We even had a minister for agriculture Pippa Hacket and a department of agriculture official attend our farm walk. Visitors were here for over 6 hours, talking, listening and learning from each other. I hope it was a successful day for all those who came.
Zwartbles Ireland is a small company run from a farm in County Kilkenny in Ireland. We are a regenerative farm which means restoring soils health and regenerating its natural carbon and nutrient cycle with biodiversity of pasture sward with grasses, legumes, forbs and herbs. This also means we farm with nature. Healthy soils are important for healthy environment. So we encourage all life from the microbial to dung beetles, ants, pollinators to flora biodiversity, birds, hare, hedgehogs, rabbits, fox, badger as well as our livestock. This mean we farm in a style of mob grazing and giving fields long rest times between grazings. We have seen a huge increase and return of wildlife including woodcock and snipe in winter months foraging for dung beetle larvae, red squirrel, wood peckers and pine martens. We also have the rare natter bat and previously thought extinct Tawny Mining bees.
We sell, Zwartbles sheep, Zwartbles blankets and yarn made from the sheep, and calendars featuring Inca the World’s Smallest Sheepdog and her coworkers. We also sell alpaca yarn spun for our own alpaca. Our yarns are 100 percent natural, grown by our sheep which grazing our small green Irish fields. This wool is naturally sequestered carbon which you can then knit into warm environmental friendly clothing.
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That moon was gorgeous 😁
The farm walk was a fantastic way of showing the success of your actions. I wish I could have been a fly (or dung beetle 🪲) on the wall!
I don't hear the bats. Not even mine. Love them though.
The dogs!🥰. Ovenmitt!😻
Looks nice , Glad it was a success for you .
Looks wet .
Love seeing all the 🐏🐑 sheep and 🦙🦙🦙 alpaca under the tree .
Enjoy your outing .
Muy buen terreno
Ireland must have the most greens in the world and your farm, dog heaven!❤
The moon is stunning
Hi OvenMitt! Nice flower arrangement gift .
Great day Suzanna. Came away with lots of new ideas in my head and would be more than happy to do it again. Thanks
The moon. ❤
Hope you enjoyed the theater! Great way to end the day! Moon over the Black Sheep Farm – beautiful!