Newsflash

It's a very strange time for us at the moment at Alledal Gård.

We've been here in Sweden for over 4 years, and during that time we have had some down moments, but mainly we've had a wonderful time trying to make a success of our little farm in Skåne. I have no regrets about coming to Sweden in the summer of 2006.

Now, I'm afraid, the end is nigh, and we are shutting down the farm. Over the last few weeks the chickens, ducks, and geese have found new homes, and hopefully in the next few days the goats will have new homes too. By the end of 2010 Alledal Gård will no longer be an active farm.

We've had some wonderful successes with the yellow ducks and the chickens particularly, and have found it to be incredibly rewarding. And for me personally, a fantastic way to switch off when I come back from work on my main job.

This is the beginning of a new chapter for us, and hopefully over the coming months we'll be able to share more of our plans for the future. If you've followed us over the years, many thanks, and I hope that we've brought some pleasure to you from our little corner of the Swedish countryside. 

 

 

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First attempt(s) at cheese Print
Written by Stephen Baines   
Sunday, 23 September 2007

Now that we've got goats, and kids, and soon we'll have a glut of milk we need to make plans for what to do with it. What better than making your own cheese?

We bought the cultures and equipment, the only delay is that because Snövit has been on antibiotics we can't use her milk for a little while, so we've been practising on some store bought milk.

 

We'd read plenty of books, and all agreed that soft "french" cheeses were the best to start with. The books forgot to tell the rennet how long it was meant to take, and meant the first batch was a bit of a disaster. Never mind, a second lot was made shortly afterwards and has settled nicely and looks like a soft cheese. It still needs a little longer to drain and ripen, though.

 
 
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