I’ve been breeding cashmere goats since 2007 and in 2017 I started breeding Merino sheep. Goats and sheep, their behavior, individually, how they live together, how flocks are structured, fascinates me. The group of rams, grazing on the Mont Soleil in the Swiss Jura, behave very differently to how I was told rams would behave.
I could not breed the Merinos on my own. I’m not a farmer and I do not own a farm. But I have found great partners. First, Alexander from Spycher Handwerk. He is a farmer and does all the caretaking of the ewes and the rams we use for breeding, so I can take care of the boy group. Lesley Prior, owner of Tellenby is our advisor and helps us select and pair the right ewes and rams. Lesley is very engaged in The Campain for Wool.
I’m very grateful to have such knowlegable and supportive partners in this journey of bringing Superfine Merino to the Swiss Market.