A few of us had a delightful Sunday lunch and farm tour at St. Brigid's Farm this weekend. As most of you know, we get all of our Veal and our Beef Specials from Robert and Judy's Jerseys, which, while they are primarily milkers, made some pretty nice grass fed meat as well.
Ann and her husband Scott relax on the deck with Val while the burgers cook.
Kevin gives Robert some chef tips on the grill...but does he need them?According to Judy, maybe...
The view from the deck is pretty "pastoral", eh? And we couldn't have had a nicer day.
Yes, there's a stray dog or two there among the St.Brigid's Burgers.
Kevin cooks and serves - what a nice guy!
After lunch we go on the tour...
Judy's barn is spotless.
The Jerseys are very curious about the visitors on the other side of the fence.Judy knows all of their names, their traits, their histories, and shared some of that with us.
Uh oh...what is Kevin doing with that wee little calf...she's not going to be Veal for him!
597 - who will have a "real" name - was less than 24 hours old at the time of our visit.
She was definitely the highlight.
Robert shows Kevin her teeth - or lack thereof, at her age.
We had a wonderful afternoon, and learned a lot about how our St. Brigid's Veal and Beef is raised. Robert and Judy farm in the most compassionate way imaginable - be it the cow that is past her prime to the care of the pastures where the cattle graze, nothing is too good, too much trouble for them. It must be this extra effort that makes the meat so good. The Dairy is all about milk, of course, but to put the lives of these animals to further use in a way that is both profitable and humane is what makes it stand out from the crowd.
And then you EAT them!
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