A Thousand Times, NO!

This morning, I noticed a new message in my inbox. It happened to be a recruiting mesage from none other than Monsanto. It read: “Dear Brian, I am reaching out to you, because I would like to network with you and find out more about your future career goals. You have the type of background [...]

New Addition: Ducks

We watch the Farm postings on Craigslist every day. As new farmers, we’re always on the hunt for old-timey tools, used farm gear and free things. We’ve scored roofing tin, a chicken plucker, rabbits and, today, a couple of Rouen ducks. I’ve had my heart set on ducks for a couple of years. I love [...]

Purple Passion

The first bouquets of the season went out today!  I have so much fun arranging flowers and I had the help of a CSA member who has quite the knack for flower arranging as well.  It wasn’t too difficult to arrange these stems since they were almost all purple.  I’m not sure how I ended [...]

Spotlight On….

Every week, we’ll spotlight a particular item we love at Black Sheep Farms.  It may be a fruit, vegetable, flower, animal, or something else.   If you have any suggestions, send it to us at farm@BlackSheepFarms.com. Babies! No!  Not that kind of baby!  (Although, Comet sure was a cute little guy, wasn’t he?) I’m talking baby [...]

Community

Over the last week, I have been surrounded by the love of my community. In retrospect, it’s been waiting for me to be open to it, so maybe it’s more accurate to say that I’ve noticed. It’s never been easy for me to ask for help or accept offers from friends. I’ve kept people at [...]

Spotlight On…

Every week, we’ll spotlight a particular item we love at Black Sheep Farms.  It may be a fruit, vegetable, flower, animal, or something else.   If you have any suggestions, send it to us at farm@BlackSheepFarms.com. Garlic Scapes! Garlic scapes are a true treat of seasonal eating, and we’re excited to share them with our CSA [...]

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