pool, extensive balconies, patios, pool table, exercise room and expansive common space in a beautiful agricultural setting. Meals include complimentary breakfast, lunch at the Carolina Brewery, cocktail social hour, and a special dinner at Lantern Restaurant, recognized by Gourmet Magazine as one of "America's Top 50 Restaurants" and "best farm-to-table restaurants". Participants will gain hands-on whole hog and beef butchery training from Kari Underly, a third generation meat cutter, inventor of the flat iron steak, and James Beard Award nominee. Participants will improve their understanding of how to market and merchandise meat products with increased proficiency, communication, and confidence in an intimate environment with top industry professionals. Participants will learn how to make specialty sausages and leave the retreat with meat to take home for their families. Butchery classes will be located in “Lantern Table”, Lantern restaurant’s new community kitchen and private dining room on Franklin St. in downtown Chapel Hill. Space is Limited to 25 participants and registration occurs on a first come first serve basis.

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Grapes & Small Plates

Grapes & Small Plates, A Local Food & Wine Event returns in April.

Grapes & Small Plates returns in April to showcase the tastes of Winston-Salem with close to 20 area restaurants. After a great showing and community participation 2012, they will be back throughout the month of April on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Participating are independently owned and operated restaurants who will tempt patrons with signature small plates and optional local wine selections.

Participating customers will have the opportunity to enter into drawings each time they dine for Grapes & Small Plates. A drawing of all participating guests will be held at the end of the month, with winners receiving prizes, including gift cards to participating restaurants and donated items such as a brand-new chef's knife set.

The event kicks off in early April.

For more information visit www.grapesandsmallplates.com or join their Facebook page.

Goat Milk Aged Cheese & Chevre in the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point)

We are a Grade B dairy and the goat's milk comes from our own Nubian and Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats. We are a farmstead operation which means the cheese is made from the milk of our own herd (no milk is purchased) and on the farm where the goats are raised. It is produced by hand in small batches.

For more details about the cheeses available, please visit Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery

We are located near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line.

Currently in the cooler are our raw milk aged goat cheeses (hard cheeses), goat milk feta, plain and flavored chevres (soft cheeses), and plain anf flavored farmers cheeses (soft cheeses).

Website has store hours along with information on the other farm products that are available.

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville. Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have raw milk aged goat cheese, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Farm Buddies

Our friends at Fantasy Photography will be borrowing one of our goat kids for their Farm Buddies Mini Photography sessions in April.  Visit their Facebook page or blog for all of the details!

Our smallest farm hands had their picture taken last year with one of our nubian goats...

Fantasy Photography is a natural light portrait design studio and boutique located just ten minutes north of Winston-Salem, North Carolina in beautiful, historic Germanton. We are NOT a formal studio - we love jeans, simple dresses, bare feet and outdoors!

Fantasy Photography is the work of Giulia and Jonathan Smith.

Fantasy Photography specializes in outdoor photography sessions, maternity and prenatal photography, newborn photography, baby photography, children's photography, children's limited edition fantasy portraits, family photography, pet photography, portrait parties, birthday party photography, custom framing, greeting cards, birth announcements and other custom boutique photography items.

Fantasy Photography in North Carolina serves the following areas: Winston-Salem, Greensboro, Eden, Reidsville, Madison, Mayodan, High Point, King, Rural Hall, Pilot Mountain, Mount Airy, Walnut Cove, Germanton, Kernersville, Dobson, Stokes County, Surry County, Forsyth County, Guilford County, Rockingham County and surrounding areas in North Carolina.

Piedmont Farm School 2013 - Our Turn!

 

                      

The pictures above courtesy of our new friend at Hope Farms, because of course we forgot to take pictures ourselves!

Today was a extra busy day at the farm.  We were hosts to the 2013 Piedmont Farm School, which is meeting monthly February to June and September to October for business training and field trip to local farms. Our guests toured the farm and the creamery... and of course, sampled LOTS of our goat cheese!

Below is the list of topics, so that you'll know what you missed out on...

Feb. 12

‐ Whole Farm Planning
 

Feb. 28

‐ Farm Trip to Peregrine Farm in Alamance County

March 12

‐ Farm Planning

March 28

‐ Small Scale Dairy Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC in Germanton, NC

April 9

‐ Financial Record Keeping

April 25

‐ Specialty Crops Farm Trip (Hops and Mushrooms) in Yadkin and Iredell Counties

May 14

‐ Farm History and Current Situation "What Have You Got?”

May 30

‐ Fruits Farm Trip to High Rock Nursery and The Persimmon Branch

June 11

‐ Marketing Fundamentals
 

June 27

‐ Vegetables Farm Trip to Piedmont Research Station

Salisbury and Correll Farms, Cleveland in Rowan County

September 10

‐ Your Business Planning

September 26

‐ Pasture Pork and Poultry Farm

Trip to Wild Turkey Farm in Rowan County

October 8

‐ Student Review

October 27

‐ Agritourism, Marketing
Sanders Ridge Winery, Vineyard and Organic Farm, in Booneville

Big Day

I guess we're ready for the Piedmont Farm School!?

Quick reminder that we will be hosting Piedmont Farm School this morning. The Farm Store will be open as usual but please be aware that parking/shopping will be more difficult until after 12 Noon. Thanks for your understanding!

Our farm has been accepted to two Farmers Markets for the 2013 season and will be selling cheese at those in addition keeping Let It Grow Produce and the farm store stocked.  We are staying busy at the farm and preparing for even busier months to come!

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery is located on Buffalo Creek Farm Road in Germanton, NC near the intersection of Hwy 65 and Hwy 8 (Germanton Road) at the Forsyth / Stokes County line. We are a few miles north of Winston-Salem and a short drive from Rural Hall, King, Walkertown, Kernersville. Walnut Cove, Danbury, High Point, Greensboro, Pilot Mountain, Mt. Airy and other communities in the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. In our on site Farm Store, we have both raw milk aged goat cheese and fresh chevres, grass fed beef, pastured lamb and pastured free range eggs along with our handmade goat's milk soap and other local goodness.

Making Eating Local Easy

Make eating at home healthy and easy by planning your weekly meals using local food! 

Piedmont Local Food delivers your goodies to our farm store on Wednesday's for pick up.  New items from local farms are added each week!

Buffalo Creek Farm and Creamery, LLC

3255 Buffalo Creek Farm Road

Germanton, NC 27019

336.969.5698