October 10, 2007 – 1:25 pm
The Stables is hosting a Dressage Clinic with top dressage trainer Mari Monda Zdunic. Mari, who competed in the 1980 Olympic Trials and the 1981 World Championship Trials, is the owner/trainer at Shine-A-Bit Farm in Brighton, MI.
Although her focus is dressage, Mari welcomes a variety of riders (e.g., children, beginners, hunter/jumpers, trail riders, western.) [...]
October 8, 2007 – 11:32 am
Laura Werlin, author of "Cheese Essentials," recently spent the day at the Leelanau Cheese Co., learning Anne and John's cheesemaking secrets. She had come to the area to present two standing-room only cheese classes at the Traverse Epicurean Classic where attendees sampled the aged raclette. Werlin told them that "the aged raclette was among the best cheeses [...]
October 8, 2007 – 10:38 am
Opening day is getting closer for our Tasting Room at our Old Mission Peninsula Winery on McKinley Road. Here are a couple of sneak peeks at the new digs. We hope to see you there soon.
October 8, 2007 – 10:16 am
Around here we call Nic our Pumpkin King. For years he's been growing giant pumpkins, carefully saving the seeds for planting the next spring, and hoping for bigger and better squash each year. He's a bit disappointed with this year's crop due to the dry summer, but we think the results speak for themselves. [...]
October 2, 2007 – 4:34 pm
Matt and Keegan Myers figured that both tourists and locals must love traveling M-22 that circles the Leelanau Peninsula as much as they do, so they came out with M-22 logo wear last year. When these items took off in the market, Matt and Keegan came to us at Black Star Farms with the idea [...]
October 2, 2007 – 4:07 pm
Pat Harrison, aka The Pumpkin Bumpkin, aka The Lord of the Gourd, recently spent the day at our Farmers Market carving pumpkins into fantastic creatures.
