Our final farm visit for this round of Bike2Barn occurred in Lincoln, NM at Laughing Sheep Farms. Sally, third generation owner, has a successful country store, restaurant, and farm, all using farm-raised and grass-fed beef, elk, buffalo, lamb, and pork meats. In fact, Guillermo and I were treated to a delightful lunch of homemade cottage cheese (creamy and smooth), gourmet lamb and beef burgers served on homemade hatch chile buns, grilled cantaloupe, potato salad and coleslaw, and cranberry/apple iced tea (hungry yet?).

While we were visiting and eating, we noticed many customers coming and going. Also, we overheard a customer saying that he had found the place from a website called 'Localharvest' (hooray!). Some customers were buying meats, some were stopping for a nice, quiet lunch on the farm, some were picking tomatoes from the small garden to take on the road with them. And, this was off a country road, in the middle of nowhere, all before noon. Sally's belief in quality has helped her create a successful business, and people take notice of that. It was a pleasure to see so many people, of all kinds of backgrounds, enjoying and valuing fresh and local food.

Check out our photos