As I say just about every post, wow has it been a long time since I last wrote. Things are busy, busy, busy and I’m desperately trying to keep up on it all. Is it easy? Nope, not at all. Is it craziness to the nth degree? Yep! It’s fun getting to see the people who have dogs that are so into our product, and hearing the farmers as they put their beds to rest for the year and I get to process the bounty of crops they supplied me with. It’s very intense to see this once enormous space start to close in from the mass of pumpkins, freezers, moulders, ovens, and all the rest of it.
What’s new around here? Quite a bit. As I mentioned before, we had crop failures for our buckwheat, canola and chamomile. Bumper crops of pumpkin and parsley, and decent crops of blueberries and sage. Lavender is all dried and awaiting pickup, and I find myself continuously driving down to Swan’s Honey to pick up pails of the wonderfully sweet golden honey.
Revent ovens will soon grace the floors of the bakery as they are getting tucked onto a flatbed trailer all their own along with a 140 quart mixer to head straight from St Louis to here. Then I can really start working on new recipes and new kinds of treats for all of the dogs that are craving more stuff! I’ve got a few things up my sleeve, and some great producers to work with.
We’ve also picked up distribution (Wholesome Pet Distributing) in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky and Pennsylvania which we’re super excited about. Keep asking for Barkwheats!
And, that about winds it up. Lots going on and I’m always finding myself standing there saying… “whoa”. It’s crazy to think just a couple years ago I was doing this in my kitchen at home, and now we’ve got dogs enjoying Barkwheats from Maine to Washington. nom nom nom
