November 30, 2012
We have Lamb to sell!

We hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday.  We enjoyed our family gatherings and some quiet time for a few days but are now back in the work mode.

The hunters are around us with the sounds of guns aiming at the deer bouncing around the valley as the shot seems to echo in the cold, dry air.  A few turkeys survived so far and were seen last week in a field on Baker Road in the mid day sun as they scavenged the field for lunch.

We took the cows and six lambs to the butcher a couple weeks ago. 

Having raised them as humanely as possible we looked at a variety of butchers before making a decision.  We ended up at R & C Meat Packing, a small operation in Gallia County.  They allowed Amanda to come in and actually be a part of the process. 

The cows have been with us for nearly 18 months and had a great curiosity.

The last few months being bulls and steers, they seem to behave like the teen age boys they were just learning how to use their strength to break through fences and do what they wanted. They had an intense curiosity and were all best friends

when they were together.

The sheep we acquired in May after the owner, a friend of Amanda became too ill to farm and his flock had to be sold.  We still have a dozen sheep left and hope for some lambs in the spring.

We will be selling the lamb meat at the Saturday Athens Farmers Market this week, and next week the beef will be available.

If you cannot make it to the market and want to come to the farm or have it delivered, please contact me at 740-541-4190 or at judyljenkinson@me.com