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Meadows Bee Farm
Now that Meadows is approaching its 4th summer, we are finally getting a grip on a few things. Buildings are restored, barns have been retrofitted to once again hold animals. We have filled the barn with sheep, a dairy cow, a llama, peacocks and lots of chickens. Turkeys will arrive soon. We've built a hillside orchard, a field garden, and recently a pond permaculture garden. Several ponds have been dug as well.
Follow along for a glimpse of Meadows as we continue our farming experiments in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Early in the spring just before lambing season, the sheep and llamas are sheared dramatically, changing their appearance. Now, later in the spring, all the lambs are out in the field. The ewes won't be milked for cheese this spring as the lambs are still staying with their mothers.
Tatters, our llama, looks a lot less formidable without his bulky coat.
The gardens at MBF have really responded to the team's efforts, visited here by Milo and Cecil Mushin.
BbClemetine, our Jersey cow has turned one
and we are adjusting to the idea of having
such a big animal live at our little farm.
LET THE GRASS GROW WILDFLOWERS?
ALL THE BETTER!
Wildflowers are so beautiful, edible too! Why have we dedicated ourselves to eradicating them?
Having a cow is helping us rethink grass; this is a great source of food, not just something that needs to be mowed by a gas-powered engine! Our cow is happier and less likely to poke us with her horns when she has the luxury of long, luxurious spring grass!
In return, we are looking forward to a long relationship with Bb and her calves, and the glorious raw milk she will give us in the future.
Lambing season is here, and the barn is filled with the most energetic little creatures - jumping now, snuggling later. Everyone loves this!
At Meadows Bee Farm, we continue to breed ancient heritage breed chickens and select for a newer, heartier stock.
Here is Angel, our Tibetan White 2-year-old Peacock and Doje, our Black-Boned Rooster.
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