Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Aliza" <realfood@wonderfulfarm.com>]

It is mary over at lovetree.  She and Janet over at Tamarack know each other.  Mary's web addy is http://www.lovetreefarmstead.com/home.htm

She is really really nice but hard to reach this time of year because this is the midst of their season.  She has created a breed of sheep called "TradeLake" sheep.  Both these women have the vision, focus and dedication to create their dreams.  They both impress me very very much.

 

Where are you located Ryan?

 

Aliza

who is working on the focus part of creating a sustainable farm.

----- Original Message -----

From: Ryan VanderVeen

To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 11:46 AM

Subject: [Livingontheland] Grass Fed Lamb

I have a flock of Tamarack Sheep and am impressed with their ability to convert grass to meat.
It amazes me how it is possible to select animals (cows, sheep, chickens, etc.) that thrive on as little input as green grass, clean water and sunshine but most farmers want to sock the grain to them, build big, fancy barns on concrete and have the vet out every other week keeping them drugged up!
I'd sure like to hear more about this lady milking sheep, getting 3-1/2 pounds of milk on grass that Aliza wrote about!

Ryan

LOL - or if they would eat it it would be over cooked and mushy - no offence
to any uk members - I too noticed the incorrect comments about having to use
grains or other concentrates to produce lamb. My pastures are not that
great but my girls make me nearly two nice lambs a piece each year on
pasture only. I have about a 180% lamb crop annually without pushing the
ewes. They do get hay in the winter (third trimester and or/nursing ewes)
but other then that they do it all on the grass with suitable free choice
minerals. the trick is to use the right sheep. Currently I raise cormo and
cormo crosses (fine wool and meat dual purpose) but I have my eye on a flock
of tamarack sheep because they do it even better. I know a woman who
raises dairy sheep for cheese on grass only. She is averaging 3 1/2 pounds
a day of 23%milk and her lactation lengths are like 240 days. If you know
anything about dairy sheep that is amazing on grass.

Aliza

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