by Douglas Brown | Jun 21, 2019 | livestock
Last week we explored pigs’ integral role on the farm. As a biodynamic operation, we believe livestock are essential for healthy agriculture, and pigs are especially important. The animal factor at Black Cat Farm is so vital we employ a full-time livestock manager,...
by Douglas Brown | May 3, 2019 | sheep
They’re baaaack. When last week we said lambing season had arrived, it had — only no lambs had yet been born. The mamas were just pregnant. But now, finally, the first lambs of the season are here, and the ewes will continue giving birth for a few weeks. This, the...
by Douglas Brown | Feb 13, 2019 | Black Cat Bistro, bramble & hare
Love’s holiday is nearly here, and we are combining both restaurants for one giant celebration of all of your big hearts. Join us for seatings at 5, 7 and 9 o’clock for three courses of extravagance, plus complimentary Champagne. The meal involves optional wine...
by Douglas Brown | May 11, 2018 | biodynamic, Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farm to table, farmers market, organic, pig, sheep
Another week at the farm, another parade of activity. Even during the heart of summer, when the weeks seem to blend into one another with their similarity — 87 degrees, sunny, if we are lucky several afternoon thunderstorms — they in fact are quite different. New...
by Douglas Brown | Jan 23, 2018 | biodynamic, Black Cat Bistro, black cat farm, bramble & hare, farm to table, organic, pig, sheep
They have been arriving nearly every day since December, the tiny lambs. Their moms, the ewes, have been heavy with offspring, in many cases twins, for months; the gestation for lambs is 152 days, give or take. Now lambs totter around the fields on those unsteady,...
