The moment we learned about hand-rooing sheep—a process during which the wool is pulled gently from the sheep as it sheds—we knew we needed a deeper look into this practice.

We want our candidates to get to know us better as well so they know the kind of people they will be collaborating with, so Andra and Paige answered the questions as well.

Since it happens only once a year for the whole flock, shearing is a day of gathering, participation, celebration, harvest, and shared labor. There are few things I’ve experienced that cultivate a village atmosphere the way gathering around sheep does.