Organic Lamb production is probably the most difficult of all USDA Organics to produce. It is not impossible, but just hard to get right. There are many things, some which we can control while there are others that we have no control over that can make Organic Lamb Production work or fail miserably.
It is my intention on taking you through a whole year of my work as the Shepard of the only producer of 100% Grass-Fed USDA certified Organic Lamb and Wool on the west coast of the United States. I work for the Aspen Hollow Sheep Station and I produce Snoqualmie Valley Lamb and Wool.
We are a sustainable, ethical and humane business, providing great care and a diverse ecosystem for all of our partners to thrive in. Even though I make my living by raising sheep without my silent partners which many of them can not be seen by the eye alone, it would be impossible for me to provide our guest with the best lamb and fine wool that we produce if it where not for the Soil.
It Starts in the Soil
To provide Lamb and Wool which helps feed me and cloth me I need to maintain a environment in which our lambs thrive and grow in. For that to happen my environment needs to support the nutritional demands of our ewes. In order for our Ewes to be able to provide for their lambs, they need to have a diet rich in carbohydrates, protein and minerals which they obtain from our grass, clover, herbs and other forbes. Since we are 100% Grass based operation our pastures need to be able to support the nutritional demands of our ewes and lambs while they are making milk and putting on muscle. In order for the grass to meet these very high demands it needs to be able to feed off the soil in order to grow healthy. If something is lacking in the soil, the plants alone can not provide it to the ewes and the lambs.
We are a sustainable, ethical and humane business, providing great care and a diverse ecosystem for all of our partners to thrive in. Even though I make my living by raising sheep without my silent partners which many of them can not be seen by the eye alone, it would be impossible for me to provide our guest with the best lamb and fine wool that we produce if it where not for the Soil.
It Starts in the Soil
To provide Lamb and Wool which helps feed me and cloth me I need to maintain a environment in which our lambs thrive and grow in. For that to happen my environment needs to support the nutritional demands of our ewes. In order for our Ewes to be able to provide for their lambs, they need to have a diet rich in carbohydrates, protein and minerals which they obtain from our grass, clover, herbs and other forbes. Since we are 100% Grass based operation our pastures need to be able to support the nutritional demands of our ewes and lambs while they are making milk and putting on muscle. In order for the grass to meet these very high demands it needs to be able to feed off the soil in order to grow healthy. If something is lacking in the soil, the plants alone can not provide it to the ewes and the lambs.
