Great Weather to Not be Amish

     It's hard to be culturally sensitive AND get a good picture of the Amish. This will have to do.

     Our time at Middlefield Original Cheese Co-op with N & R went very well. We affirmed each other's value and expressed appreciation. It did not go exactly as we had hoped going in, but we had given it all over to the Lord before we walked through the door. Our fellowship and business relationship grew as did our understanding of each other's operating methods, convictions and situations. Vast and fascinating cultural differences! In the end, we will be making some changes to help them save time and costs on invoicing our orders and they will be improving the packaging on our retail orders and letting their store customers, especially the non-locals, know about the website. We also began what will be a long and slow dialog about an issue we could not have touched over the phone. So it was good. 

     The best parts? Seeing my friend R and hearing about the young man in her life who 'brings her great joy'. Also visiting face to face with D and C, two younger gals who work there too, who I sometimes speak to over the phone. Also, trying Goat's Milk Fudge (It was good! I know, how weird is that?!) AND bringing home the new in-house Parmesan Cheese! It should make the order forms by the next order cycle along with Fiesta Cheddar and maybe White Gouda.

     We also hammered out details regarding carrying some other Amish products from their store, so in the near future we may be adding some things like noodles, baking mixes, maple syrup, honey, jam and small, round, containers of GOAT'S MILK FUDGE!