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From The Swing by the Willows

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I have named this blog page, “From the Swing by the Willows”, for my parents who loved this farm and whose swing sits among the willows by the pond.

Follow our farm blog and get to know the farm family, the livestock and the farm products from High Ridge Meadows Farm. We are a diversified family farm that follows sustainable, organic practices. Our farm is located in East Randolph in the beautiful state of Vermont.

This farm blog will explain the nature of our diversity. We raise grass fed beef and lamb as well as pastured poultry. Our farm products include meat, eggs, maple syrup, wool and produce.

High Ridge Meadows Farm also features a beautiful new event barn. You can contact us directly to schedule most events, or visit the Mayflower website to reserve the barn for your wedding.

In addition, we hope our blog will help you to become familiar with the the life of a farmer. This includes the ups and downs, the seasonal challenges and the passion we have for our farming life.

High Ridge Meadows Farm, East Randolph, Vermont

The Year of the Ram

Two more ram lambs born yesterday! First thing in the morning, a large single from one of last year’s Katahdin ewe lambs. Then, late yesterday afternoon, another large ram lamb single from our Icelandic ewe, Pebbles! So far, 7 lambs- … Read More

Farming | Shepherdess | Uncategorized

Baa Baa Black Sheep…

Two adorable black ram lambs to our girl Stella and sire Elvis. Frodo has the white flash and Finnur is solid black. So it begins. Stay tuned!

Agriculture | Farming | Lambing | Sheep

Oh, Sweet Lord…

It is almost Easter, and we are at the the end of sugaring season, and at the beginning of a beautiful time of transition on the farm. Easter is a time of renewal and rebirth, as is Spring on the … Read More

Agriculture | Farming

Muddy Boots?

So the calendar reads February, but it looks like mud season and beyond, here on the hill. Most of the snow has melted off the fields. The driveway past the barn and up to the house is soft mud with … Read More

Soup’s On

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a blog on one of my favorite soups, the Vietnamese Pho. Yesterday, I came across a recipe for another delicious, belly warming and fun to eat soup-“shabu- shabu”(roughly translated from Japanese as “swish-swish”). … Read More

Agriculture | Farming | Fun food | recipes

What came first, the chicken or the egg?

I love my chickens and roos – Adeleida, Henrietta, Harriet, Trudy the Easter Egger, Constance, Minerva, Goldilocks and our two handsome roosters, Cornelius and Cocky-Locky. This time of year the hens gives us eggs a bit sporadically. It’s just too … Read More

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