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Ridgefield, CT

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9 Days and Counting!

September 27, 2023 //  by Whitney Freeman

Cameras will go live Monday Oct 2! …

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Category: farm life, sheep, The Devoted ShepherdTag: connecticut farm, family farm, farm life, lambing, lambs, sheep

Revving up for Maryland!

May 2, 2023 //  by Whitney Freeman

This cute girl named Tapioca is leading our show flock off to the 50th Annual Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this …

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Category: farm life, sheep, The Devoted ShepherdTag: family farm, farm, homestead, romney sheep, sheep, wool festival

Update on Jenny (a.k.a. ‘Sticks’)

February 23, 2023 //  by Whitney Freeman

Those of you on our mailing list, or a member of The Devoted Shepherd, already heard about Jenny, who was born with …

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Category: farm life, sheep, The Devoted ShepherdTag: connecticut, contracted tendons, dorset sheep, farm, lambing, sheep

Henny Penny Farm Tractor

The Lessons We Learn. . .

February 20, 2019 //  by Henny Penny

There is such a yearly rhythm to farming that it naturally causes a farmer to reflect on each year, what new additions …

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Category: farm life

A brief hello!

August 9, 2016 //  by Henny Penny Farm

It has been a busy spring and summer here at Henny Penny Farm.  I decided not to blog about the lambing until we …

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Category: farm life, sheep

Atlas and his boys

Llamas and sheep and lambs, oh my!

March 28, 2016 //  by Henny Penny Farm

Well, it was a busy winter.  We were lucky not to have any snow to talk of this year, and minimal cold …

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Category: farm life, sheep, spring

Cost of Farming

The cost of farming

February 26, 2016 //  by Henny Penny Farm

I have been raising egg laying chickens for years and only feed them organic feed.  When it was a handful of …

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Category: chickens, farm life

In reflection

October 23, 2015 //  by Henny Penny Farm

The last six weeks have been a whirlwind of activity here on the farm.  Besides the regular barnyard and garden …

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Category: dyeing, farm life, fiber, weavingTag: farm party, homestead, willow weaving

Harvesting

July 6, 2015 //  by Henny Penny Farm

It's been a rather busy time lately to have time to write everything down.  So, today I am sharing a little eye …

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Category: baking, cut flowers, farm lifeTag: flower bouquet, galette, gooseberry

How far we have come. . .

June 19, 2015 //  by Henny Penny Farm

The abundance of June has a way of sneaking up on you.  It’s not the obvious overabundance like that of August, when you …

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Category: farm life, gardening, sheep, springTag: homestead, sheep, spring, vegetables

Springtime is here

April 16, 2015 //  by Henny Penny Farm

This time of year every inch of the farm is teaming with life, reawakening after the long winter, everyone from tadpoles …

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Category: farm life, springTag: compost, sheep shearing, spring homestead

Taking Stock

April 3, 2015 //  by Henny Penny Farm

Winter is beginning to recede here in New England.  Although it is officially spring our temperatures are still wavering …

Taking StockRead More

Category: farm life, springTag: chickens, homestead, sheep, spring

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