Barb Wire is Much Like Words

This summer we cleared a stand of red pines from our farm. The pines were planted in the 1970’s in a reforesting effort that swept across the state of Vermont, leaving patches of tall trees across the hillsides. Our trees had been neglected through the years. They stand spindly, and tall. On several occasions, we had talked with foresters about … Read More

Skills of a Shepherd

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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

Gotland Tour 2019

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Three years ago, my husband, daughter, and I set off for Gotland island. We were visiting our daughter in Germany, and Gotland was just a short jaunt away. We had just purchased our first Gotland sheep and I wanted to see 100% Gotland sheep in their own environment. I wanted to talk with shepherds that raised them and lay my … Read More

Gotland Tour 2019

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Gotland Tour 2019 I am so thrilled to announce that my husband and I will be taking a group of 10-15 people on a tour of Gotland, Sweden in June of 2019!  In cooperation with Milne Educational Tours, we are offering eight days of exploring the Best of Sweden’s Gotland, while enjoying a full immersion into farm life on the … Read More

Typical Saturday on the Farm-Collecting Fecal Samples

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A typical Saturday afternoon on our farm goes like this…… Anna: Hello…..I’m home! Mom: Good, you are just in time to help collect fecal samples from the sheep. Anna: I should have driven slower……(smiling)   .   Anna puts on her going out to help collect fecal samples pants with rubber boots and gloves and we head out into the … Read More

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