Dairy sheep are on the rise...

THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY!
I had the honor and pleasure of joining a podcast with one of my most favorite internet influencers and you-tuber the other day, the Shepherdess from Harmony Farms. Besides the fact that her primary focus is promoting sheep and helping newbies navigate the ins and outs of sheep...we have a lot in common.  I mean, how ironic is it that her name is my middle name and the name of my first sheep, and her farm name is almost identical to ours.  I just admire her gift for communicating so much.   The podcast isn't out yet, but I have been enjoying what she's published over the last couple of years on Spotify, and I think you would, too!  Very inspiring.  Very encouraging! You should definitely tune in here
She recently interviewed a young woman who is writing a book on dairy sheep, and OH MY GOSH I was blown away by some of the information!  I'm feel like I am sort of your hands-on shepherdess gal, we had the opportunities to farm thrown at us at a very early age, and keeping up with it all has surely stretched us in a lot of good ways.  All that to say, I don't have a lot of time to research and study, and this interview with Whoopsie Daisy farms was eye opening even for someone who has been mildly twitter-pated with dairy sheep for 20 years. So be sure to check that one out! 
This is just one of those seasons where I am feeling so thankful and encouraged at seeing my generation step up to the plate with solutions, innovation, and management tools for success with agriculture.  Communicating to our friends and neighbors the importance of farming and regenerative practices for our farms is paramount to preserving the freedom, independence, and stability that we all love and enjoy here in the states.  We could all use a little leg up and encouragement when it comes to farming and homesteading, since this is almost an art that has been generationally forgotten.  Just thankful for all of the resources at our fingertips, and excited to see the determination and passion for agriculture being ignited all around me, especially toward raising dairy sheep, or any sheep, for that matter!
 More to come soon...we're busy getting the last few big batches of soap made before we dry up the dairy ewes for the year, baling hay, and getting going on thousands of dryer balls for Ibex wool before the holiday season!   May you all be blessed!