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Stockpiling Grass for Early Spring Grazing
Last season, the sheep grazed our South Meadow in mid June, and instead of mowing and baling the second growth in August or September, we let that grass stand and go into winter. About two weeks ago, we brought the sheep out of their winter paddocks and started them back on their grazing rotation in…
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2015 Winter Lamb Harvest Pickup
Hi everyone! We will be picking up the lamb orders from the butcher on Wednesday morning. Yesterday, Cally and I went and saw the meat hanging in the coolers…and it looks wonderful. I have no doubt we’ll have some tasty lamb chops for the holidays.
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Successful (and Somber) Winter Lamb Harvest
We feel incredibly fortunate to be able to do the work we do here at Studio Hill. We love the land, we love the work, we love the adventure, and we really love the animals. As you already know, we take great care in making sure that all the animals we bring to the farm…
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Two Videos of our Baby Chicks and Spring Lambs Springing
July has swept over the farm and everybody is running around like crazy. We’re picking weeds, sowing our last crops, mulching the gardens, preparing for hay (if the weather ever cooperates, we’ll cut soon), mowing the lawns, selling the chickens, feeding the animals, chasing after Angus (our 1-year-old son), and so on. Even the chickens and…
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50 Sheep Added to Our Hayfield Restoration Program
For a few years now, Cally and I have been tossing around the idea of bringing sheep here to the farm to compliment the work that the poultry is doing in our pasture (soil) rehabilitation program. The advantages were clear: But, because we’re incredibly careful people—and despite thoughtful encouragement from elders we trust—we hadn’t braved the plunge…
