new york times article martha’s vineyard allen farm sheep sustainable farming – The Allen Farm Sheep and Wool Company https://allenfarm.com Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard Tue, 23 Jul 2013 01:51:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Farming in Paradise, Where Lamb is King https://allenfarm.com/2003/11/farming-in-paradise-where-lamb-is-king/ Wed, 05 Nov 2003 14:22:09 +0000 http://allenfarm.com/chilmark/?p=297 Microsoft WordScreenSnapz001The New York Times Published November 5, 2001 By Amanda Hesser CHILMARK, Mass.— A SMALL pack of male white and chocolate-brown lambs were nudging and shifting, with fleeces tousled by damp weather and heads pitched toward the ground, their focus on the prize: dry, feathery wisps of alfalfa, torn from a hay bale. The alfalfa smelled […]]]> Microsoft WordScreenSnapz001

The New York Times
Published November 5, 2001
By Amanda Hesser

CHILMARK, Mass.— A SMALL pack of male white and chocolate-brown lambs were nudging and shifting, with fleeces tousled by damp weather and heads pitched toward the ground, their focus on the prize: dry, feathery wisps of alfalfa, torn from a hay bale. The alfalfa smelled like sweet tea; their jaws were grinding. It was a special snack on the Allen Sheep Farm, and it was no time to be taking in the view.

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