by brendan | Feb 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
What happens on a farm during the winter? Intern Grace bottle-feeds our calf, EmblaRight now at S&S, much of our time is spent caring for the animals: our sheep, chickens, and dairy and meat cattle. Abby the dairy cow is milked twice every day. We keep most of the... by brendan | Feb 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth presents some of the bounty of S&SBack in September, Henning and Elizabeth took part in the Lopez Bounty Food Experiment sponsored by the Lopez Community Land Trust and the Lopez Locavores. Read on to learn what one week of eating locally looks like at... by brendan | Feb 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Milk is vital at S&S Homestead. The three or so gallons we get from our dairy cow, Abby, every morning and evening form a staple of our diet, allowing us to create and experiment with a number of products in our state-certified dairy kitchen, including butter,... by brendan | Feb 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here’s another installment from Henning and Elizabeth’s month of local eating as participants in the Lopez Bounty Food Experiment this past September. September 7-14, 2014 Sunday: We attend Lutheran services at Center Church, but Judith, who comes from an evangelical... by brendan | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Henning and S&S apprentice Adam stop under our maple to admire the blossoms and watch the bees at work. Like everybody else on Lopez, the S&S bees are feeling the call of an early spring. This past week we encountered members of the hive exploring newly-opened...
