It's baby season at Maplehurst ... some new piglets," said Beaton, speaking to Shift New Brunswick on CBC Radio One. Baby lambs don't stray too far from their mother at Jason Beaton's farm ...

Along with his cows and pigs, Beaton is raising Katahdin sheep — a rarity in New Brunswick ... he's doing well at Maplehurst Farms. And he encourages visitors. "So we always welcome people ...

He got laid off from his civil service job after 15 years and decided to turn his hobby farm into a business. Along with his cows and pigs, Beaton is raising Katahdin sheep — a rarity in New Brunswick ...