Dear friends,

This will be a quick one ... Browns kickoff in 20 minutes

We are still selling firewood, great stuff with rave reviews! $150 per rick, delivered and stacked

Lots of eggs for sale but one batch of birds can now be purchased for chicken soup if you would enjoy a culinary challenge. So until the new ones "come on line," production will be down slightly.

I also have 6-10 new chickens for sale @ $17 per chicken. They should start laying almost any day now

The 5 week old lamb is doing great and enjoyed the outside this week and made new friends in the pasture. You can see his video via my Instagram post (@harryhawkesjr, yes I have 74 very select followers)

Two new goats joined the herd after losing our good friend Ella. Their names are Trixie and Lacey (possibly changing to Pixie). They are 5 months only and quite small as dwarfs. I think they would be excellent for goat yoga if anyone wants to give it a try. See below with their human friends.

We have a new product to sell in the fridge, fresh, locally produced maple syrup from Stoney Brook Farm. It looks excellent and we will try it out soon with our traditional Sunday pancake breakfast.

Fun Fact: Maple syrup is made from sugar maple, red maple or black maple trees. The trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring. Maple syrup was first used by the indigenous people of North America. Quebec produces 70% of the world's output.

Hope you have a wonderful end to this Indian summer and start to the fall (and the Browns win!!)

Best for now,

Harry