ABOUT THIS COOK:

I'm a former cultured California chick happily turned manure mucking Missouri farmgirl. Back in 1994 when I was 26, I sold my little bakery cafe and left my native SF Bay Area for the wilds of the midwest and have (almost) never looked back. I live on a remote 240 acre farm with several dozen sheep, 6 very entertaining donkeys, a flock of opinionated chickens, 4 dogs, 9 cats, and one really well fed farmguy. We raise pastured lamb and beef, I tend a large organic heirloom kitchen garden, and am an avid artisan bread baker. My life revolves around food. For the past four years I've been sharing recipes, stories, and photos from my crazy country life on my award-winning blog, FarmgirlFare.com.