Our
sheep venture began in the late 90's when we tasted Icelandic meat at a
friend's house. By August of 2000, we had our first ewes. Using purebred
Icelandic rams would produce tasty meat and create unique fleeces for hand
spinners. The lambs were a good size, too.
Having no prior background in agriculture or livestock, we found grass
growing a challenge, especially with the droughts in this valley. Then we
discovered
management intensive grazing.
Now, with irrigated pastures, our sheep
are contained in electric netting during the grazing season, and regularly
rotated to new grass areas. For the first time this year, we grazed
successfully until Dec. 1st.
Wolf Ridge Lamb and Wool will soon service the restaurant industry as
we guarantee them a quality, healthful product. Individual
buyers know the benefits of naturally fed lambs with no grain or
concentrated feeds.
In the winter of 2001, a wolf was spotted on the ridge of our
property under Emigrant Peak. The predator was only within 500 yards or our
sheep, but chose not to attack. That's how we created our company name:
Wolf Ridge Lamb and Wool, LLC.
Thanks for the visit, and we hope to hear from you!
-Barbara Gunness, flock manager
Contact:
info@wolfridgelambandwool.com
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