A trip to VT Driving to Vermont to pick up sheep and goat hides #farmervacation Here at BOTL Farm, we’re committed to nose-to-tail use of the animals we slaughter. That means finding a use for all those parts, inc... Chickens Pork hawk hemp bedding sheep skin
Busted tires Coming soon: baby chicks As discussed back in our October update, we were contemplating what to do with our laying hen flock. Our official decision is to keep the size of the flock the same for next s... Chickens hemp bedding new country oranics stew hens
Pork back in stock Pork back in stock!!! Are you as excited as we are? We are getting a load of pork back from the butcher today. To help get this out to you as quickly as possible, we are doing a pop up on-farm store t... market
Saw Dust coffee pickup Join us this Saturday We are doing our monthly pickup of meat, eggs, and other items at Saw Dust Coffee in Sturbridge. We will be there Saturday Dec 10th from 10am-noon in person and with advanced pay... market
A farms final exam OMG piglets Here at BOTL Farm, we regularly remind everyone that we often have a problem: not enough pork. As enterprising and able young(ish) farmers, we aim to learn from our problems (opportunities... Animal Welfair Approved Pigs hemp bedding new country oranics
Rant about nitrates A pig revolution: nursing standing up Factory farming is a terrible thing. When sows (aka mom-pigs) are about to give birth, they’re locked in a ‘crate’ (cage) that restricts them to a laying-down pos... Jam Nirates Pigs bacon new country oranics
Sturbridge reminder Sturbridge meat pickup on Satruday! Just a quick reminder that this Saturday we will be having our first monthly meat and egg pickup at Saw Dust Coffee in Sturbridge. This will be a pre-order only pic... market
Mid month market (MMM) update Sturbridge meat pickup! You may have heard rumors of an elusive winter meat pickup in Sturbridge, MA. If you did, we have good news — you’re correct! For the first time ever, we’re offering a pre-orde... market
Sturbridge reminder v2 Join us Saturday We are doing our monthly pickup of meat, eggs, and other items at Saw Dust Coffee in Sturbridge. We will be there Saturday Nov 12th from 10am-noon in person and with advanced payment ... market
Winter is coming We’re famous — local newspaper article We get approached with interview requests often enough that we’ve made our own custom interview-request intake form. We use this form to help us track and evalua... Chickens Planing Winter new country oranics
A sad dog It’s still dry, but we have lamb and goat Farmers like to talk about the weather, like, a lot. The weather controls many aspects of farm life but perhaps most importantly: how tall the grass grows. We... Farm Store Goats Pigs Pup drought lamb new country oranics
Pushing the limits Pushing the envelope on nose-to-tail Here at BOTL Farm, we firmly believe in utilizing the whole animal and we continue to come up with innovative solutions for lesser-used animals parts. Turns out, m... Breeding Pigs hot dog new country oranics water weather