March 12, 2019 Climate Beneficial Wool (Part 4): Windbreaks What is a windbreak? A windbreak can be any amount of trees or shrubs planted strategically around a farm to create a buffer against the wind. Beyond being just a… Read More
March 5, 2019 Climate Beneficial Wool (Part 3): Healthy Riparian Ecosystems Having previously covered the importance of composting and prescriptive grazing, let’s take a look at how maintaining a healthy riparian ecosystem plays a crucial role in creating climate beneficial wool…. Read More
February 25, 2019 Climate Beneficial Wool (Part 2): Prescriptive Grazing – A Crucial Step for Sequestering Carbon Last time, we talked about how proper composting is an important strategy for managing a farm’s carbon footprint. Another way farmers can sequester carbon back down into the soil is… Read More
January 31, 2019 Climate Beneficial Wool (Part I): Composting – An Important Strategy for Managing Carbon on a Farm Here at Shepherd’s Dream, we’ve have been sharing information lately about the wonders of carbon farming and why it’s so important in helping offset our carbon footprint. One of the… Read More
January 29, 2019 Visit our Showroom in February and March to view Lindy Kehoe’s Art Visit our showroom to view Lindy Kehoe’s art installation: “Pictorial Lullabye”. About the Artist Lindy Kehoe’s fantastical illustration style is its own mythos. This Pittsburgh native received her BFA in… Read More
January 22, 2019 Carbon Farming: Restoring Balance For A New Sustainable Age There’s more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere today than ever before. As a result, heat is being trapped underneath and our climate is changing. Our global temperature has risen,… Read More