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Local food and farmers are alive and well in the
Champlain Valley. Come meet us at the farmer's market or visit our farm. We are located on Route 22, between
historic Ticonderoga and Whitehall on the southwest shore of Lake Champlain. These beautiful rolling hills are ideally suited
for farming. Our children are now the 4th generation of the family to live and work here on our farm.
Over the past 10 years our local traditional grocery stores have been pushed out of business. The big box alternative
is not real food and I don't believe that it allows us to "live better." Luckily, this situation
led our family to look for real food. We have raised sheep and angora goats for nearly 20 years and over the past
few years have added pastured poultry and heritage breed tamworth pigs. Our pork and lamb are processed at local
USDA facilities while our chickens are processed on the farm. The difference we see for ourselves has led us to
offer these products to the community at large.
In the summertime and fall we sell meats, eggs
and vegetables from the farm and at local farmers markets.
Currently we can be found at the following farmers
markets:
Essex, NY on Sundays 11-3 until October Schroon Lake, NY on Mondays 9-1 until Labor Day North
Creek, NY on Thursdays 4-7 until October
Meats and eggs are available year round. In addition at the farm
we have locally produced honey, maple syrup, and peanut butter. Please call ahead to be sure we are home.
Farming is the noblest vocation
on earth and the one that ultimately controls the destiny of the planet. -- Joel Salatin
Spinning Fiber and Animals for Sale:
Each spring we shear the sheep and clip the llamas. The sheep include shetlands, tunis, texel and some dorset
and suffolk and the myraid of crosses those can give. This spring's fleeces included creams,
tans and a variety of browns. These raw fleeces are available
for handspinning and other fiber pursuits. We usually sell out fast and are sold out for 2009. Check with us in
the early spring of 2010. We also
do sell a limited number of sheep each year, again, check for availability.
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