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Topography

We're distracted and challenged in new ways, trying out something new all the time.  I had to draw in and roll around these thoughts on my own for a while.  Here's what I came up with.

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What Ewe Don’t Know

Farming is full of uncertainty. That doesn’t mean we should avoid change though, does it?

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Farming in Community

Here’s the short story about how we saved our farm and hope to be part of a positive change for the people in this industry.

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Lessons in Shearing

There’s a lot to learn in this line of work. Here’s what I’ve taken away from the last five years.

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Will Farm, Can Travel

We took a vacation! Actually, it was a class in a conference center…but it was like a vacation. Sort of.

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Long Game

Different strategies produce different results but this flock is on the long-term path towards progress. Some (a lot) patience required.

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Lessons from the Fair

Fun at the fair (like the younger me pictured here with my first sheep) but different. How childhood activities turn into part of the job.

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How to Love Wool

I never planned to be an advocate for wool. These days it’s all I think about.

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What’s in a Breed?

Meat, wool, dairy, dual, hair, ewe, ram, minor. There’s plenty of ways to group breeds of sheep but what do all those groups mean?

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Talking Shop

We all need someone to talk to about work. Who’s there for the modern shepherd? And who’s going to welcome in the newcomers?

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Texas Class(ing)

A wool school, sheep history, and Miss Wool of America Pageant. Need I say more?

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Why We Show

We came home from The Big E with a lot more than ribbons.

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