Fair Oaks Farms News Blog http://fofarms.com/pblog/index.php Copyright 2010, Fair Oaks Farms Fair Oaks Farms en-US SPHPBLOG 0.5.1 Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Fair Oaks Farms http://fofarms.com/pblog/index.php?entry=entry100311-104455 On Saturday, March 27th, Fair Oaks Farms will be holding their Annual Easter Egg Hunt!!


Photo By Julia Fredenburg


This event is very popular at Fair Oaks Farms. Everyone who attends must purchase a wristband. With this purchase, everyone will have full access to the Adventure Center, Birthing Barn, and the all new Mooville! Children 0-9 years old who purchase an admission wristband will also receive ONE free hunt, a picture with the Easter Bunny, and a chance to win the Golden Egg Grand Prize.

Because of this events popularity, we encourage everyone who plans to attend to purchase their wristbands TODAY on our online Dairy Store. Prices and links to purchase the wristbands can be found on our event page on Facebook.

For the full details on hunt times and admission prices, check out our event page on Facebook by clicking here and RSVP TODAY!!



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Photo by Laurie


Laurie, the author of Dalla Mia Cucina, has created another recipe with one of our cheeses and it sounds wonderful. She has made Gougères with our Emmenthaler cheese. Visit her blog to find the recipe. After seeing all the savory photos, you might want to try it for yourself!!

Thank you Laurie for taking the time to come up with such a tasty recipe!

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Congratulations to Melissa N! She is last week's Trivia winner. Thank you to all who participated!

Last week's question was: Can you guess how many awards Fair Oaks Farms has won in the last five years for their cheese?

Melissa's answer was: Fair Oaks Farms has received 28 awards in the past 5 years. They are definitely WELL deserved awards. :)

She was correct! We actually have received 28 awards in the past 5 years. To see the list of what awards we've received, click here and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Ready for this week's question?





QUESTION: What is the ingredient that is added to the milk to cause it to form solids (or curds)?



Think you know the answer? All you have to do is submit your answer, and you could win a Fair Oaks Farms prize package if you are correct!

Here's how to play:

*E-mail your answer to: trivia AT fofarms DOT com by midnight on Sunday!

*One entry per person per week

*No Fair Oaks Farms employees

*The winner will be randomly selected from a collection of correct answers.

Thank you for playing. Stay tuned for next week's trivia question!

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Fair Oaks Farms chose to donate this money to Riley Hospital for Children. John Davies, managing director at Society of Innovators of Northwest Indiana, and Cal Bellamy, partner at Krieg DeVault, presented the $500 check to Riley Hospital for Children on behalf of Fair Oaks Farms.

Gary Corbett said a few words in regards to this great opportunity to donate to Riley, “We at Fair Oaks Farms are very proud to be able to help support the great work Riley is doing to conquer the illnesses impacting children. We are a family farm and our children are our most important 'crop.' We are very grateful that should our children or any child fall ill that Riley is there as an institution of healing for all.”

We are very grateful for this opportunity to receive this award and also to be able to donate money to a wonderful organization that has been providing care and support to children and their families for years!
]]> General http://fofarms.com/pblog/index.php?entry=entry100304-151849 Fair Oaks Farms Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:18:49 GMT http://fofarms.com/pblog/comments.php?y=10&m=03&entry=entry100304-151849 Follow Our Every Moo-ve http://fofarms.com/pblog/index.php?entry=entry100304-111728 Fair Oaks Farms. Join us on the web today to stay informed about the latest news, information, and deals that are going on!



You can become a fan of us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to see what we are up to everyday. We keep our fans and followers in the loop so you'll never miss one thing that is happening at Fair Oaks Farms!

You can also watch our latest videos on YouTube or see our gallery of photos on Flickr!

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This exhibit is a race between three "milkers" to see who can clean, prepare, and hook up the teatcups the fastest.


Look at that...I milked a cow in 25 seconds flat!!

Now it's your turn... Come on over to Fair Oaks Farms and try your hand at milking a cow!

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After writing a review of our cheese, Marcella Wright has also come up with a very delicious Mac n Cheese she calls "Kitchen Sink Mac n Cheese" using the left over cheese she received from us. Interested in trying it for yourself? Check out Cheesemonger Recipes on her blog for the recipe.


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Congratulations to Christine C.! She is last week's Trivia winner. Thank you to all who participated!

Last week's question was: What is the salt water solution that each cheese spends a certain amount of time floating in which adds flavor to the cheese and creates a rind?

Christine's answer was: It is cheese on which I would like to dine, but first, it must soak in brine!

Ready for this week's question?





QUESTION: Can you guess how many awards Fair Oaks Farms has won in the last five years for their cheese?



Think you have a guess? All you have to do is submit your answer, and if you guess the correct number of awards or are the closest to the correct number, you could win a Fair Oaks Farms prize package!

Here's how to play:

*E-mail your answer to: trivia AT fofarms DOT com by midnight on Sunday!

*One entry per person per week

*No Fair Oaks Farms employees

*The winner will be randomly selected from a collection of correct answers.

Thank you for playing. Stay tuned for next week's trivia question!

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Meet Laurie, the author of Dalla Mia Cucina. Laurie creates her own recipes and writes about them in her blog. After hearing how excited she was to sample some of our cheese, we sent her Emmenthaler, Sweet Swiss, Royal Blue, and Asiago and asked her if she would be willing to create a recipe with them. She has created a delicious Royal Blue Cheese, Sage & Chive Butter out of our Royal Blue Cheese. Visit her blog to see the recipe and try it for yourself!

Stay tuned for more blog posts and recipes by Laurie featuring our other cheeses...

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