Friendly Flock

  • The science behind Soil Organic Matter formation (SOM) , and how good managed grazing might be our best tool to increase it.

    The science behind Soil Organic Matter formation (SOM) , and how good managed grazing might be our best tool to increase it.

    It has been quite some time since I didn’t write anything in the blog, so I thought I might restart with something interesting: The science behind Soil Organic Matter formation (SOM) , and how good managed grazing might be our best tool to increase it. Let’s start with some basics on the old paradigme of…

  • The Parasite and the sheep

    The Parasite and the sheep

    It’s been 1 month now since we bought our flock and where they are at the moment they have more food than they could handle. But even with all of that food and a good diversity in their diet, they just dont get fat. So we took a sample of their droppings for worms. The…

  • Ranching for Profit

    Ranching for Profit

    Depuis quelque temps je lis les acticles de “Ranching for Profit”, une ecole aux états unis qui apprend les principes de l’agriculture régénératrice pour les éleveurs. Ils donne des clés pour construire une entreprise rentable. Je voulais vous partager quelque des leurs article traduit en francais qui j’ai trouvé très interessant. Je vais traduit une…

  • Local Microorganisms / Les Micro-Organismes locaux.

    Today I wanted to write about how I cultivate local micro-organismes. I will start with the idea behind using them. We have a lot of rosebush, brush and wood on our land we manage. So many that not even goats can pass through them. As we dont have pigs (yet), I have to shred them…

  • EARL Friendly Flock is born!

    EARL Friendly Flock is born!

    This month Nanouk and I created the limited Friendly Flock! We will soon buy our first sheep and we already have 5 goats and a lamb. We are very excited to start our own business. We are looking forward to produce healthy food and fiber from healthy and happy animals. I will start to write…

  • Prévision de portée

    Prévision de portée

    News The litter is born May 20. 6 healthy pups. 3 are retained in the stud. 1 Co owned in Belgium. Prévision de portée pour automne /hiver 2019 Flock(FR) Litter planned for autumn 2019 Flock(FR) Kessels(BM) Belle X Nesta(BM) Puk Belle aura 3 ans cet automne. Elle travaille quotidiennement sur mon troupeau. Elle travaille très…

  • Loup

  • Carbon Farming

    Carbon Farming

    “One day this Land will turn into desert.” The old Shepherd told me, as we talked about the water shortage for his sheep in the mountains. The springs dry out and the natural pont, witch supported the needs for 2000 sheep, is completely empty. His sheep are grazing this mountains for 25 years now and…

  • Shepherds Journal : Bread and soil

    https://youtu.be/GY-BFlPak_4 Recipe for the sourdough: Mix a 100g of rye flour and a 100ml of luke warm water. Let the mixture rest for 24h (stir once after 12h) in room temperature (between 24 ans 26 degrees celsius). After 24h feed the dough with another 100g of rye flour and 100ml of lukewarm water. Repeat that…

  • Shepherds Journal: animal culture part 2

    Shepherds Journal: animal culture part 2

    Here is the second part of animal culture! Enjoy: https://youtu.be/VyjBmAA7vNg