Latest News from Border Springs Farm

Robert’s Market Report on BSF

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Lamb Shop Arrives at Reading Terminal Market – By Bob Libkind Border Springs Lamb Farm opened its Reading Terminal Market retail outlet about a month later than planned, but the Virginia sheepery appears to be worth the wait, based on the fresh breast of lamb I purchased this morning. For the moment they are only […]

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Philly.com – The Insider Feature

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Sheep thrills: New lamb stand at Reading Terminal Market – By Michael Klein Months after career-changing engineer/developer Eran Wajswol opened the artisan Valley Shepherd Creamery, which makes its cheese on premises, mechanical engineer-turned-shepherd Craig Rogers has opened a stand specializing in the lamb he raises at Border Springs Farm in Patrick County, Va., at the […]

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The New York Times – Dining and Wine Journal

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At Lambstock 2012, Fire, Bourbon and Fat Back – By Jason Tesauro What do you get when you blend a Southern revival and an episode of “Top Chef” with a pinch of summer camp and prison break, all dry rubbed and left to cook on the spit? That would be Lambstock 2012 — the third […]

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The Washington Post – Lifestyle and Food Feature

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Sourced: Lamb from Border Springs Farm – By David Hagedorn You could say there are two sides to Craig Rogers. In his plaid flannel shirt, corduroy jacket and outback hat at Washington food events, such as D.C. Central Kitchen’s Capital Food Fight or a media dinner at Bibiana, he’s Farmer Rogers, looking conspicuous among the […]

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Virginia Living Article

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A Humble Shepherd – by Christina Ball A lawyer becomes a novelist. An insurance broker swaps policies for photography. A teacher trades the classroom for a yoga studio. In this country, these days, we commonly change careers, re-invent ourselves, pursue our passions and strive for authenticity. But it’s not every day that a university engineering […]

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BSF Featured in Charleston City Paper

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Border Springs Farm’s Craig Rogers raises lambs with love – The Shepherd and the Chef – by Elizabeth Pandolfi If you had to be born a sheep, you’d probably want to be born somewhere remote in New Zealand, on a farm that uses only your wool and leaves you alone for 99 percent of the […]

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Natural Awakenings Magazine Article

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Sustainable Sheep Farming at Border Springs Farm – by Linda Sechrist Some species of animals, as well as mammals, have had their efforts and value respectably recognized – a pig (Babe and Charlotte’s Web), a deer (The Yearling), and even a whale (Free Willy). Yet few have ever gone so unnoticed as sheep, which contributed […]

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Read About Us on Eater Philly

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Lamb Deli Joining Overhauled RTM in February Border Springs Farm is opening a lamb-centric stall at The Reading Terminal Market sometime in February. It will replace what once was the popular Basic 4 spot, bringing all sorts of humanely raised lamb products to Philly’s favorite food tourist trap, including pot pies, shepherd’s pie, and chili, […]

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Philadelphia Magazine Foobooz Feature

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Lamb, Cheese and Soul Coming to Reading Terminal Market The second half of 2012 saw the Reading Terminal Market open Tubby Olive, Head Nut and Wursthaus Schmitz. Next up is Valley Shepherd Creamery, which is promised to be opening shortly. But that’s far from the only change on deck. Read the Full Article Here

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CBS Philly – What’s Cooking on 1060

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What’s Cooking on 1060: Fresh Lamb, Oysters 101, and Southern ‘Country’ Food – By Hadas Kuznits PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Craig Rogers, the shepherd (and owner) at Border Springs Farm in Patrick Springs, Va., is preparing to open a lamb stand next month in the Reading Terminal Market. “Pretty much everything has to be done,” he […]

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