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The Shepherdess

The Shepherdess

Grace 122 Episodes Sep 15, 2026

Grace, an entrepreneur and shepherdess, hosts a podcast about regenerative farming for profit, raising Dorper sheep, and daily life as a small-scale regenerative farmer. Episodes cover rotational grazing, sustainable agricultural practices, and the realities of running a small farm.

Episodes

EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SHEEP FARMING (Live Audience Q&A)
EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SHEEP FARMING (Live Audience Q&A) Sep 15, 2026 3361 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Got sheep questions?  I've probably answered them already!  This episode pulls from a live audience Q&A at my monthly Virtual Small Farmer Meetup, where I tackle everything from breed comparisons and land prep to the real costs of
COMPARING SHEEP AND GOATS (find out which is best for you)
COMPARING SHEEP AND GOATS (find out which is best for you) Aug 4, 2026 2987 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Deciding between raising sheep and goats on your land comes down to more than preference alone.  In this episode, I'm breaking down the differences from my own farm: grazing and browsing habits, containment considerations, copper and
Self-Sufficiency or Community?  Building Food Security Without Overcomplicating Your Homestead | Angi Schneider of Creative Simple Living
Self-Sufficiency or Community? Building Food Security Without Overcomplicating Your Homestead | Angi Schneider of Creative Simple Living Jul 28, 2026 2768 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Food preservation matters just as much as food production, and today’s guest is here to prove it. Angi Schneider of Creative Simple Living shares the confidence-building lesson from her grandmother that started her journey into food preser
Food Preservation 101 with Carolyn of Homesteading Family | What I Learned After Canning 500lbs of Meat
Food Preservation 101 with Carolyn of Homesteading Family | What I Learned After Canning 500lbs of Meat Jul 21, 2026 3095 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage I was so excited to sit down with Carolyn of Homesteading Family, whose videos gave me a huge head start on my first pressure canning project.  We cover water bath vs. pressure canning, the most common mistakes that lead to failed seals an
HAIR SHEEP VS. GOATS, AND WHY YOUR LIVESTOCK IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD (w/ Bowen Troyer of Rational Ranchers)
HAIR SHEEP VS. GOATS, AND WHY YOUR LIVESTOCK IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD (w/ Bowen Troyer of Rational Ranchers) Jul 14, 2026 1467 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage I sat down with Bowen Troyer of the Rational Ranchers, and I'll be honest, I brought him on knowing we'd have a little bit of a friendly feud over Katahdins vs. Dorpers.  Bowen runs Katahdin ewes, South Pole cattle, and Royal Whi
Rotational Grazing Sheep for Beginners
Rotational Grazing Sheep for Beginners Jul 7, 2026 2986 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Rotational grazing is about as close to a silver bullet for parasite control as you'll find in sheep farming, and in this episode, I'm breaking down my complete grazing system.  I cover how regular rotation builds pasture health
LAMBING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS (How to Raise a Small Flock of Sheep)
LAMBING TIPS FOR BEGINNERS (How to Raise a Small Flock of Sheep) Jun 30, 2026 2984 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Healthy lambing starts long before delivery day.  In this episode, I'm walking through how to prepare your ewes in the months and weeks before lambing, what normal labor looks like, how to recognize and assist with common malpresentat
How I Ship $100k in Product from My Homestead
How I Ship $100k in Product from My Homestead Jun 23, 2026 1982 📦 Explore my Shipping Products 101 e-book for a complete list of all my recommended resources and links to run your home-based shipping operation🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage I've been selling and shipping products since 2004, and in this episode I'm walking
BEEF CATTLE GRAZING TIPS (with Karl Ebel)
BEEF CATTLE GRAZING TIPS (with Karl Ebel) Jun 16, 2026 3887 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage If your goal is to raise low-input, grass-finished beef cattle, this conversation with 20-year regenerative rancher Karl Ebel is packed with practical grazing tips that work on any acreage. From stockpile grazing and year round pasture man
HOW TO RAISE BEEF CATTLE FOR BEGINNERS (w/ Karl Ebel)
HOW TO RAISE BEEF CATTLE FOR BEGINNERS (w/ Karl Ebel) Jun 9, 2026 2859 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Karl Ebel had no farming background, bought exhausted go-back land, and built one of the most intentional regenerative ranches I've ever seen… right down the road from me!  In this episode, we talk about rehabilitating depleted land,
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING COWS IN 2026 (w/ Karl Ebel)
WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING COWS IN 2026 (w/ Karl Ebel) Jun 2, 2026 3909 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Record-high cattle prices have many asking the same question: is now the time to get into cattle?  In this conversation, regenerative rancher Karl Ebel joins me to discuss the current cattle market, sustainable pasture management, the true
ANSWERING YOUR TOP SHEEP QUESTIONS (Profit, Pasture, Breeding)
ANSWERING YOUR TOP SHEEP QUESTIONS (Profit, Pasture, Breeding) May 26, 2026 2440 🐑 Sign up for my FREE one-hour masterclass on raising, grazing, and marketing sheep for $480 per head📙 Order my book for beginner sheep farmers on small acreage Pasture rotation, parasite management, breeding and lambing, fencing systems, direct marketing, and flock health… we are tackling it all in this sheep farming Q&A.  I’m addressing your specific questions to the best of my ability and s

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