Espresso
Espresso’s first fleece is a beauty to behold…
Life on the Ranch
The Monterey Wool-show Results are In…
Our fleeces did really well at this year’s Monterey wool judging! We got 4 first places and two Reserve Champions, in the Breed Division and Market Division. Our colored Romney ewe Brenda placed first in the Romney breed class, and was Reserve Champion for the Breed Division. Our colored Romney ram Sky King placed 3rd
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Lots of Beautiful Fleeces!
We had a big shearing day on Thursday, and I will have lots of new fleeces posted for sale in my web-shop in the next day or so. Each year we have two shearing dates; the first is in January when we do the pregnant ewes before they have their lambs. We let the rest
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Entering the Home Stretch
After three days with no lambs born, the past three days have seen a lamb-storm, and the jugs are full again…
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Singles, Twins, and some Genetics
We are more than halfway through lambing, with 26 lambs from 18 ewes, and 13 left to go. We haven’t lost a single lamb or had any still-births, but we have had quite a run of singles, which is very unusual for us. Only 8 sets of twins from the 18 ewes, and 10 singles.
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STRAW day at the ranch
Yesterday was a beautiful day, perfect for the scheduled visit to our ranch of 45 fourth-graders from San Rafael, as part of STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed), a program of Point Blue Conservation Science. STRAW volunteers, managed by Point Blue staff, install and maintain plantings on ranches, providing an educational experience for the
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A Visit from MALT
Yesterday was a slow lambing day, but the highlight of the day was a visit from the entire staff of MALT, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust. MALT holds a conservation easement on our ranch and I consider them partners in our work–their stewardship staff are important advisors for us on everything from invasive weed management
