Kat's International Plate

Well today I had to say farewell to my intern/employee/assistant cheese maker/good friend. It all began when she wrote me a note to ask for a job in eighth grade, I reluctantly hired her due to her age but on a farm you take what you can for help. Nobody wants to do this kind of work and labor is always the limiting factor to not only success but any type of expansion. She came to me with an innate work ethic not normally seen in this era of cell phones, instant messaging and trips to the mall. As she came and went with each new passing school year I watched her grow up until she went to college and now off to Europe for a semester abroad. What will be an excellent opportunity for open-mindedness, culture, growth and some serious immersion language studies will also mean for me a bittersweet loss of what my husband termed "an incredible asset to our farm."

These days it is an exceptional young person that can work with fervor, initiative and intuition-we should all strive to enhance our work environments like she does-naturally. So let's all make a New Year's resolution to enjoy our work, whatever we 'do' and also laugh a LOT. That's what we did. Hats off to Kat and many many thanks for great years of attention to detail in the cheese room and making me laugh- a lot.

Mark your bookmarks to Kat's International Plate to see her travels thru Spain and great food to boot! Buena Suerte, Kat!