What all has Inglewood been having in their CSA boxes lately? I know they have been going through a very rough spell trying to get things going again. I walked through the greenhouse the other day & was horrified to see how pitiful the seedlings were doing. I know they took a pretty good hit w/that cold snap last week, too. I feel so bad for them – they are trying so hard!
What is a CSA box? Sounds interesting....hmmm...
Community Supported Agriculture – it’s part of the local movement. You pay a fee and every week you pick up a box of assorted veggies from them. They have a winter and a summer CSA. There are also recipes in the box.
Don't you love that. There is a Boot Barn store in Lake Charles that has some NICE work boots - for a nice price but worth it.
Sounds like our own Louisiana Elf on the Shelf needs another pair of boots.
I like that! I wish we had something like that around here.
Normally not muddy. Not even bad around barn. It's when I have to open and close pasture gates that is gets bad. But not a bad idea to bring them...there might be somewhere fun we need to venture!
Oh goodness. I didn't know they were having a hard time!
Sheep too eh, Kuntrygirl? I too have future plans to add sheep to my property. I just have to find funding for fencing! I like Katadhins for their parasite resistance, heat tolerance, and lack of shearing. I love eating lamb and hope to raise my own someday. Do you still raise them? If so, I may look you up to buy my first ewes or young ramsIn my opinion and this is from many years of raising them, I would definitely keep them grass fed with minimal grains. I also offer hay for them. It's really easy to raise sheep. I like the Barbado and Kathadin. I breed both for a larger sheep (more meat). Both of these are hair sheep, so you don't have to worry about shearing in our hot Louisiana temps.
Just make sure they have something to go in and get out of the rain. Mine don't like getting wet. It's good to process under the age of 1 but you can process a little bit beyond the age of 1. I processed one that was 1 1/2 years old and he was a big old boy and the meat was not tough.
Consumers generally show no significant preference for meat from wether, ewe, or ram lambs. Ram lambs are leaner and gain faster than ewe and wether lambs, but some (commodity) markets will discount intact ram lambs.
Lamb is great meat and a cheap way to stock your freezer.
