Cheese tour & "the winner is..."

This past weekend, the Washington County Cheese Tour came to West Pawlet!  Consider Bardwell, our partner farm, participated so we all did our part to help.  Dan grilled corn, Laurie and Jill worked in the cafe serving hundreds of Pawlettis; we even brought 2 of our Jersey calves to the event to represent Wayward Goose Farm.  Lots of people came out to taste Consider Bardwell's award winning cheeses and tour the cheese making facilities.  Since Ainsley's calf still needed a name we thought it would be fun to have a "name the calf" contest.  We made a display with Jersey facts and left a box for suggestions.  We promised to post the winning name here.

Ainsley's calf and Emerald's calf, visiting Consider Bardwell for the cheese tour.

We had lots of great name suggestions and it was a difficult decision to make. However, after much discussion we finally agreed on one.  Actually, we agreed on two, so we put them together to make one. Wanda Willoughby.  Wanda was suggested by Laura Galley of Niskayuna, NY and Willoughby was an anonymous suggestion.

The cheese tour was a big success and Consider Bardwell did a wonderful job attracting people to beautiful West Pawlet.

Cheesemaker Chris Gray beginning a tour of the cheese making facilities, cheese caves and milking parlor.

Dan, readying the grill for roasting corn.

Maynard does not make a very good doorman.

Even the Consider Bardwell geese made an appearance!