Tom Redpath sheared forty-two sheep at the farm last Wednesday.  This was the second shearing this year for the mature Border Leicesters and the first for their lambs.  We shear in the fall to capture the fleeces at their best.  The sheep have enjoyed the summer on clean pastures and have grown ample coats.  The length of the lamb fleeces is such that waiting for next spring would only result in matted, ... Read more

Five more Beechtree Blue Faced Leicester ewes have come to Windblest Farm as a result of a flock dispersal.  We brought the ewes home just in time to add them to the recently organized breeding groups.  We are especially pleased with the addition of Miss Marple, our first coloured ewe.  By next year, Enigma, our surprise ram triplet, will be ready to test his coloured genetics.  In the meantime, Miss Marple and Beechtree Finneus make a lovely couple.

Windblest Farm has been named one of the regional winners of the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence.  The award was presented in early June by the Minister of Agriculture, Leona Dombrosky, at a ceremony in Tweed.

The development of the farm’s “Limited Edition” series of worsted weight tweed knitting yarns, and its production methods, was the reason for the award.  Mentioned also in the citation was the washing system used to prepare the fleece on the farm.  Wool sacs, custom designed ... Read more

Blue Faced Leicesters, purchased from the Beechtree Farm flock, in Coopersville, Michigan, arrived at Windblest Farm in July of 2008.  Brenda Lelli, the breeder, was instrumental in the resurgence of the breed in the United States, and has worked tirelessly since to strengthen bloodlines through the careful selection of UK sires and semen.

Our interest in the Blue Faced Leicester developed began several years ago at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.  We spent time with Brenda and her husband, Mark, ... Read more

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