Lambs, Lambs, Lambs (in Sweaters), and More Lambs


























Have you ever written a business plan? Currently, I am working on the third one of my career. The first was for my undergraduate class in Ecological Entrepreneurship. It was fun; a plan for an edible landscaping business called The IncrEdible Yard (I dare you to use that name!). I knew nothing about edible landscaping,…
I know this may seem like a silly thing to post in a time of global pandemic, soaring unemployment rates, great social and political division, and NOVEMBER (my least favorite month), but I’ve been feeling really grateful lately. I’m a little embarrassed about it, but the more down in the dumps I get, the more…
by Jenn As described several weeks ago, waiting for lambs is hard. That’s not the only hard thing in farming (particularly livestock farming). Actually many things are hard. And worrisome. And stressful. And sometimes horrific. I’ll spare the details but the point is: farming is not all sunshine and lambs. That’s why farmers must carry…
A few days ago, I wrote an article for the New England Barbecue Society’s newsletter in the National Barbecue News that talks about the time we barbecue competitors put into practicing the craft. It was inspired in part by a comment made by Andy Husbands, the Chef/Owner of Boston’s Tremont 647 (and member of the…
For four days, I’ve had this Tom Petty song stuck in my head. Four days ago, the calendar predicted the arrival of our first lambs. No appearance yet. The calendar is a fickle, paper thing. We have lambing predictors based on various back dates of your choice. Since I did not use a ram harness…
It’s been more than eighteen months at the new farm, and there is much to share. After the emotional roller coaster of finding and making the right location happen, we spent the fall of 2016 rushing around to get ourselves and the animals settled before winter. And then we mostly collapsed. Most of our friends…
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Great pictures – all of them – of both the 4 legged and 2 legged creatures!
Thank you so much! <3
Ok. You just made my day. Great pictures.
Those pictures of you and Chris, really made me smile.
I can’t wait for your barbecue!
Thank you! So glad you like them! <3
Finally taking the time to read you newsletter. Too much cuteness!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks for reading and supporting us! <3