On a chilly Monday morning in February, forty sheep arrived on the farm, and ventured into their newly fenced pasture. They are the first component of the multi-species crew that will be used to manage the landscape and improve the soil health of our farm.
The flock, mostly bred ewes, will be kept in the front pasture for training, to adapt to the electric fence system that will be used to mange them in rotational grazing across the property, systematically and intentionally moving across pasture and forest throughout the seasons.
The herd will be managed over the coming years to produce lambs to be sold at market to generate revenue, while the larger flock is used for managing and improving the land.
The herd is a composite breed, half Katahdin, quarter Dorper and a quarter Florida Native. The stock was originally sourced from a farm in Oklahoma, who was using rotational grazing to improve their land, the site of former mining. These animals came from a fellow farming friend just outside of Danville at Sunwatch Homestead.
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