by Abby | Jun 13, 2025 | Farm Notes
June is about making hay. A break in the rain with 4 sunny, breezy days allowed us to get the first cutting of hay started. We actually were able to get 30 round bales done on Memorial Day weekend. With another week of rain predicted we will be waiting on a good...
by Milkhouse | Apr 30, 2025 | Farm Notes
May kicks off with the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival the on first weekend of the month. We are taking sheep this year and we will also be very involved with taking fleeces, supporting the Leicester Longwool display in the breed barn, and selling beer, fleeces, and...
by Milkhouse | Mar 31, 2025 | Farm Notes
Final prep and then waiting….. for lambs. The first possible due date is March 31. So as you are reading this we are probably checking every few hours for lambs. We only bred 3 ewes this year but all seem to be pregnant, so we are expecting 6-7 lambs. Certainly some...
by Milkhouse | Mar 6, 2025 | Farm Notes
March is a time of preparation on the farm. Our lambs are due to start arriving April 1 so things get “back – mapped” from there. We start with stripping the sheep barn and getting it set up for the moms.. Depending on the progress of new grass growth we will begin...
by Milkhouse | Feb 5, 2025 | Farm Notes
February is a month to wrap up a lot of our production in anticipation of spring and starting a new cycle all over again. During this month we will be processing our lambs and steers for the year and arranging shearing dates for the sheep. Contact Tom,...
by Milkhouse | Jan 2, 2025 | Farm Notes, Mercantile Messenger
As the year draws to a close we would like to take this time to thank all of our supporters – staff, friends, colleagues, neighbors, customers and those who are all of the above. We certainly can’t say it has been an easy year. In many ways the impact of the Covid...
