Once upon a time, people used to gather “around the water cooler” at work to share news and trade gossip. Nowadays, people simply let ..read more

Just a couple of mornings after ultrasounding our Valais ewes for pregnancies, I had breakfast with a hawk. I know that’s a strange ..read more

Happy Fall, y'all! Fall at All Saints Valais means it's breeding season. Six of our lovely ewes (F3 and F4) were trailered from our farm ..read more

One of the highlights of lambing season is the sheer amount of kissin’ and cuddlin’ going on. Lambs kiss the shepherds, shepherds kiss ..read more

Not that long ago, our spring lambs got their first baths, quickly turning the clear water a murky,  dishwater gray. It’s amazing how ..read more

Little Leona (F4 VBN) loves being in the spotlight. She’s the first to greet me and the last to leave me when the rest of the flock wanders in search of greener pasture. She basks in the spotlight of affection and attention and I’m always happy to oblige. Not only does Leona love the spotlight —  as this photo shows, the spotlight seems to love her too as the gentle rays of a setting sun spill over her mop-top and wash her fleece in a golden glow. I don’t know about you, but I tend to shy away from the spotlight. I didn’t always. I was born and raised a Jersey girl — no shrinking vio ..read more

The last of our Spring 2024 lambs have left the farm. This photo, taken by the new shepherdess of Luca and Linus as their van pulled away, speaks to my heart as the lambs steal a last glance at the barn where they were born. I contemplated this image for awhile (with a misty eye), then scratched out this poem. It's been a few years since I’ve studied or penned trad poetry (my great love in college as an English Lit geek) but here’s what spilled out. Maybe a line or two will be meaningful to you. Morning Glory In the barn, with shadows creeping, snug in jugs, the ewes are sleeping, all but ..read more

Anyone who has sheep (or any other kind of livestock) will tell you it’s a rare and beautiful thing when there’s perfect law and order. Most days, we’re pretty happy with controlled chaos. But on this day, every lamb has shown up and is exactly where he or she is supposed to be at the feed rail. Guess you could say that today we have our ducks in a row — or in this case, we have eight of "the cutest sheep in the world” in a row! But let’s not focus on one picture-perfect moment. Let’s talk for a minute about the other times when push comes to shove, when feeding time — and by way of analogy ..read more

With grit, grind, and a whole lotta grace we got through our 2024 lambing season, starring five amazing F2/F3 ewes and eight robust F3/F4 newborn lambs -- with "Uncle" Gabriel (our lone wether) functioning as our emotional support sheep. All of our available lambs and F2 adult ewes have found new pastures and will be joining their new farm families soon. THANK YOU to all who reached out to us. We love sharing news, answering your questions, chatting all-things Valais, and forming a community. Feel free to touch base anytime, we love hearing from you! We'll be breeding back our F3 a ..read more

The 2024 spring lambs got their first taste of spring grass this week after being on a dry lot since birth. We like to give them a little time to settle, bond, and start on creep feed and hay before turning them loose on broad, rich, green pasture. I don’t know of anyone who can keep from grinning at the sight of them zooming, pronking, and swarming like a bunch of four year olds chasing a soccer ball. Scientifically, it's more accurate to say that Zoomies are manifestations of “Frenetic Random Activity Periods (FRAP)”  — a phenomenon whereby animals experience sudden and seemingly ma ..read more