BORDER FARM
SPRINGERLE COOKIES – This year with my cheese making classes, I think I have mentioned many times that it feels like I am time traveling. Each step I take has a cultural, historic, linguistic, or familial lesson for me. It is cheese but so much more.
So in staying in that theme, I have started baking our Christmas cookies with century old recipes, many of them from the Swabia region (Germany/France/Switzerland) where we are from. These are not every day cookies, these are cookies that take quite a bit of effort to make, but then they have to be stored in a tin to ‘ripen’ for several weeks.
I will say that we have tasted some of them ahead of time and they taste just like my childhood Christmas’s with my Grandma’s springerle cookies. Heavy anise and lemon flavors with a honeycomb texture. Perfect for dipping in black coffee.
The recipe below has so much beautiful information on the why, how, when, where these cookies came from that I won’t spill the beans here. Side-note, my Great Grandma was one of the persons that put her Springerle molds and rolling pin in her luggage when they came to America.
What I will add is – the rolling pins can be found on ETSY, new or vintage (depends on how much you want to spend). The ammonia bicarbonate can be found on AMAZON (get the smallest pack unless you want to make large batches of Swedish Christmas cookies which also call for this specific ingredient.
WORKER-BEE FUND! Contact us to find out more. This is a super exciting part of our farm growing in continuing education!
FARMHOUSE CLASSES – Our season is underway! If you would like to learn farmhouse skills we would love to work with you!
Small cozy classes, hands-on, fun and fast paced. You’ll learn a lot and have a great morning. Attend a class or give the gift of farm education for the holidays to those you love!
- sourdough/wild yeast
- the art of raw dairy – milk, kefir, cheeses
- goat milking
- goat camp
PAWS & PEOPLE TRAINING
TRAINING
Every puppy deserves the gift of education. We can help you be the best teacher possible – learn more than you thought possible, find your teams potential, and prepare for great adventures.
Our classes are about more than just teaching your dog sit and loose leash walking – they are about canines in general, health information, mobility or lack thereof, observation, developmental stages, timing, use of space, etc … The whole enchilada!
NUTRITION – BEHAVIOR – SKILLS – EMOTIONAL & SOCIAL WELLNESS
Our classes fill each month – consider registering far in advance.
Phone Appointments – Monday – Friday (super popular to stay focused and get the resources you need)
Puppy/Adolescent Classes – December, January, February
Advanced Specialty Classes – FULL through the end of the year (please inquire about classes starting in January 2027)
