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Reproduction by any means, electronic or mechanical, is forbidden unless written request
is submitted to and approved by Ronda Jemtegaard of Greener Pastures Farm.
In this age where it's now easy to clone and delete parts of photographs,
and some farmers and webmasters are doing this to published photos of their livestock,
please note that all photos on this website are unaltered in any way!
Colors, conformation, etc are exactly as depicted.
FOR SALE:
- Taking reservations for 2010 Cascade Farmstead breeding stock lambs; we have found these to be the most efficient and easy care livestock for the frugal farmer.
- All of our Icelandic ewes are for sale. We culled a number of them in the past year, and what we have available now is the best of the best.
- Hand-knit wool socks available. Knitted double thick, with the highest quality washable wool sock yarn, customized to your specifications using my own pattern.
We keep only small easy-care livestock that thrive
on pasture, are productive, practical, and do not
require pampering by the frugal farmer.
Photos of our Cascade Farmstead sheep, Pilgrim
geese and several breeds of chickens can be found
here, as well as information on how to care for your
own flock, and what you need to get started,
whether you are on a large acreage in the country,
a suburban homestead, or a back yard in the city.
We produce animals for choosy consumers; we have worked long and hard to find the best breeds that meet our needs for tasty quality food for our table. At the same time, we require low maintenance for the farmer. We have tested many small breeds and species on our farm, and have now selected livestock that are the most efficient, hardy and easy care breeds to keep on our pastures without breaking the budget for additional feed.
Our livestock are pastured year round, and our sheep receive quality hay when the pasture growth slows. Organic is a way of life for us, and was a big part of our decision to raise small hardy breeds such as our Cascade Farmstead Sheep, Pilgrim geese and heritage breeds of chickens. They require less maintenance than most other breeds, are easier on pastures than larger livestock, and are beautiful to look at while grazing the grasses and forages in our fields.
We operate our farm independently. We do not hire out the care of our livestock, we butcher our culls ourselves, and any injections necessary for our livestock are given by one of us. We design and build our own fences and buildings and make any repairs with our own hands. We do make an exception during haying season, and hire teenagers to work with us as we haul it from the fields and put it in the barns!
Our farm was planned with aging in mind; all of our livestock are small so that we can continue to manage them for the remainder of our lives.
The rest of our farming enterprises were planned with the same goals; our garden beds are raised for easy maintenance and access, and our bee hives are smaller for easy lifting.
"Begin as you mean to go on" is a wonderful British saying that we have taken to heart, and have applied it to many aspects of our life on the farm.
Cascade Farmstead Sheep are no shear, shelf-shedding sheep; a low maintenance breed to keep your pastures mowed. Great tasting healthy meat is an excellent byproduct from these beautiful lawnmowers!
The 4-month old ram lamb at right shows how quickly these sheep grow, and how easy they are to handle.
We are located near Vancouver, in SW Washington State, and have experience shipping lambs and adult sheep nationwide. For over 300 pages of information about everything, including many photos and descriptions of how to build shelters or begin with various species, check our Site Map!
That which you vividly imagine, sincerely believe,
ardently desire and enthusiastically act upon
will inevitably come to pass.
William R. Lucas
2010
Cascade Farmstead Lambs are arriving!
These are small, productive, meaty sheep, with lovely fleeces that shed. The lambs shown above (airborne and racing toward me) were 3 days old and weighed about 8 lbs each. Four (4) months later I weighed one prior to shipping, and she was 65 lbs!
Our 2009 lambs were bred in winter and one of them produced our first lamb of the 2010 season!
