Hello Dear Bloggers,

Yes, it is Spring in the Country! With the arrival of spring is just a little bit of green grass starting to show...a beautiful sight on a dairy farm!

We also have our first four calves, all of whom are heifers (females)! A great thing on a dairy farm because they will be our future milk cows! If you live anywhere near Woodward, Iowa, stop out to the farm. The calves are situated in huts near the creamery - easy for the kids to get to. Breathe in some fresh country air while you're here too!

Just arrived in our store, a fresh supply of our own beef. The ground beef is on special this week for $2.90/lb. What a bargain!

Jeff is bottling a new version of our chocolate milk tonight - it's called chocolate vanilla swirl. YUM! Another take on "the best chocolate milk this side of the Milky Way!"

Also in the ice cream freezer.....Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint Ice Cream. It doesn't get any better than this!

That's all for tonight. Enjoy spring!
JB

Hello Dear Bloggers,

The full moon is shining down brightly on Picket Fence Creamery this evening! It's beautiful! Perhaps the calm AFTER the storm? Yes, we received several inches of snow and experienced blowing, drifting, blizzard conditions this past weekend. Thank goodness we did not ever lose power. Otherwise, we would have been calling in all of our friends on four-wheelers to come help milk the cows! But business went on as usual...drifts and all! It's amazing what people will drive through to get their moo juice!

We are celebrating SPRING will a Sample Sunday this weekend, along with our neighbors to the north, Prairieland Herbs. Here is what's happening...

Celebrate 'Spring in the Country'
near Woodward, March 11

You're invited to celebrate spring in the country at a Sample Sunday event, March 11 from noon to 5 p.m. near Woodward, Iowa.
Admission is free.
Prairieland Herbs and Picket Fence Creamery, located just off Highway 141 near Woodward, are hosting a day of local foods and wine sampling, homemade herbal soaps and skin care sampling, and fun for the kids including seeing the new Jersey calves!
At Prairieland Herbs, 13505 S Ave., enjoy browsing the herbal luxuries, checking our the new lineup of spring classes, and receiving some free handmade soap and skin care samples. New are locally produced alpaca yarn and raw fiber to knit and spin.
At Picket Fence Creamery, 14583 S Ave., enjoy sampling Penoach Wines of Adel, Salsa by Joni of Waukee, ice cream and a host of other locally produced foods. Kids can enjoy a hay maze and see the calves and pigs.
For more information, call 515-438-2697 or check www.prairielandherbs.com, or www.picketfencecreamery.net.

We'll also have some Extra Value Meat Packages available to save you some money. Our super deals are:
9" deep dish pie and quart of ice cream, $12
90% lean ground beef, $2.95/lb.
Ribeye steaks, $9.50/lb.

Our featured ice cream sample will be Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint!

That's it for tonight; we'll talk again soon.
JB