Top Line Meats LLC

06/12/2022

THE BOYS ARE BACK... in the barn 🐑

Alfalfa hay is the treat of choice for these guys after a breeding season well done ✅️ Now 35 days until pregnancy testing!

06/11/2022

To most, it may not look like much.

In fact to many, it probably looks like a w**d.

But to us, it's the beginning of a whole new era for our sheep. One where they are fed better. One where they always get a uniform, nutritious bite. One where they become more productive.

We're very excited about our first silage crop to feed a TMR to our sheep... even if it's only an inch out of the ground so far 🌽🌾🌱

05/31/2022

STILL SELLING WHOLE AND HALF LAMBS!

Lambs are processed, frozen, and labeled for you at $7.00 per pound based on hanging weight plus a $150 butchering fee 🔪🥩 Customize your lamb cuts at time of order!

$100 non-refundable deposit required in order to reserve a lamb for one of our two booked butcher dates in June - there are four lambs available for each date

Fill your freezer with delicious lamb this summer, and enjoy every cut whether it's braised, roasted, or grilled!

Scared you won't know how to cook it or don't have any recipes to try? NO worries! Every customer will be provided information on how to properly cook lamb along with recipe booklets in an insulated cooler bag with their meat 🥩

Please see the graphics below for an example of how live weight transitions to hanging weight and then to packaged meat on a lamb - the example shows 100 pounds of live weight for easy math, but our lambs will be closer to 110 or 120 pounds when they are sent to the butcher!

For any questions, please contact Eli (717-574-2497) or Mackenzie (717-574-6058) or reach out through the Top Line Meats LLC page 📞✉️

05/08/2022

The best way to celebrate Mother's day is with happy, healthy lambs hitting the ground ❤️ 🐑

To all the moms out there giving it their all 24/7/365, I hope you have the best day possible celebrating with your families!

As for our sheep mamas who work so hard for us all year, I think they'll get a little extra grain today 😋

04/30/2022

1,094 miles each way later, and we successfully made it home from our second annual trip to Minnesota for ewe lambs 👍🐑 Continue to be impressed with the quality of sheep we bring home and can't wait to see how these ladies improve our program!

04/22/2022

Don't forget to come join us TOMORROW from 10 AM to 12 PM for our pasture walk hosted by Capital RC&D 📣 These ladies will be out on grass to show how our system works and we will have our new temporary fencing system in use!

04/21/2022

HALF AND WHOLE LAMBS STILL AVAILABLE! 📣📣

Lambs are processed, frozen, and labeled for you at $7.00 per pound based on hanging weight plus a $150 butchering fee 🔪🥩 Customize your lamb cuts at time of order!

All customers purchasing a half or whole lamb will receive a free insulated cooler bag to take their meat home in along with two cookbooks and infographics on the basics of cooking lamb!

Reserve your lamb today with a $100 non-refundable deposit by contacting Eli or Mackenzie through the Top Line Meats LLC page 📞✉️

04/17/2022

Happy Easter from the sheep who could not be more excited to be out on pasture for the first time this weekend 🐑🐣🐰

04/15/2022

If you have a few minutes, listen to our Field Notes podcast with AgChoice Farm Credit to learn more about our operation, how we got here, and where we're going! 👌

04/05/2022

Being rich in high-quality protein and many vitamins and minerals, lamb can be an excellent component of a healthy diet.

Happy to partner with Carlisle Crossfit to sponsor their Festivus Games this spring 👍 Healthy people love delicious, nutritious lamb 😋

A huge CCFH shout out to our top Festivus Games sponsor - Top Line Meats, LLC

At Top Line Meats the goal is simple: to provide customers with the freshest meats at the best possible prices. We believe that you should know and trust your butcher, and know where your meat is coming from.

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03/29/2022

We're very excited to be partnering with Capital RC&D on April 23rd to host a pasture walk for all small ruminant producers! If you're a producer from the local area and want to learn more about what we do and how to better utilize your pastures, be sure to RSVP 👍

Learning to view the landscape during the "off-season" and using tools for identifying paddock size will compliment discussion about small ruminant grazing during a pasture walk for small ruminant graziers hosted by Capital RC&D at the farm of Eli and Mackenzie Strawser of Top Line Meats LLC in Carlisle, PA on April 23, 2022 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Ann Starbard, Capital RC&D Grazing Advisor, will join the Strawsers and guide participants in exercises to practice assessing existing fields and pasture using tools like the Vermont Grazing Plan.

For more info or to register, visit: https://www.capitalrcd.org/events.html

Photo Courtesy of Mackenzie Strawser

03/12/2022

When it goes from 60 degrees on Friday to a chance of 3 to 5 inches of snow on Saturday, there's nothing nicer than being able to just adjust the curtain on the barn and know the sheep will be comfortable 👍