Trailblazers of the Sustainable Food Movement
About the Jamison Farm
How they made lamb the world's greatest chefs called America's best
212 Acres in the Appalachian Hills
Stories and Recipes from Our Farm to Your Table
The rolling Appalachian foothills are home to John & Sukey Jamison and their flock of sheep and lambs. There the sheep and lambs frolic and nibble on bluegrass, white clover, wild flowers and seasonal grass pastures with access to freechoice haybales throughout the winter months. Their 100% natural diet and free range lifestyle yield meat that is lean, firm, tender, delicate and pink, free of hormones, antibiotics, herbicides and insecticides.
The Jamison’s picturesque 210-acre farm produces some 3,000 lambs annually, which are destined for great cooks at home as well as the finest chefs and restaurants in America. Some of these superstars include Dan Barber at Blue Hill, William Telepan of Telepan and Annie Quatrano of Baccanahlia in Atlanta.
A very talented cook herself, Sukey Jamison has created a line of hand-prepared lamb dishes, which include a Lamb Stew created in collaboration with the late, great Jean-Louis Palladin and Sukey’s award-winning Lamb Pie.
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What's Next for the Jamisons
So where do they go from here?
Well, as Sukey says, they live on a beautiful farm of 212 acres. The Jamisons will still be maintaining the pastures, tending their gardens, reading and writing down more of their famous stories.
John says, “We do miss our lamb business as it was our daily life for over 40 years; the places we visited and the people we met pursuing our “farm to table” dream created a colorful journey that led to our writing our book Coyotes in the Pasture and Wolves at the Door.”
Listen to their story
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John and Sukey broke the mold of modern agriculture. When everyone was heading towards mass production and uniformity, they looked to the past to the great traditions of peasant farming. The flavor of their lamb speaks for itself, but their story, this book, sheds light on why.
