Sawyer Family Farm

27/04/2025

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In 2019, I (Rob) took a beekeeping class with the intention of getting bees that year. 6 years later, the apiary finally became a reality. I have been collecting equipment for a couple of months an…

23/04/2025

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The farm is extremely busy in the spring with all the baby goats and projects deferred from winter. Today we planted some bacon seeds in the back pasture. They take about 4 months to fully develop.

24/03/2025

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Chili started us off on the tail end of our main kidding frenzy last Sunday with triplets. She had two bucks, one black with red, and one black with tan, and one little chocolate doe. They weighed …

16/03/2025

Camellia and Porsche kidded this week!

This week we welcomed Camellia’s and Porsche’s kids into the world. Let’s just say, we should not play the lottery anytime soon. Our buck kid to doe kid ratio is currently 7 to 1.…

10/03/2025

We have baby goats!

We officially started off kidding season for us last night with Sawfish AS Tesla (pedigree). Tesla was bred to Blue Farmhouse Eros (Eros pedigree). Tesla brought us triplet bucks, 9, 8.5 and 7 poun…

26/02/2025

A little family update:

POST CONTAINS A GRAPHIC IMAGE. In December last year I (Anna) went to my annual skin check with my dermatologist. I have very fair skin and I do not tan (at all), I turn lobster red and I cannot co…

21/02/2025

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We have goats so surely we make goat milk soap, right? While Anna, Quinn, and Amanda have made soap a few times, making soap and selling it at a farmer’s market or online isn’t our pass…

21/02/2025

Here is a copy of the North American Shagya-Arabian Society Newsletter with a report from last fall's inspection:

NASS publishes a tri-annual hard copy newsletter named "NASS News" and in years when the registry holds an inspection tour, an inspection issue of the  newsletter. 

01/01/2025

Nice local hike at Old Furnace State Park.

Yesterday Rob and I went hiking at Old Furnace State Park in Danielson CT. I have been making an effort to go hiking more to build some fitness and get off Facebook. Winter is typically the slow se…

18/12/2024

Pigs are making a trip to freezer camp on 1/12. We have 1 available as a whole or 2 halves. Expected hanging weight will be 180-200lb and would yield 135-150lb of pork for your freezer. PM if interested.

Also willing to trade with another farm for beef.

27/11/2024

Huey doesn't know it yet, but we are going to start a hiking exercise program.

01/11/2024

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I love horses. Growing up I was a barn rat at a riding stables in Sweden and my favorite horse was a chestnut gelding named Van-Toomen. His sire was a racing TB and his dam a Swedish Warmblood. US …