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Anchorage Farm, Saugerties NY, Registered Romney Sheep
Our mission is regenerative agriculture in the Hudson-Catskills region with purebred Romney sheep — the world’s most important dual-purpose breed.
Our vision is to cherish the whole web of life from micro to macro on this 250 year-old riverbank farm as we raise superb Romneys for the 21st century.
“Mother earth never attempts to farm without live stock; she always raises mixed crops; great pains are taken to preserve the soil and to prevent erosion; the mixed vegetable and animal wastes are converted into humus; there is no waste; the processes of growth and the processes of decay balance one another; ample provision is made to maintain large reserves of fertility; the greatest care is taken to store the rainfall …” Sir Albert Howard An Agricultural Testament p. 4
Our goals
- true dual-purpose sheep
- flock fertility above the the breed average
- uniformity of fleeces within and between animals
- improving the breed from within
- biodiversity and balance with indigenous flora and fauna
- soil health (high organic matter content, thriving underground biota, minimal to no erosion into waterways)
- human and animal health and safety
Some objectives set years ago:
- wean 1.6 lambs for every ewe exposed
- sell >500 lbs of fleece/year direct to handspinners or yarn mills
- have >10% of lambs each year that are “recessively colored”
- place high in all shows we go to
- flock free of ovine progressive pneumonia and caseous lymphadenitis
- keep high ethical standards
- no serious accidents to animals or people
The slide-show is a seasonal sequence through 12 months , but not all images are from the same year.
