The timeless cycle of life and growth as the earth turns has begun. Furled snouts of skunk cabbage emerge in the muddy swamps. Willow catkins sway overhead, birds are tuning up. Lambs and foals and calves play and leap for the sheer joy of being alive alongside their mothers.
Lambing time is in full swing at Beaver Brook Farm in Lyme, Connecticut, and in pastures of every size across New England.
“March is a tomboy with tousled hair, a mischievous smile, mud on her shoes and a laugh in her voice.” -Hal Borland
This past weekend, the annual NOFA CT conference showcased a bevy of creative people doing interesting work. From filmmakers to raising chickens in the city and young urban farmers start-ups to three-day old chicks, the gathering was an inspiration. But that’s another story.
