Working towards an ecologically resilient farm that provides us and our community with a wide variety of delicious foods.

100% Grass-fed Lamb and Mutton.

Two acres of clean, healthy vegetables.

 

 

Buying a whole lamb is the most economical way to eat our 100% grass-fed lamb. You save money and support our family by practicing nose-to-tail cooking!

We’ll be taking more lambs to the butcher in mid-February and again in early June.

Place your order and pre-pay right here!

 

CSA memberships available through Shared Ground Farmers’ Coop

Come find us at winter farmers’ markets!

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We have one final farmers’ market of the winter season: Neighborhood Roots Winter Market on February 23rd. That’s at Bachmans Greenhouses on 60th and Lyndale and runs from 9AM-1:30PM.

 

Shearing day 2019 was a huge success, thanks for the help everyone! And 8 years after we first met, this guy has my heart more than ever 😍.
Things are poppin' and feel like spring in the hoop house! #ineedgreens #allthegreens #inmybelly
We will be shearing the sheep on Saturday April 20! This is a great opportunity to come visit the farm, help out, get dirty and go home smelling like sheep. Or just hang out and watch. We will be bringing all the sheep up to the barn, sorting, hoof trimming, shearing etc. It's a good time! We start around 8:00 or so, and go until early afternoon, come out for part or all. If you want directions or just have questions give a call or text 612.354.6282. As some of you have no doubt noticed contacting us via Instagram can be pretty unreliable 😬. Here's hoping for a quick warm up from here on out! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
One hundred years ago today, April 10 1919, Emiliano Zapata was assassinated. Zapata dedicated his life to bettering the life of working class people, through an agrarian revolution for and by the people, under the banner of land and freedom. He lived in the state of Morelos in Mexico, at a time of massive wealth consolidation in the hands of a few. Morelos was one of the largest producers of sugarcane in the world, and the majority of the land was owned and controlled by only 20 plantation owners. Revolution in Mexico around 1910 was inevitable, and insurrection was breaking out nationwide. Zapata offered a system and the leadership to direct these grievances in a productive way. While the use of arms was necessary for the peasants to wrest control of their land back from the rich, they were able to implement and demonstrate the agrarian system which they fought for, in various states in the south of Mexico under the leadership of Zapata. This meant that land was redistributed to those peasants who lived and worked there. Communities had autonomous democratic control of how land was distributed, much of it under communal control, and mediators chosen by the people helped facilitate this process. There were restrictions on the amount of land anyone could have to prevent the consolidation of land, and therefore power, in the hands of a few. Resources were put into building new schools and education for the poor, with and emphasis on creating a culture of participation in the way in which communities were run, for and by the people who lived in them. Of course the increase in salaries for teachers and professors was implemented. Zapata helped facilitate local control over the economy, with a basis in the traditions of the indigenous people before the colonization by the Spanish. Agrarian banks were set up to assist small farmers in the procurement of equipment and other resources, and the creation of retirement funds and pensions. And one that I consider especially important for the autonomy of any community, was the strict restrictions on the activities of foreign companies. • • #zapata #emilianozapata #zapatistas #vivalarevolucion #tierraylibertad #revolution
We have lots of luxurious sheepskins available right now, all sizes and prices ranging from discounted hides at $80 all the way up to perfect full-size sheepskins at $230. DM or email if you want one! Will be in the cities for deliveries quite a bit in April. #cutestsidekickever #luxuriate #naturalhome #localhome #woolisamiracle
Greenhouse babies! #babyplants #dirtyhands
We lost an old friend and wonderful human last week. Trevor Engelbrektson died in a car accident along with the band he was the manager for while on tour. Trevor was the first peer of mine to really show me what it means to be masculine and at the same time to not shy away from showing genuine love and affection towards ones friends. Certainly the most devastating is the loss to his family. He and his wife Marvel have two young sons the same age as ours. You will be missed, friend. Sending all our love.
Meet ewe #33, she was born in 2014, our first year raising sheep, and has risen to alpha ewe. It is really fascinating to see how the alpha sheep actually express the trait in their facial features. She looks distinctly different, even from a distance. #🐏
At long last! Dirt on my hands and sun on my neck. Got a few beets for the hoop house, some parsley and onions for us seeded today. Looking forward to peppers, lettuce, herbs, and maybe even some Napa cabbage and kale in the next few days! Thanks @blackbrookfarm for use of your space before we get our own greenhouse up this spring! #alltheveggies #allthesunshine #givemevitaminD and #dirtundermyfingernails and #illbehappy
Sing up for your 2019 CSA box today, summer's a comin'!! @sharedgroundfarmerscoop Link in profile. #🥕🥒🍅🥔🥗🧀🍯