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New Lambs on the Farm

New Lambs on the Farm

Last spring we had 5 healthy lambs born on the farm. Dorey's Flip is pictured above. His sister Fiona is seen below with Lola's single, Fred. Maeve's twins Fabio and Felesia are shown below. These lambs wool fleeces are at the mill for processing into yarn this spring. We will

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Gotland Sheep

North Beach Farm breeds Gotland Sheep registered with the American Gotland Sheep Society. Our recorded ewe Luna and recorded ram Berg have produced three wonderful, registered ewes over the past three years, Crystal, Daisy and most recently, Emily. Berg and our three Gotland/BFL foundation ewes and our two recorded

Our Fleeces have been skirted and have been sent to the Mill

Our Fleeces have been skirted and have been sent to the Mill

We have completed the shearing and skirting of our fleeces and they have been sent to the mill to spin some exotic yarns. While we have sold out yarns from previous years, we are hoping to have these new yarns available at the farm this summer. Notice of new arrivals

"Sheep to Sweater" - Hand Crafted on Salt Spring Island

We came up with the idea of producing hand crafted sweaters direct from our farm. We had our two daughter-in-laws Katie and Celine independently pick out a pattern that they would like. The only stipulation was the patterns contain the natural colours of our sheep. A few years back, Marnie

Gotland Sheep have Personality

Gotland Sheep have Personality

Crystal has become enamoured of our dog Charlee. They even shared a kiss!