Jeffries Family Farm
Walter Jeffries Tinker, Tailor… A bit eclectic & a tad eccentric, polymath, quantum mechanic & Farmer. Also lucky at cards.
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Enjoy pork butchered in our family’s Vermont state inspected on-farm butcher shop here on Sugar Mountain Farm. Affordable quality pork from our family farm to your family’s table. One time purchases or weekly, biweekly and monthly CSA boxes available from $40 each. Save buying in bulk as a whole, half or quarter pig. See the Pork Page for details.Answer Polls!
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Lost Dog
Missing Dog – Romula disappeared on in August. Unfortunately her collar came off so she has no ID with her. ~5years old, Female, ~45 lbs
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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Almost 13,000 Comments!

Almost 13,000 Comments We are about to hit an interest milestone of 13,000 comments. Wow! About 2,000 of those are my replies to questions so that is about 11,000 incoming comments from you all. Who will be that lucky 13,000th … Continue reading
Calendars Shipping

Calendar Cover The last of the calendar’s are shipping to Kickstarter backers. Calendars start with March 2013 and run to February 2014 to carry you over the new year. If you ordered a calendar in your rewards package then start … Continue reading
Kickstarter Stickers Stories

For our Kickstarter Stickers Hope helped me pick out the photos to use on the stickers for the Kickstarter rewards which have been shipping out. I wanted a Kid’s View when selecting stickers, many of which I suspect will be … Continue reading
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Forming FCB

Freezer-Cooler-Brine Basalt Going Up We will soon be pouring the final concrete floor layer in the Administration section which includes the inspector’s office, bathroom with laundry, hall and the smokehouse which will serve as our initial meat cutting room. When … Continue reading
Kickstarter Postcards Mailing

Sugar Mountain Farm Postcards We have a lot of sows farrowing, that is to say giving birth, right now. It is snowing and I’ve been sitting watching them as I write postcards so we can put them in the mail … Continue reading
Sponsor’s Page Updated

Solar Farm at Adams Family Farm in Athol, Mass Just a quick note to let you know I have updated the Sponsor’s Page on our farm’s web site with the names of everyone from the Kickstarter Survey Reports. The Sponsor’s … Continue reading
Pig in the Bathtub

Pig in the Bathtub I’m not fond of showering with a pig but sometimes they get to use the bathtub. This piglet was not doing well and came in the cottage to get warmed up. For a quick solution, sometimes … Continue reading
Candy Cane Christmas Cookies

That is a candy cane cookie log. Our son Will made me cookies for Christmas. Not all cooked but rather he made the dough up and rolled it into logs which he put in parchment paper and then saved in … Continue reading
Mary Shelley’s Classic Computer

Frankie Lives! This is the sort of computer that writer Mary Shelly might have loved. It began life as your typical Apple Macintosh PowerBook G4 eight years ago. It is now a cobbled together monster of working parts from many … Continue reading
Calendars Available – Last Few

Sugar Mountain Farm 2013 Calendar I have a few extra calendars available – they go from March of 2013 to February of 2014 to tide you over the New Year. See the Calendar page in the Products menu. Outdoors: 27°F/4°F … Continue reading