Black Mesa Ranch
Snowflake, Arizona, USA
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Alternative Energy (updated 10/11)
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David's Culinary Blog
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Take a 4 minute "tour of the ranch" on YouTube .
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Award Winning Artisan Goat Cheeses
4 Awards 2010 ADGA National Competition
2 Awards 2008 ADGA National Competition
4 Awards 2005 ADGA National Competition
3 Awards 2004 ADGA National Competition
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(available seasonally)
1 Award 2010 ADGA National Competition
2 Awards 2005 ADGA National Competition
2 Awards 2004 ADGA National Competition
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Click here to read the online version of Kathryn's booklet
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This site last updated:
December 29, 2011
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BMR Logbook for the months of August through December 2003 are currently under construction. While we work on them, please enjoy these photos from the time period.
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We got our new milking machine in early August |
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| A Brie experiment goes critical | Making "wether-cracks" in the truck windshield | Kira the wonder dog | |
| Goats, goats and more goats | |||
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| September 2003 | |||
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D has his appendix explode during a dinner party at the Ranch. He was out of commission most of the month and K sure didn't have any time to take pictures! D did a few hard cheese experiments later in the month |
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| October 2003 | |||
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| Our first honey crop (about a tablespoon) <sigh> | Artie's now-famous Cover Girl head shot | More hard cheese experiments | |
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| We do a few outdoor landscape-type projects | The new pasteurizer is fully installed and in regular use | ||
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| Dairy package and label design work | |||
| November 2003 | |||
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| The dairy is in full cheese production | |||
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| We briefly raise "Nigies" | Angel throws a toga party | Work on the west Dairy deck | |
| December 2003 | |||
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| We build new milk stanchions for the Dairy | Seasonal candy production is in full swing | ||
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| Goofy wethers on the new deck | A beautiful winter sunset | BMR Christmas party featuring... GOAT CHEESE! | |