Sheep Farmer

Annotation:A funny, thoughtful romp through the history of our woolly friends, why small farms are important, and how each one of us--and the planet--would benefit from being very sheepish, indeed

Annotation:Includes in-depth coverage of breed selection, lambing, feeding, housing, pasture maintenance, and disease prevention and treatment

Annotation:A beautiful pictorial of sheep--arranged by breed, with geographical and historical information to complement the images

Annotation:Far from lacking thoughts and feelings, farm animals demonstrate sophisticated problem-solving abilities, possess rich social lives, and feel a wide range of emotions

Annotation:Friendly advice and appealing anecdotes help readers: Choose and acquire a flock of sheep, Feed and shelter their animals, Prevent illness and treat it if it occurs, Handle the lambing process, Gather wool . . and much more

Annotation:A visual journey to fiber farms and ranches plus a rich inside look at the challenging but rewarding lives of the people who have devoted their lives to harvesting and spinning fleece into yarn

Annotation:The author continues his odyssey from suburban dog lover to owner of Bedlam Farm in rural, upstate New York, capturing the experience of life with animals. Living with four dogs is one thing. But what happens when you add a couple of cows, four donkeys, a growing flock of sheep, a few hens, a temperamental rooster, and even Mother (a barn cat) to the mix

Annotation:The mysterious death of their shepherd has sent a flock of sheep into a frenzy trying to piece together "whodunit." Overcoming their "sheepish" ways, the members of the flock realize that they may be the only ones who can solve it.

Annotation:Set in a small farming community in mid-Wales, the filmmaker documents poetic and profound journey into a world of endings and beginnings; a world of stuffed owls, sheep and fire.

Annotation:An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture
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