Full Cycle
This years ewe lambs are working their way through a field of grass and weeds, but what they really love is brush. We are lucky to have some amazing neighbors who let us graze and hay their fields and some who are willing to lend a hand when we don’t have enough. Our sheep get a varied diet from these unimproved pastures and as they graze, they increase fertility and the health of the land. Happy sheep and happy pastures.
New Pasture
This new pasture has already been grazed once this season, so it’s a little easier to see the sheep. More grass, less weeds, happy sheep.
Quiet Time
Quiet moments farming are rare, but they make us smile. This years ewe lambs resting under the shade tree after moving to a new pasture. You may notice that one of these “ewes” doesn’t look like the others. That is Sky, our ever faithful lamb nanny. Every year she takes care of the lambs and loves them as her own, I’m not sure what we would do without Sky and our other hard working guardian dogs. Sky is 8 this year and starting to slow down but is one of our best guardians. She cares for her flock and keeps them safe. They like their constant companion and she loves her job.
Shearing Time
Mary came to shear all of our adult sheep and some of the older lambs. We always love it when she comes, she always makes us feel like all the effort is worthwhile. This is a picture of some of the ewe and ram lambs before they head back out to pasture. We have some really nice ewe lambs and some yearlings available as our barn is overfilled until we do another addition.
Farmers
Farmers don’t always get the credit they deserve, a lot goes on behind the scenes prior to the consumer picking up their produce, meats, dairy, plants, and flowers and even clothing at the box store. They typically earn a small fraction of what you pay but have the biggest stake financially in the final outcome. Farmers are givers by nature, it’s surely not for the paycheck, often working outside the farm to support the farm and family. Farmers are passionate about what they do and often give back to their community in their “free time”. Free time being used loosely, there never really is any but they make it work because they are just as passionate about their community as they are their family and homestead.
Case in point, our own John Peters Jr pictured here was up at dawn moving equipment around prior to his off Farm employment so it would be ready for an afternoon baling session, he arrived a few minutes late to Town of Pomfret, Vermont where he has served the last 8 years as one of five Selectboard members. He was captured here after the meeting on his way home to wrap hay.
The days are long, the pay is meager, but the rewards of accomplishment are real. In terms of financial stability farmers are some of the poorest millionaires, all of their “wealth” is tied up in land, equipment, animals, and crops. In terms of non-material wealth they are some of the richest.
Help support agriculture, buy small, buy direct and buy local. The closer you buy to the source, the more money the farmer gets and the less corporate gets. You will be supporting your neighbor, their family and your community.
Best Kind of Friend
Josie says it’s been so hot, so she has been spending lots of her day in the pond, but she hopes everyone is finding time to enjoy the beauty around them and smelling the wonder flowers.
Josie at the Market
Josie says it’s market day again. Head down to the Saskadena Six parking lot, she’ll be there until 12:30 with lamb, maple syrup, and a tail wiggle for anyone who drops by.
Lots of Sheep
The view while building fence for the next pasture these days. Seems like a lot go sheep when they’re all waiting for you to finish up.
2026 Availability
Really nice crop of lambs out of 3 different rams. We have ram and ewe lambs available as well as some yearlings
Sausage the Lamb
While no one needs a bottle lamb on the farm, they are always so white and adorable. Sausage’s mom is a yearling who didn't seem to have enough milk for her twins, so we decided he should be a bottle lamb. He will get to make visits to Artistree and go out with all the other lambs once he’s weaned.
Ewe Lamb
Our first ewe lamb had a lovely little ewe lamb this morning. She is the first lamb out of our own home grown rams. She weighs 11.8 lbs and is lively and adorable and her mom is doing great for a first timer. I love out Texel ewes, they are amazing mothers with plenty of milk and excellent mothering abilities.
Moshonka
Welcome to the farm Moshonka. But to some birthing complications, Moshonka is going to be a bottle lamb. Hopefully he will make some trips to Artistree to visit the kids and make lots of friends. One Scottish Blackface left to lamb, fingers crossed she has some ewe lambs as so far it’s 3 rams.
Available Yearlings
Yearlings are growing well. We’ll have several ewe lambs and yearlings available for new flocks this year.
More Lambs
More Lambs on the Farm! Intrepid will have some playmates after this cold weather.
2026 Lambing Season
Welcome to lambing season on the farm. Ivy was due today and at 3:30am she had a nice healthy 14.5lb ram lamb named Intrepid. With usual Texel vigor, he was up and eating and bouncing around in no time.