Buckets are a farmer’s best friend The sheep that keep on giving Here at BOTL Farm, you may recall that we used to raise sheep (if you're new here, we had a flock of Icelandic sheep for years). However, at the end of 2024 we decided to... Buckets Farm Store Sheep sheep skin soap
Lies by omission and other stories about potatoes Sheep potatoes? Here at BOTL Farm, we don’t mind a good thought experiment now and again. So, let’s all imagine that we’re potato farmers, perhaps in Ireland in 1845. It’s been a lean winter, you’re h... Farm Store Goats Sheep bacon hay piglets
Pig math & wool pellets Wool pellets: our latest nose-to-tail idea Here at BOTL Farm, we have a delightfully strong commitment to using all the bits of the animals we raise, even the weird bits (who remembers testicle jerky?... Farm Hack Pigs Sheep chicken feed farming mentor grazing slaughterhouse
Daydreams of burgers What’s a mutton Here at BOTL Farm, we eat all sorts of meat. We also raise animals for meat that may be less familiar to some of our customers, such as goat (which is super-tasty) and mutton (but no o... Ground Beef Ground Mutton Sheep home delivery mutton
Reduce, reuse, and recycle Sheep don’t climb Here at BOTL Farm, it’s still baby season. We had all our goat kids in February and March is for lambs. The first ewe (sheep-mom) to give birth went early in March and then we didn't... Chickens Goats Sheep babies goat skin sheep skin
Lamb is ready The wait is over The long wait for lamb is over and we are now fully in stock. As promised email subscribers (you are one if you're reading this, thank you) are getting early dibs on the limited inven... Sheep lamb
A matriarch retires A matriarch retires Here at BOTL Farm, back when we were young and naive, we never intended to raise sheep. When we were in the beginning stages of putting together our thoughts and money to buy a far... Sheep hay matriarch
Sheep and goats go for a walkabout Sheep and goats go for a walkabout Here at BOTL Farm, we have plans. Lots of plans. Among our many plans is one called a "grazing plan." We rotationally graze all our animals which, briefly, means the... Farm Store Goats Sheep grazing
Hooray, it's grazing season again Grazing season is here! As the world spins and wobbles on its axis, it produces fun things like tidal forces and changing seasons. As the northeast US hurtles its way towards the summer solstice, the ... Goats Pasture Pigs Sheep grazing piglets
Ninety nine BOTLs of Farm on the wall Dearest BOTLiebers, The cool mornings, the pup under a blanket, and the dinner time sunsets all tell us the same thing: another summer is drawing to a close here at BOTL Farm. As we put the following ... Breeding Goats Pigs Pup Rabbits Sawmil Shearing Sheep barn fencing sheep skin
Our First Sheeplets! Editor’s note… this was published a few weeks after it was written… Sorry about the timing, oops. Greetings! It’s been a long winter since our last update, but spring is beginning to sprung and with s... Eggs Pigs Sheep lamb
Update! Hello there good person. Let’s have a general update on the goings-on here at the Back Of The Line Farm. Come with me, dive right in: 1) The chickens. The chickens may be our greatest success. Birds a... Bees Chickens Corn Free Dogs Fence Goats Pup Sawmil Sheep Soy Free barn