Rare Breeds, Frozen in Time

Huge dreadlocked Cotswold sheep are too big and slow-growing for commercial acceptance. Sleek Milking Devon cattle have the flaw of being dual-purpose livestock in a farm economy that demands specialization

Consider goat meat, once relegated to Caribbean, Hispanic and Middle Eastern immigrant enclaves. A decade ago, who would have guessed that it would become a culinary phenomenon, readily available at farmers