Recently, I had the privilege of attending the NOFA-NY conference with Erika. From NOFA: “The theme of this year’s conference, The Cooperative Economy, gives us an opportunity to explore the current of cooperation that runs deep in our organization and movement and the hopes that we have for a more sustainable future“. The 3+ day…
Tag: Brown Betty Farm
{LOCAL EVENT} three bags full event & campaign
Hi! Liz here, one of a few of FSC’s aspiring farmers. You might already know this about me, but in addition to our backyard hens, I also raise a small flock of sheep. We keep them down the road from our home at the Foster’s Sheep Farm. They will hold the third annual Shearing Day Open…
{competition} Brown Betty Farm at The Altamont Fair
FSC Contributor, Liz and her flock of five lambs, sheep and a ram, as Brown Betty Farm took the Altamont Fair’s Sheep Shows by storm by snatching multiple blue and yellow ribbons on her Altamont Fair debut. Its been a week-long affair, in the fair’s sheep barn, where she’s managed taking care of and showing…
Lard {Yes, that’s what I said: Lard.}
I should admit that, straightaway, this task was a stretch even for me. In a moment of pure curiosity (lunacy?) and inability to turn down a good deal, or a free deal, I graciously accepted a cooler full of pig fat from a local farmer. Josh from West Wind Acres had a few pigs processed,…
{Hello} I’m Liz
Hey there readers! This is Liz, from Brown Betty Farm. First of all, a big thanks to Chris for inviting me to share something with you here… especially considering the perpetual ‘construction’ state of my humble little homemade web page and the less-than-frequent posts that occasionally show up on my blog, {semi}veggie sisters. I am utterly…
