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The Beginning of the End
The Beginning of the End We’ll its finally over. Just in time to start again. This year we were able to raise and market an all time high of nearly 50 lambs!!! As always, a great many lessons were learned … Continue reading
ESSAA Featured in Blog
Where does Full Circle get it’s lamb? Full Circle makes very conscious choices when searching for suppliers. One example is their choice for lamb meat. Although quite a few lamb producers exist throughout Washington state, Full Circle made it a … Continue reading
We Do More Than Raise Sheep
ESSAA is about more than just raising sheep. Being a student-run group, our goals extend far beyond maximizing profits. We hold education, experimentation and outreach as core values to be upheld in all aspects of our operation. To demonstrate this … Continue reading
Wonderful Wool
It’s been a while since we’ve updated our blog. It’s amazing how time flies! The flock has relocated to spring pastures, but before they departed the ewes were sheared. Their thick wool has done a excellent job of keeping themselves and their lambs warm … Continue reading
Animal Rights as a Mainstream Phenomenon w/ Bernard E. Rollin
Evergreen Students for Sustainable Animal Agriculture presents Dr. Bernard E. Rollin on April 12, 2011 at 6 pm at The Evergreen State College in Seminar 2 C1105. Bernard E. Rollin is University Distinguished Professor and Bioethicist at Colorado State University. … Continue reading
LAMBS! LAMBS! LAMBS!
It’s that time of year again! Our lambing season is in full swing and we’ve been busy with all sorts of exciting things on the farm. In the past week we have had six of our twenty-two ewes lamb. There’s … Continue reading
Happy Holidays from ESSAA!
Our ewes really expressed their holiday spirit the other week by tromping around in the snow. They are doing fantastic and we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of this year’s lambs! Our first lambs should be here the first week … Continue reading
Ultrasounding
Last weekend we moved the sheep to their winter pasture. At this time we gathered all of the ewes to assess their body condition, trim their hooves and confirm their pregnancy by ultrasound. The day was a great success and … Continue reading
