Shannon Brook Farm

10/18/2026

Delicate mushroom family

10/18/2026

Oak and pine friends surrounding the maple family

10/15/2026

The Muppets! Girl and Boy Great Pyrenees. They have yet to be named. Their names have to be borrowed from a US President. So far we have had Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Billy, short for William, Theodore Roosevelt, Truman, Taft, George, Monroe and Madison. The only outlier is Eleanor Roosevelt, who goes by Elmo. What do you think? The girl is on the left and the boy on the right.

10/15/2026

The boy goats are living in their own section of the woods. They graze and browse and run around as they please. The darker stripes on the white goat are indicative of a resolved deer worm infection. So far this season, we have successfully treated 15 goats and 1 lamb for deer worm. Just today we started treating a two year old doe for the same affliction. If you are into science and biological lifecycles this one is mind bending: https://ccefm.com/upload/content/Deer%20Worm%20Factsheet.pdf.
I would guess that deer worm affects most sheep and goat producers in New York State.

10/14/2026

Amanita under the pines. Fall is here. 🎃

10/11/2026

One of the side benefits of being a farmer at a farmers market. Rosalie Lochner Giuseppe Maccioni provide sustenance to the farmer!

10/02/2026

Last night we lost Teddy. Like her mother, Frankie, she was a solid farm dog, a great protector and a beloved member of our family. The night before she died she was guarding the hens and in the morning she headed out to guard the sheep. She trotted down to the sheep pasture and stayed all day. When I went to get her in the evening it appeared that she had suffered a heart attack. She was conscious but fading quickly. We loaded her into the wagon and drove her back to the hen house where she was warm and comfortable until she passed. RIP Teddy. We will always love you.

09/25/2026

09/21/2026

Family portrait of the goat does and doelings. The boys are up closer to the house, beating back an area with roses and brambles. The ladies have made big progress on the 40 acre silvopasture, managing to keep it under control all summer along with our four Highland cows. Without the goats this area would be 10' high with all sorts of undesirable plants.

09/06/2026

Clever goat! He may just run off and join the circus 🥳