Category: Community
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Making Sausage
Bob and Carolyn are showing us how to make a special Boorvoorst sausage. We’re using a mix of our mutton, our beef, and pork from a neighbor’s pig. This recipe also uses cider vinegar made from our apples. Of course, I never did get a final picture of the product or us eating it, but… Continue reading
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All About Mutton Is Coming to Paonia
This year, for Garvin Mesa Celebrate! Day, we’ll be hosting Bob Kennard for a book signing. Bob is the author of “Much Ado About Mutton,” a wonderful book about the history of mutton as a premium meat. We’ll also be serving smoked mutton samples for guests. Come out and visit us on the 31st of… Continue reading
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Farm Shop Update
Most folks do a spring cleaning, but we’ve added so many new products and sold out of others, so I decided it was time for a Spring shop cleaning. We completely reorganized the farm shop. I think it came out pretty well! I’m adding many of the new items to our online store as well.… Continue reading
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Yard Sale
We’re cleaning out a bunch of stuff, so I’ve decided to give away and sell some of it. Nothing will be shipped – you must be able to come pick up your things at our farm in Paonia on Garvin Mesa. Some things are already gone, and I’ll be adding more later. Free stuff For… Continue reading
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Chicken Butcher Day
This past Saturday was chicken butcher day. We rented a trailer and hired additional help to process all of our birds. It went very well. We scalded the chickens first, then plucked them. Next, we went inside for gutting, chilling, and finally, packaging. We also hosted another person who had about 25 of their own… Continue reading
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Vote for Desert Weyr!
I entered the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest and am seeking votes to make it into the next round. You may vote once per day from each of the major social media platforms. Please consider giving us your vote! Continue reading
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Wild Turkeys
We saw wild turkeys at the Terror Creek Winery today. Our farm is on the edge of the mesa below. Continue reading
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Canning at Revolution Brewing
We stopped by Revolution Brewing to see the new small canning line they put in place. It goes just two at a time, but it works well. Continue reading
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New Yarns Have Arrived
I just got a lot of new yarns back from the wool mill. We’ll be adding them to the store over the next few weeks. Continue reading
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Colorado Woolgrowers Convention and the LambTracker Program
We just got back from our yearly Colorado Woolgrowers Convention. This is the once-per-year, two-day meeting of the sheep industry in Colorado. In addition to the regular reports on world meat and wool markets, they talk about what the US Government is doing about grazing and water rights. We also get updates on predator pressure… Continue reading