Tag Archive for 'sheep'

This Just In – Magruder Sheep

starting this week, we’ve got some delicious sheep on the menu from Mac Magruder. Mac got his stock from “as old guy across the valley. He didn’t do anything for them, they’re organic by neglect.” He lucked out though, because they turn out to be of a hardy Suffolk cross-breed.
This is the same sheep Patricia Unterman described as “particularly succulent…

THIS JUST IN: Sheep from Magruder Ranch

Six months ago, we received an 180 pound wether (castrated male sheep) from Mac Magruder. Eighteen months at the time of slaughter this was a rather large animal, and yet the meat was some of the best we’ve ever tasted. So when Mac told us recently that he had two more …

This Just In: Spring Lamb

Our favorite sheep herder, Don Watson, stopped by yesterday with our first spring lamb. Born just after Thanksgiving, these lamb have been raised primarily on milk and more recently, have been grazing on mustard and clover. Don’s flocks have a wide grazing range including many nearby vineyards. It’s a symbiotic relationship, with the sheep gaining additional space to roam and forage while…