Dominic Palumbo raises Highland cattle, Jersey geese, Dorset sheep and other heritage breeds on his farm, as he grows vegetables and forages for local flavors and aromatics. He has farmed here in Shefield since 1991 on a farmstead that dates back to late 1760s.
A few miles from downtown Sheffield, Lime Kiln wildlife sanctuary and Drury Preserve, he keeps what he describes as ‘a small, diverse, eco-agriculture farm that produces clean food.’
Anyone is welcome year-round to visit the farm and meet the animals, Palumbo says, and to look at the foods he has in season — meats, eggs, nuts, honey infused with dandelion, fresh and dried mushrooms, hot sauces from homegrown peppers … and many more.
Snow coats the coop and barns and fields at Moon in the Pond Farm.
Snow coats the coop and barns and fields at Moon in the Pond Farm.
A haning scale waits to weigh produce in the barn at Moon in the Pind Farm.
Apples catch the sunlight in the barn at Moon in the Pond Farm in Sheffield.
Dominic Palumbo stands in his greenhouse at Moon in the Pond Farm.
Herbs show hold scent in winter in the greenhouse at Moon in the Pind Farm.
A Highland cow rests in her pasture at Moon in the Pond Farm in Sheffield.
Heritage breed chickens come out for some sun on a winter day at Moon in the Pond Farm.
