Again, credit to Lee for distilling all of the good advice I’ve gotten about how to really share my farm with others into one useful phrase. We spent Wednesday evening setting up for shearing. We have learned that if we set up morning-of, the sheep get all nervous and suspicious. Nervous sheep do not goContinue reading “Shearing Day Arrives”
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The Wonderful Gift
Today, 14 beautiful registered Border Leicester ewes joined the flock at the farm. Sue and Bruce Johnson came up from Hinesburg with some of their finest yearling and two-year-old ewes. The sheep are wide, square, clean and lovely. They represent decades of careful breeding and it’s really an honor to have them here. Sitting inContinue reading “The Wonderful Gift”