Lambtown Festival is a community event celebrating sheep, lamb, and wool. We have vendors, workshops, competitions, demonstrations, kids activities, and more during two full days of sheepy fun. Date October […]
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From First Fleece to Future Fiber Systems: Training the Next Generation of Shearers
Written by Stephany Wilkes. Photography by Paige Green. In April 2025, two dozen students attended one of two sheep shearing schools offered through the University of California Extension and supported […]
Read MoreRanch Retreat with Kira K Designs at Windrush Farms
Meet sheep, alpaca, goats, chickens, and more, at a beautiful ranch in Petaluma, only an hour away from San Francisco! We’ll start the day with coffee, tea, and baked goods […]
Read MoreRanch Retreat with Kira K Designs at Meridian Jacobs
Meet Jacob sheep, a primitive breed known for their large horns, at a beautiful ranch in Vacaville, only an hour away from San Francisco! We’ll start the day with coffee, […]
Read MoreRanch Retreat with Kira K Designs at Meridian Jacobs
Meet Jacob sheep, a primitive breed known for their large horns, at a beautiful ranch in Vacaville, only an hour away from San Francisco! We’ll start the day with coffee, […]
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bellweather: Fire Medicine, Fire Craft
written by Stephany Wilkes photography by Paige Green “We have this idea that land is untouchable, that to touch land is disturbance,” brontë velez says. “Well, we need to become […]
Read MoreRumen Health & Parasite Class
Got worms? Interested in the rumen and parasites? Tell us! And, a Live Lambing class recap. What does it mean when sheep “look wormy”? How do we know if worms […]
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The Professionals: Women Graziers
written by Stephany Wilkes Photography by Paige Green “This is not new,” Jaime Irwin says. “None of it is new. Women have been shepherds and herders for thousands of years.” […]
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Shepherding: Professional Pathways to the World’s Second Oldest Profession
written by Stephany Wilkes Photography by Paige Green Jaime Irwin, of Kaos Sheep Outfit; Brittany Cole Bush (BCB) of Shepherdess Land & Livestock; Sarah Keiser of Wild Oat Hollow, and […]
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Producer Profile: Bodega Pastures
Charity May discusses how wisely targeted investing combined with “patient capital” can lead us toward her ideal fiber future.
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