I stopped eating red meat when I was pregnant with my son (14 1/2 years ago). It was one of those funny pregnancy food aversions. With my middle child-it was parsley. With my first baby-well it was just about everything.  I never regained the desire for red meat. In fact, I totally avoid the red meat counter in the food … Read More

Our shearer, David Hinman, died last June while shearing sheep at a farm in southern VT. His daughter, Gwen came and sheared for us this year. David always boasted about how well his daughter could shear sheep. He said, “Don’t tell anyone, but she can shear sheep faster and better than I can.” The two of them often went on … Read More

Tending to Lambs When your children grow up and go off to college, you begin to wonder what lasting impressions they will take with them of their childhood. Will they look back with fondness at their life on a rural farm or will they feel that they have missed out on life? Will they value the lessons learned while growing … Read More

Piglets at Perry Family Farm Piglets Abound! Our good friends and fellow farmers at Perry Family Farm sent us this picture last night! They delivered 20 piglets through the course of the day yesterday. James and Laura Perry have a farm in Central Vermont raising beef, pork, poultry, and lamb. They sell their meats along with home brew, and chutneys … Read More

hanging on the warping board Woven in shades of green, lavender, pink, brown, and yellow With a winter break from home schooling this week, I was able to get to the studio in the barn. The barn loom had been warped for a rag rug for several weeks now and at last the weaving is finished.The question everyone of the … Read More