Espresso
Espresso’s first fleece is a beauty to behold…
Fiber Arts
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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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
Shearing Day
Back when we were running a sheep dairy, shearing day was something to be endured, for the health of the sheep. But now that we have a fiber-based business, shearing day is the most important day of the year. Last Thursday was one of two of our annual shearing days; we sheared our 46 bred
Surviving the Blues
Our first indigo harvest was challenging, but Melinda prevailed…
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Prize-winning fleeces!
Our fleeces did really well yesterday at the wool judging at the Monterey County Fair! Dale, our awesome Corriedale ram, took first place in the Corriedale class, and won Reserve Champion in the Breed division, competing against the first-place of all the breeds. In the Romney class, Sky King’s and Blossom’s lovely charcoal-grey fleeces took
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