Roadtrip to Canal Junction Meats & Cheese Farm

September 27, 2010

Last Friday a group of Elizabeth's House members took a roadtrip to CJ's Grassfed Meats & Cheese Farm in Defiance, Ohio.  The one-hour drive was windy but beautiful.  Lisa Bowe was our guide for the day and what a great tour we received!  We saw everything from the henhouse to the milking room.  We met the newest calf and checked out the turkeys.  We met the Schlatters, the family that owns and operates the farm, and then enjoyed the most delicious lunch that is better described as a feast, prepared by Renae Schlatter.  Eight of us sat at the long farm table and were served a fresh green salad with homemade strawberry vinaigrette with Lisa's kombucha.  We were then treated to beef-stuffed peppers, applesauce, and a fresh corn dish that required seconds.  Dessert was chocolate cake with ice cream and raspberry sauce with coffee.  All I can say is naps were required later that afternoon.  After shopping for fresh eggs, fabulous meats and cheeses we headed home more than a little full, and more than satisfied with our roadtrip to the farm.