Organically Inclined

Saturday was killing day for three of our sheep. These three were meat sheep that we didn’t particularly enjoy having around. They were unfriendly and a little rough on our pasture fences. We still have two remaining Romney ewes that we intend to keep and possibly breed again.
Mark Durkee is a local legend. He’s been [...]

We have finally reached a day when we have less snow then open ground on most of our property. Over the weekend, the sheep were finally able to break loose of the barn and get out in the barnyard a bit. We had them fenced in the barn at one point because they were able [...]

It took four of us to lift it into the truck. The evaporator. The spinning wheel that would turn the sap from my maple trees into gold. Or rather, amber. Pure Vermont amber-colored maple syrup.
It looked rather benign on the showroom floor, but it was, in reality, a beast of black metal and bolts. Attractive [...]

I know - it sounds crazy. why would I buy my own cow? But after reading this article from Salon.com about organic milk (which costs almost $10 a gallon even here in dairy-friendly VT): http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/04/13/milk/index.html?pn=3
Did you know that large dairy farms - non-organic ones - feed their calves chicken manure? I have chickens and [...]