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Winding Brook Farm
R U R A L R O U T E
A
tWindingBrookFarmitcanbe
hardtodistinguishbetweenthe
petsandthemeatanimals.
“Howabouttheducks?”Iask.
“Naw,”saysfarmerArtMeade,“they’reforfly
control.”
It’sawarmdayandthere’snoscarcityof
manureforfliestoenjoyoranimalsforthemto
pester,butArtisright—noflies.
“Howaboutthatgoat?”Iask.Anotherwrong
guess.“That’sBuddy.Thekidsgothimatafair12
yearsagoandhe’sapetnow.”
Guarddogsthatresemblegoldenretrieverschase
usaroundamiablywhileBridgettheWonderDog
crashesintodoorwayswiththerollingcartthatsub-
stitutesforhindlegsdestroyedinacarcrashyears
ago.Therestoftheanimals—chickens,turkeys,
goats,lambs,pigsandcalves—roamaroundfreely.
Totheoriginaldairy
barnhavebeenadded
twoenormoushoop
barns,whichprovide
ahealthfulairiness
thatbenefitstheani-
malsaswellasthe
visitors.
Artandhiswife
Jean,anursein
Burlington,raise
hundredsofgoats
andhundredsof
lambseachyear,
chieflyforVermont’s
expandingMuslim
andGreekpopula-
tion.Art’sownewes
andbreedingdoesprovidemuchofthemeat,but
healsopurchasesmalekidsfromgoatdairiesand
SHEEPANDGOATSATWINDINGBROOKFARM
bullcalvesforroseveal.Theyspendmostoftheir
ANTICIPATE FEEDING TIME. INSET: ART MEADE
livesgrazingnearbyfieldsandcomebacktothe
ANDTWO-LEGGEDBRIDGETTHEWONDERDOG.
hoopbarnsinthefall.Anumberoftheanimalsare
shippedlivetoBostonandNewHampshirefor
PHOTOS BY GLENN CALLAHAN
chiefreligiousholidays.Othersarebutcheredbya
USDA-inspectedfacilityinTroy,Vt.,forretailand
restaurantuse.Whilegoatmeatisn’twidelyeaten
bymostAmericans,Art’sfarmhasbeenaboonto
VERMONT MAPLE OPEN HOUSE WEEKEND • March 28 - 30
MuslimsinnorthernVermontwhosereligiondic-
Activities vary, but most sugarhouses offer tours,
tatesthatonlyaMuslimmaybutcherhismeat,and
demos, tastings and syrup for sale.
vermontmaple.org. thatthemeatmustbebutcheredfollowingcen-
turies-oldreligiousobservations.Artexpectsto
Windridge Farms, Jeffersonville, 644-5566,
windridgemaple.com
haveanon-siteprocessingfacilitywithinthenext
Cook’s Sugarhouse, Hyde Park, 888-3267,
year,butfornowlocalMuslimsbutchertheirown.
vtcooks@comcast.net
Morethanahundredspotlessturkeysarefatten-
Nebraska Knoll Sugar Farm, Stowe, 253-4655,
ingupfortheThanksgivingtableandhundredsof
nebraskaknoll.com chickensarebeinggrownforsaleatthefarmand
Mansion House Maple, Johnson, (888) 545-5622, forlocalrestaurantsandfoodco-ops.Winding
mansion
housemaple.com
Farm’sconvenientandconspicuouslocationon
Vermont Maple Outlet, Jeffersonville, 644-5482,
Route100betweenStoweandMorrisvillehas
vermontmapleout
let.com
inspiredasmallstorerightatthefarm,withfreez-
Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, 253-5791,
trappfamily.com
ersfullofpoultry,lamb,vealandavarietyofpork
Putnam Family Farm, Cambridge, 644-2267,
products.Fresheggsareusuallyavailableaswell.
putnamsvtmaplesyrup.com
Formoreinformation,callArtat888-5922.
—Nancy Crowe
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