Sometimes you just get attached. One of our favorite ewes died last night while lambing. She was small and a little scraggy, but one of the leaders of the flock, a good mother and always greeting Brett and the farmers with some friendly sheep calls. Jon sent me this picture (from last year's lambing season) … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2017
Kids…They Grow So Fast
The goats have started having their little ones. It's always fun to see the babies. They are so cute and they don't even know it. Puppies should be jealous! The nannies do their best to keep up the feeding schedules with all the gawkers in the pen. Maybe just a knowing 'can you give a mother a … [Read more...]
A Very Good Friend of the Farm is on the Other Side
We are so sad to report of the loss of one of our longest-tenured employees at Double Brook Farm: Winona 'Boo' Frye, who passed away in February. The expression, "They just don't make 'em like they used to" applies 100%. Boo came to the farm in 2011 to help out with the accumulating stacks of mail and tasks that … [Read more...]