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GRASSFED
COLORADO
LAMB
The Gist
For the last 12 years I have run a small flock of East Frisian, Bluefaced Leicester, Dorper and other mixed breed sheep right here in our serene North Fork Valley.
My mission is to provide the most gratifying and nutritious lamb to my customers, the most vibrant lives to my animals, and to maintain the beauty and wellness of the land. The sheep live out their lives on pasture, where sheep belong. They spend their days grazing on clovers, fescues, alfalfa, chicory, timothy, orchard grass, and wayward weeds. I spend my time rotating them methodically, ensuring the freshest forage and least amount of stress on the pasture ecosystem. The lambs grow in tandem with their environs, 100% grass fed and finished. I do not use any synthetic wormers, hormones or antibiotics on my lambs, nor do I use herbicides, pesticides, or chemical fertilizers on our land.
Each spring is spent sheering my ewes, producing an abundance of raw wool. This material is then transformed into yarn and roving; becoming available to you for any craft work you desire.
GRASS-FED LAMB ORDER SHEET
Farm Wares
lamb
All of our lamb is pasture raised, grassfed and grass finished. Grassfed lamb has more Omega 3 fatty acids and beta-carotene than conventional grain fed lamb. It is also lower in fat and higher in protein than it’s conventional counter part. Our lambs graze on organic pastures and are free of pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and synthetic wormer. Besides all of the health conscious reason to provide yourself and your family with grassfed and finished lamb it also tastes wonderful!
naturally tanned hides
Lambskins are great for newborns, pets, couches and in front of the fire. Our lambskins are white, black or somewhere in between. If you are interested in a lambskin we will have some available this fall.
wool etc.
!!!Currently sold out of yarn!!!
Once the sheep are shorn this spring I will be sending it off to get processed and it should be available later this fall and hopefull some will be available sooner.
In order to help with processing costs I am taking pre orders!
I will have white yarn using only wool for the Blue Faced Leicesters and black yarn from the Bluefaced Crosses; this will be available in at least worsted and sport weights.
-The rest of the white wool and some brown wool for the East Frisian and East Frisian crosses will be processed into roving.
lamb
How do I get A lamb?
To reserve a grass-fed lamb will we first need your contact information and a non-refundable deposit. The deposit will be applied to your balance, so think of it as a down payment. The deposit for a lamb is $100. If you so choose you can pay for the whole lamb up front.
The lambs are sold in three sizes: small lamb are 25 lb to 35 lb hang-weight, medium lambs are between 35 lb and 45 lb hang-weight and large lambs are 45+ lb hang-weight. We will do our best to honor the size you choose but it is always a bit of a guessing game how many of each size we will have.
We will let you know when we have received your information and your deposit to confirm that you have a lamb reserved. As butchering time gets closer we will send you a cut sheet so that you can decide how you would like your meat to be processed. When the lambs go to the butcher we will provide them with your cutting instructions. This insures that the butcher knows exactly how you want your cuts to turn out. Once the your meat is done, you will be contacted to set up a time for your lamb delivery!
How much does it cost?
Small lambs are $450, Medium lambs are $500 and the large lambs are $550. The processing is included in the price.
Free delivery within an hour of the North Fork and Roaring Fork Valleys and in Metro Denver. If you’re interested in a lamb and live outside of those areas please send me an email; I'm sure we can figure something out!
How much meat will I get?
HANG-WEIGHT IS NOT THE SAME AS FINAL WEIGHT!
How much meat will end up in your freezer is a hard question! A lot of it depends on what cuts you order but a general rule of thumb is 60%-70% of your lamb’s hang-weight. If you order a lot of roasts and steaks the percentage will be higher. If you are mostly interested in ground and stew meat the percentage will be lower.
The Farmhand
For most of the last decade I have spent my days in the fields; building fences, planting, cultivating, harvesting, and herding sheep. These open fields are my home, where I find comfort and peace. With bent back and dirty hands, I strive to build a life not based on monetary gain but upon a rounder sense of fulfillment. An appreciation of manual labor, stronger relationships with those around us (and the world as a whole), as well as real nourishment from the soil under our feet are the things that creates true wealth.
It is this sense of life, neither archaic nor digital, that I wish to propagate.
You can share a taste of this life with your family through our delicious grass-fed lamb, sheepskins, and, eventually, though woolen wares. With your support, our family and flock will continue growing and flourishing on Colorado's western slope, where the mountains meet the mesas.
