From sheep farm to plate

STEADY GROWTH: Debra Hopkins, owner of Hopkins Southdowns farm in North Scituate, feeds a lamb. The family-run sheep farm has been run by the Hopkins family for 40 years. They sell meats, primarily, but also wool products. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
STEADY GROWTH: Debra Hopkins, owner of Hopkins Southdowns farm in North Scituate, feeds a lamb. The family-run sheep farm has been run by the Hopkins family for 40 years. They sell meats, primarily, but also wool products. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The emergence of Rhode Island as a haven for chefs and farm-to-table restaurants has contributed to steady growth for Hopkins Southdowns. The sheep farm, in North Scituate, is spread out over 40 acres and has been in the Hopkins family for generations. Its conversion from vegetable farming to a livestock operation started in 1980, when

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