Orchard View Lincoln Longwools
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Shop
    • Flock Yarn
    • Raw Wool
    • Roving
  • Breeding Stock
  • Wool
  • Blog
  • Contact Us

Blog

Lamb: It's What's For Dinner

11/9/2016

0 Comments

 
Picture
This summer I had the opportunity to slaughter one of my own lambs. I have been raising sheep for 15 years, but had not eaten my own lamb until now. Some of you may think it's strange that I would even want to, while others are probably wondering what took me so long! My dad and I are the only ones in our family who are open to the idea of eating our own lamb, and I wasn't willing to pay to have someone else slaughter one for me. Now that I have my own house and freezer, and also have a friend who is a skilled butcher, I figured now was the time to try my own!

One day back in August, a few of my friends came over to help with the process. I had a little ram lamb picked out that wasn't going to make my show flock. He was adorable and thus, I couldn't watch the killing process. But, once that part was over I was fine! I'm sure many people find this hard to understand or comprehend, but I believe there is nothing wrong with eating meat and my little lamb met his demise in the quickest way possible. We decided to hang the lamb in my garage where we had a lot of room to work. There were four of us working to skin the lamb, cut it into pieces, and then package it. It was actually a fun process to see the different cuts of meat. I got around 40 lbs. of meat that is now in my freezer waiting to be cooked!

Since I didn't grow up eating lamb of my own, I've been doing a lot of searching for recipes and reading on how to best cook it. American Lamb has many great resources, as does Pinterest (of course!). Because of my love for my crockpot, I decided to start with a lamb stew. I was not disappointed! Absolutely delicious, very easy and filled with vegetables, this recipe is a keeper!

Do you have any favorite lamb recipes? If so, share them with me!

Read More
0 Comments

LLSBA "Clippings" Feature

11/8/2016

1 Comment

 
After returning from my UK trip, the editor of the Lincoln Longwool Sheep Breeder's Association (LLSBA), Chris Higgins, approached me about using some of my photos for their association newsletter in the UK. She said she was very impressed with my blog posts (yay!), and wanted to know if she could use some of the photos and descriptions for their newsletter.

This newsletter has great descriptions of the UK summer shows, beautiful photos of Lincoln fiber arts, and a history section. Enjoy!
1 Comment

    Author

    Emmaline Long, main owner of Orchard View Farm, has a passion for Lincoln sheep and loves educating others about her breed and farm, She currently serves as the Vice President of the National Lincoln Breeders Association.
     
    Emmaline has a passion for all things agriculture & currently works a "real job" as an agronomist for a large crop farm in western NY.

    Archives

    October 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    September 2018
    April 2018
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    August 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013

    Categories

    All
    4-H
    Blankets
    Community Outreach
    Cornell University
    Education
    Fiber Arts
    History
    In The News
    Knit
    Lambs
    Maryland Sheep And Wool Festival
    National Lincoln Sheep Breeders Association
    Nys Sheep And Wool
    Shearing
    Shows
    Spinning
    Yarn

Orchard View Lincoln Longwools

7617 S. Lake Rd., Bergen NY 14416

[email protected]

585-813-7228


Contact Us

Stay Up-To-Date

Follow our blog!
Follow Now
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Shop
    • Flock Yarn
    • Raw Wool
    • Roving
  • Breeding Stock
  • Wool
  • Blog
  • Contact Us