The ram-ling who couldn’t keep his mug out of the chicken fencing arrived at his final destination this morning–Rut’s Ridge Farm, a small meat processor located just a few miles from us in Greenwich. A bit over four months old, this fella’s been grazing exclusively on Spy Dog Farm grass and is scheduled to appear […]
Recently we dipped our toes into our new world of mutton with a simple stew and our sheep passed. But last night was the real test: shank, our favorite cut. The results were superb. Even my wife judged this slow-braised dish “excellent,” which is extremely important for the viability of our little farm. Years ago, […]
Gracie’s parents were both white, but she was born black. Since then, she’s turned more of a latte color and we’ve learned that one of her grandfathers was black. She was the only one of our spring lambs to survive. I thought she might have a date with the butcher this fall. But she’s such […]
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