Growing seasons are not just for vegetables -- our animals have natural reproductive schedules that we follow, so not all of the products listed below are available year-round. This page lists everything we grow and doesn't necessarily reflect what we have available at any time.
Click here for our current price list and inventory
Click here for our current price list and inventory
Pork
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Like the rest of our livestock here at BOTL Farm, our pigs are heritage breed (Mangalitsa / Berkshire), raised on pasture and in forest (eat the forest, pigs!), and supplemented with corn-free, soy-free, non-GMO feed.
More details available on our blog. Whole Hog Deposit$6.50/lb + butcher costs. Cut to you liking. We prefer to have you call (9082683192) or email (nick@botlfarm.com) this order in opposed to placing it online. It saves us a few dollars in processing fees. If you would not purchase the product otherwise please place the order online. |
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LambBOTL Farm is raising a small herd of Icelandic sheep. This shaggy and majestic heritage breed has pronounced horns and is very comfortable during our cold New England winters. Every spring the ewes give birth and raise their lambs on pasture. They are all-grass fed, never supplemented with grain or other feed. Every fall, lambs will be available (late November to December) and are sold as a whole animal. Take-home is 40 to 45 lbs meat.
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GoatLots of farmers think that raising goats is a terrible idea, and here at BOTL Farm we were interested to find out exactly why that is. Turns out, goats are the noisiest, nosiest, most curious creatures we have... but they love to eat poison ivy and the bushy, thorny things in the forest that the sheep and rabbits avoid. Their dedication to hard forage makes our passive, animal-driven forest clearing possible!
So, against the advice of generations of farmers before us, we're making more goats! We have a breeding pair of purebred Kiko goats. Originally from New Zealand, this breed is basically the super-heroes of goats: famous for hardiness, low susceptibility to worms and disease, ability to birth and successfully raise triplets, and the males have truly epic horns (up to 4'!). Similar to sheep, the goats will give birth in the spring. We'll welcome the female kids into permanent forest-clearing positions and will sell the boy goats for meat in the fall as wholes. Our goats are also grass-only fed, except they get apple treats when they've been good. |
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Raw HoneyOur honey is as natural as can be and is a mix of the entire season's harvest (often considered wildflower honey). The honey is sold in a variety of recycled glass jars which are capped with quickly-renewable cork closures or metal screw-top lids. All labels are 100% post-consumer recycled paper and not dyed. It doesn't get much more hippy than that.
We have an empty jar return program to help keep the glass out of the landfill. Bring back your empty glass and we will give you cash. Honey is seasonally available and it will be posted on Facebook, our blog, and the farmstand sign each fall when there is some for sale. |
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Whole Pasture Raised RabbitsOur rabbits are 100% pasture raised. They are on a rotational grazing system that gets them to new pasture every few days. Our system allows the rabbits to freely choose what they eat and when they eat it. They are allowed 24/7 access to the mix of grasses, legumes, weeds, herbs, flowers, and plants that are in their pasture. They are supplemented with an open feeding of GMO-free, corn-free, soy-free mixed grains, cereals, seeds, and legumes if they prefer. Further, they always have fresh alfalfa/timothy hay at their disposal. Their mobile hutch provides them shelter, but they honestly prefer to hide and shelter in the tall grasses that encompass the pasture.
Rabbits for sale weigh between 1 and 3 lbs, costing $10/lb. Please contact us for pre-orders. Our rabbits are lean, mean, meat-makin' machines because they run around free range so much (and in general, they're really very nice [except for the male breeder]). Their average muscle content is at least 19.2185% higher than their equivalent caged rabbit partners. I made up that statistic, but they're definitely living happier, healthier lives (secondary farmer notes it's difficult to quantify a rabbit's happiness). The rabbits come "field-dressed," vacuum sealed, and frozen (much like whole chickens are packaged). If you have specific requests about how your rabbit is delivered to you, for example without ears because you think eating things with ears is creepy, we will be glad to appease your requests. [Again, please note that our rabbits normally come without ears.] P.S. - rabbit ears are available upon request. We recommend making rabbit ear chips. |
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Pure Beeswax CandlesThe beeswax used for these candles is a byproduct of our honey. There are no additives in these candles - just our wax and the wicks. The wicks are 100% cotton with a metal safety tab.
The candles are approximately 2 inches tall and 1.75 inches wide. During testing they burned eight to ten hours. Because there is limited wax during processing we only have a small supply of candles. We expected them to sell out quickly, but they didn't. Actually, nobody but my mom has bought any. Thanks, Mom.! Update: people besides my mom has bought and enjoyed these candles! They're now available in the honor box. |
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Chicken EggsOur flock of laying hens is primarily Rhode Island Reds, with a few Easter Eggers, Barred Rocks, and New Hampshires for variety. They live on pasture and like all our other animals are rotationally grazed. Their nesting boxes, roosts, and supplemental feed (not to mention weather protection) are in a sweet-looking 1980's mobile home that we drag around with our tractor to take the chickens to new areas. Much like the rabbits they are free to go in and out of their mobile home as they please and they spend most of their time doing what we affectionately call "chicken stuff," which means walking in circles, scratching, and pecking at the ground looking for tasty bugs and things. The chickens are supplemented with corn-free, soy-free, non-GMO feed and plenty of granite grit (they like that sort of thing). Roosters! Because of concerns with the three typical egg carton packaging types (styrofoam-> bad for the world, recycled paper-> contains chemicals not approved for food packaging, plastic-> oil-industry), at BOTL Farm we struggled with how to package our eggs. After extensive research and soul-searching, we were happy to discover an alternative that is used in Europe: a foamed material made from potato starch! These packages are recyclable, home-compostable in less than one season, and are safe for food packaging. Due to their European roots, they are only available in 10-egg cartons, so now we proudly sell our eggs in 10-egg cartons. |
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Whole Pasture Raised ChickenBecause we breed our own chickens, half the chicks that hatch are boys. They are raised with the hens until they reach salable weight and then we transfer them to our freezer. This means we only sell chickens when we need to replace our laying flock. PLease check our price list for current availability.
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Rough Cut LumberWith our sawmill and nearly infinite supply of trees we are making rough cut lumber. Most of what we're sawing is pine and oak. We specialize in pine 1" thick boards which aren't usually available at big-box stores. There are many widths available, including 6" and 8". Boards are between 5' and 10' long. We have some oak dimensional and oak slabs, including a few live edge boards/slabs (those are totally cool right now). Come on over and see what we have cut, check out our Craigslist posts, or send us a message with a specific order you're looking for and we'll custom cut it!
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SoapHere at BOTL Farm, we've been making our own soap for many years. We finally made enough that now we're going to share it with the world at large! The soap is made by hand in a relatively small batch from lard, tallow, and coconut oil. We rendered the lard and tallow from thoughtfully-raised animals we know. Honestly, we bought the coconut oil on Amazon, but it adds a delightful foaminess to the bars. They're finished with a hint of tea tree and lemon essential oils to keep them (and you) smelling pretty and fresh.
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Meat Boxes
Here at BOTL Farm, we put meat in all sorts of places (mostly freezers). Our latest idea is to put meat into boxes (the meat will be frozen). For people who don’t have room for a whole hog, or when we’re in between batches of whole hogs, we can put together a meat box for you!
Due to variations in package sizes and availability, we may swap out some items for others as necessary, but each box will meet the minimum box weight and remain true to spirit (i.e. Grill Boxes will only have grill-friendly items).
We offer several meat box options to choose from here, or let us know if you have an idea of another type of box!
Due to variations in package sizes and availability, we may swap out some items for others as necessary, but each box will meet the minimum box weight and remain true to spirit (i.e. Grill Boxes will only have grill-friendly items).
We offer several meat box options to choose from here, or let us know if you have an idea of another type of box!
pasture pork - cage free rabbit - soy-free, corn-free, gmo-free eggs - grain free, grass fed lamb and goat
Westford Village, Ashford CT
Westford Village, Ashford CT