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Valais Blacknose Sheep

Valais Blacknose Sheep are called the “cutest sheep in the world” for a good reason. They are personable, love human interactions and best of all- cuddles! They also look like the most adorable stuffed little animals as lambs. They grow into equally adorable adults,…

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Our Pigs

We started with Mangalitsas. Then we got Meishans. And for us, the Meishan is the PERFECT pig. Sweet, calm, endearing, easy to handle, safe around kids and adults alike, lazy, a grazer- not a rooter, and of course, delicious! The Meishan is listed as…

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The Midlife Farmer

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Pursuing a(nother) dream; Pastore della Sila, the Italian Sila Shepherd.

About 4 years ago we got our little Gracie, a cockapoo. Scott was working from home at the time and she became his “first” real dog. I say first with quotation marks, as he had had several dogs in his life before me and…

Posted on September 17, 2022 by The Midlife Farmer

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Quitting is not giving up!

In all honesty, I do I say my fair share of “I quit!”, “I’ve HAD it” and “I’m not doing this anymore”. Especially when I find myself trying to wrangle some creature more stubborn than I – and faster and sometimes much bigger! Or…

Posted on August 12, 2022 by The Midlife Farmer

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The quest for purebred Valais Blacknose Sheep!

Let’s not pretend. The Valais Blacknose Sheep are the M&M’s of the sheep world. You can’t just get one. You want perfection on 4 legs of incredible cuteness. You constantly want to breed up to get as close to 100% as possible. Which now…

Posted on July 13, 2022 by The Midlife Farmer

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