Our community lost a shepherdess about a month ago. She and her husband have raised sheep for nearly 40 years on a mountain side farm overlooking the village. The white steeple church in town was filled to over flowing the day of her memorial service. Whether you had known her since childhood or for just a few months, you were … Read More
Our farmstay guests often seem to have a romantic view of what I do as a shepherd. I have come to realize that they really have very little knowledge behind the skills of a shepherd. It’s as if they are looking through mist, only getting half of the picture of the life of a shepherd. They can see the general … Read More
Nina is headed for the NY Sheep Show in October. The first few training sessions for lambs are always the most fun. Nina had to throw a bit of a hissy fit today as she was being taken out on her first walk about the driveway. In the time it took us to walk her out of the barn and … Read More
Ask the Shepherd-Best Practices in Purchasing Sheep A subscriber to my email list has written to say that they want to purchase sheep and wonder what questions they should be asking of the shepherd they are purchasing from. So, here are some basic guidelines for best practices when purchasing sheep from a breeder. Sheep Management Purchase sheep from a farm … Read More
Women crave to create. It provides respite. It provides time to reflect. It provides opportunity to connect. For an entire day, 12 women gathered in a farmhouse in Gotland, Sweden. Guided by two lovely Swedish women, Lotta and Karin, we felted, sewed, and crafted. We stretched their minds-having to search for English words to teach us the crafts their hands … Read More
