Raising livestock is a key element of our regenerative system. We use goats and sheep (and Loretta the pig) on our marginal pastures to improve the soil and produce food on land that wouldn't otherwise be in agricultural use. From their services of mowing our grass, disposing of bolted veg, teaching visitors about smallholding to adding nutrients to the gardens via their manure, we couldn't operate Fodder + Farm without our flock of sheep and herd of goats.
Our knitting wool is spun from wool from our own small flock of Shetland sheep as well as our good friends Irene + Jim Riach's much larger flock who graze the hills above the Lake of Menteith. Shetland sheep are a hardy breed of native sheep who thrive in our climate.
The wool was spun at Uist Wool, a community owned mill on the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. Set up as a way to add value and reduce waste to local agriculture, Uist Wool has spun our fleeces for a number of years and we are thrilled to support their work and be able to sell wool grown and spun in Scotland.
