Chicken Run

Chicken Run

Chicken Run On any given day you can come by the farm and see at least one batch of chickens roaming happily on the pastures of River Cottage Farm. From cute, fuzzy little ping pong ball babies to majestic, regal roosters in full-feathered array, chickens are present...

Brayden Attempts Shearing

Spring is always the time for new beginnings and we have had our share at River Cottage Farm.  On the ground and running are twenty one lambs from our flock of sheep.  Here is a sampling of this year’s brood.  My only black lamb this year came as part of a set, one...
Attention: Cow Share Owners!

Attention: Cow Share Owners!

Spring is the time for babies and they are popping out all over the farm.  The dairy cows will not be outdone by the sheep (although they are seriously outnumbered) and several cows have calved which means more milk.  More milk means yogurt, buttermilk, ricotta and...
It’s a Boy!!

It’s a Boy!!

Finally, Baby Boy has made his entrance and although it was a greatly anticipated and highly awaited event he entered life on the farm quietly and without much fanfare.  We awoke to the proud Mamma grazing happily with BB sleeping in the grass nearby. Dottie is a pure...
Pigs, Pigs and More Pigs!

Pigs, Pigs and More Pigs!

OK, I know that I am on the verge of sounding like a creepy, bragging grandmother (creepy because we aren’t talking about children here – you know the type…) but our pigs just seem to have a knack for getting into the headlines of this blog. Wednesday morning, just...
Juicy Pub-Style Burgers

Juicy Pub-Style Burgers

In my younger days I could have been considered to be quite an adventurous soul and when the opportunity presented itself to travel to England with Don Williams I knew, of course, that I would have to learn to drive on the wrong side of the road, in the wrong side of...