Ewes and lambs out on pasture at Pastura Farm in Benzonia, MI
Lambs tasting yarrow flowers.
A shepherdess with her flock of sheep
Setting up fencing for a new sheep paddock.
Flock of sheep walking in a line.
Lexi and Garryn holding the lambs they raised by hand, out on pasture.
Lexi on pasture with the sheep.
The shepherd handling her flock and doing health checks.
Grazing sheep at Loma Farm.
Building the Sheep Shed.
Siding the Sheep Shed
Sickle-mowing overgrown pasture to ensure a second flush in order to graze sheep.

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First lambs dropped a few days ago. This is our first year with this Jacob ewe. She’s produced singles in the past, but this year had two healthy twin rams. However, despite having an abundance of milk and great motherly instincts, she refuses
Feeding animals in the winter is no walk in the park, it’s tractor work in a blizzard. Another big weekend of projects done. Mucked out the thick bed pack and retrieved a couple more big squares from our neighbor. S/o to our friendly neighbor w
Hides are in, gratitude abounds! Whew, the journey it takes to get to this point. The work! The love! The sweat! The tears! Many thanks to @driftlesstannery for the talented bark tanning. Many thanks to the animal souls that give the ultimate s
I was reading a substack article by Shannon Willis, and what she said of abundance shook me. “Abundance isn’t polite, abundance is wild. It doesn’t arrive neatly folded. It unravels from chaos, untamed. It doesn’t flow in st
HEY! It’s me! Posting a photo from the dog days of summer to jump in here and ask if any one has local (Benzie, No MI) photography recommendations. Really really want to do some fun shoots with the sheep. Ideas include but not limited to: Snowy
Slow walks lately
We did a bit of bale grazing this fall, returning a bit of nutrients to the fields. But now as the snow falls, the sheep are home, tucked in close. In this season of enhanced gratitude, we teeter the line of sadness for the state of the world, and
A view that I never tire of. Breeding season endures as the days grow shorter and the darkness sets in. We returned our Border Leicester ram for the season, noting that he made an attempt at a few of our ewes during one full cycle. Hopefully it takes
Operation: Backup Ram has commenced and I’m super duper excited about it. We worked with J’s 4 Seasons Farm to bring this handsome purebred Border Leicester ram to our 13 ewes. So far, the excitement has been high. Can’t wait to se
I’m stupid in love with these fools