This is a Covid-19-free post, so read and enjoy! We have a whole passel of bottle lambs in 2020. We have the two remaining ewe lambs from the quadruplet situation. We have a BFL ram lamb who never caught on to nursing his mother. We have a Border ram lamb who was rejected due toContinue reading “Bottle Lamb Shenanigans”
Category Archives: Vermont Lamb
Cloverworks Farm in the Media
If you’ve ever ridden in the car with me, you probably know that I’m a bit of a public radio buff. I am a huge fan of VPR, and particularly of Brave Little State, which is a podcast about questions about quirky Vermont topics. Recently, a question I asked was featured on the program! MyContinue reading “Cloverworks Farm in the Media”
On Farm Dinner
Join us on the farm for a dinner celebrating the harvest. Craftsbury chef Nadav Mille will be preparing a tantalizing menu of foods using lamb from our farm and other local ingredients. Chef Nadav’s cooking is vibrant with flavor and creativity – I sincerely hope you will consider joining us for this special evening. IfContinue reading “On Farm Dinner”
Doner Kebab
Have you ever experienced the magic that is a vertical stack of meat, slowly rotating and barbecuing, then shaved into a pita or flatbread with lettuce and sauce for eating? I have. In a perfect word, I would have a vertical Doner Kebab spit, but this is not a perfect world and I don’t tendContinue reading “Doner Kebab”
Riblets
Raise your hand if you like Barbecue. Alright… Raise your hand if you like the crispy parts where the sauce and the fat melt into tasty meat. Is that your favorite bit? Would you nibble on bones all day? Congrats, you are my barbecue twin. Because that’s my favorite bit. I’m all about texture inContinue reading “Riblets”
Summer Arrives
Summer arrives to find the bobolinks have fledged from our neighbor’s hayfield. Three streaky brown birds making little plink calls were flitting and bouncing around the pasture I set up for the sheep. I’m grateful for the opportunity to provide habitat to this struggling species. We are so close to weaning time. I know the ewesContinue reading “Summer Arrives”
Lamb-burgers
Matt kept saying “MMMMMMM” when he tried this simple lamburger. It was hard to focus on my own lamb burger with all of the UMMM in the background. The richness of the lamb, the creamy tang of the cheese and the tart mineral of the capers blends into a delicious medley. As an aside –Continue reading “Lamb-burgers”
On Cooking
This spring, we arrived at the point in our farm lives where leaving the farm, even for a day, requires planning. Leaving overnight demands hired help. So we have stopped leaving the farm that much. Going to Boston during Dad’s acute illness was a major effort. Being thus isolated, it really was news to meContinue reading “On Cooking”