More Icelandic Lambs

Mara's lamb "Codina" which mean "little tail" in Italian. She got this name due to her breech birth...she came out tail first. Shepherdess Vanessa was amazing in her vigilance, patience and courage getting this little girl out and breathing. She is beautiful!


Mocha's ram lambs are black with the two patterns, mouflon & badgerface, sitting on top. They were out, up, and milking within an hour! She is a great mom.

2011 Lambing Season is Underway!

The first three lambs are born. Mocha and Mara both had their lambs tonight. Mara has a beautiful black mouflon ewe lamb and Mocha gave birth to twin mouflon badger-faced ram lambs.

Here is Mocha with her first ram lamb.

Sheep shelter gets new floor!

We had a torrential downpour here on Saturday. The sheep shelter became a soggy mess. We spent most of the day on Sunday installing a new floor to keep them up off the soggy ground. It came out beautifully.


1 x 6 x 12 foot hemlock boards from P&P Lumber in Starksboro...gorgeous.


Lots of fluffy, dry straw!

Icelandic Lambs on the way

Our registered Icelandic sheep are getting close to lambing. The first lambs are due the end of this month. Vanessa is busy, busy building a modular lambing shelter...

Beverina must be part goat!

Little Bevera seems to be part goat! With all the deep snow, Bevera has managed to figure out how to get up onto the roof of the lamb's shelter...I had to take a steel shovel to remove the snow to keep the little rascal off the roof!

Hams & Bacons are in!

Order delicious pasture raised pork from your local farmers, Laura & Vanessa of Stark Hollow Farm.

Our hams and bacon are just in, having been cured and smoked to perfection by Vermont Smoke & Cure. There are both small hams and ham steaks. Bacons are sliced in 12 oz packages. We still have plenty of sausages, loin chops, and roasts. Ribs are almost gone. Order now!

An easy recipe for a shoulder roast:

• Place the roast in a large crock pot with 1-2 cups of water.
• Cook on high for 1 hour, reduce to low and cook for 6 - 7 hours.
• Remove pork, pour off juices, remove fat & any bone (keep for soup or as a wonderful treat for you pet!).
• Place pork back in crock pot and shred with two forks.
• Add your favorite BBQ sauce, a dollop of maple syrup and 1/4 cup of the juices.
• Stir and cook for one more hour on low.

Some nice organic whole wheat buns and you have delicious BBQ Pulled Pork Sammies! Trust me, you can't go wrong with this one and it is so easy!


To find out more and to view our price sheet, follow this link: Stark Hollow Farm Pork

Contact us for orders and delivery/pickup options.

farmer@starkhollowfarm.com

Laura's cell 734-0180

Ember Comes Home

Ember comes home after his breeding season visit to Bloomfield Farm in Charlotte. Matt, co-owner of Bloomfield Farm and Vanessa off-load the rambunctious fellow. He was very happy to be home to his flock at Stark Hollow Farm.