Ode to a Truck
For five years, I have been driving a 2003 Tacoma 4×4 V6 with a series of terrible truckcaps. We bought a truck in 2013
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For five years, I have been driving a 2003 Tacoma 4×4 V6 with a series of terrible truckcaps. We bought a truck in 2013
Midnight: Matt tells me that Chloe is starting labor – she has a bag protruding and is restlessly shifting. I set an alarm to wake
I thought you all might appreciate some bonus photos of the lambs in the barn. Every time I got to do some chores, they are
We’ve been having a few eye issues in the flock of late. Chloe, a beautiful ewe from Maryland, developed a cloudiness in her left eye
Friday: I was cleaning up the house and buying groceries in anticipation of shearing on Sunday and my mom coming up to celebrate her birthday
We have 10 lambs on the ground and we’re waiting for more. With all of the girls pregnant and rather waddly, I took the opportunity
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We are members of the Bluefaced Leicester Union, the American Border Leicester Association, the Vermont Sheep and Goat Association where you can also view our listing, and we subscribe to the Shepherd, Sheep Magazine, and ASI. Locally, we belong to the Albany Community Trust.
My parents both do high-level handicraft. My mother owns Judith Sullivan Kiltmaker, her full time employment. My father is Sullivan Handweaving. He has woven some beautiful scarves using my yarn this year.
Our neighbors include the Craftsbury General Store, where I do much of my day-to-day shopping. They are a great source of local meat, dairy and produce and do a lot to engage and enhance the community. We’d be hungry and coffee-less without them.
We buy our milk from Sweet Rowen – it’s pure, whole milk from right around the corner that isn’t homogenized, and it makes our coffee divine. It feels good to know that our dairy farmer gets a fair price for the milk and isn’t relying on crashing bulk-sales prices.
Our sheep-farm friends are many: we love Stark Hollow Farm‘s tasty pork and their friendly kindness. We are pleased to know other farmers working with the same goals as ours. Tammy White at Wing and a Prayer Farm is a valued friend and fiber-guide. Mary Lake, my shearer, has provided more than her fair share of help and emergency support over the years. There’s be no farm without her. Our new neighbors include Tam at Wool and Feathers, Maria of Cate Hill Orchard, and longtime shepherd Larry Bohen from Larry Bohen Websolutions.
We’ve worked with The Royal Butcher and Vermont Livestock and Slaugh
Cloverworks Farm is proudly Animal Welfare Approved. Learn more about Animal Welfare Approved standards and requirements at animalwelfareapproved.us.