My friend Aly was visiting from Seattle this week. She took lots of videos on her phone of the farm animals around. She took this one standing in the barn while the sheep came in to eat dinner. I actually have never seen this perspective before since I am outside opening the gate for the critters to come in. I close them out of the barn before I put out the hay to keep fleeces clean. Otherwise I’d never get any hay in the feeders and all of it on their backs!
Plum Blossom Farm- Storming outside but Geppeto, Adelaide and friends are cozy inside their barn. So glad to be able to give them a dry, warm and comfy spot on a night like tonight. #barnlife #strawbedsarethebest #smallfarmsbighearts #happysheepgrowbeautifulwool #happysheepmakemehappy #crossbreedsofinstagram #wensleydalesheep #cotswold #columbiasheep #corriedale #snugasabug February 2, 2021 Carole Balala
- Rising Costs February 1, 2020This time of year I take a look at my numbers and see how things are panning out. I haven’t raised prices of my soaps in 5 years, but my costs have gone up. So unfortunately I have to pass a little of that along and raise my prices by a dollar this year. This […]Carole Balala
- Press Democrat Article Features Plum Blossom Farm! May 5, 2019I am so appreciative of Mary Jo Winter and the Press Democrat for their article in today’s newspaper: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/9545660-181/sheep-take-center-stage-at?sba=AAS&artslide=0Carole Balala
- Interview with Humble & Grand March 15, 2019Erin and Lauren at Humble and Grand started carrying my dryer balls recently. They flattered me by featuring me in their monthly Artist Profile. Check out the interview on their blog.Carole Balala
- Blog Feature on Tango Diva! June 23, 2016JUNE 19TH, 2016 KPFA CRAFTS FAIR ARTISTS San Francisco and Beyond Jun 19, 2016 Other radio stations should have it so good. Twice a year, profits from the KPFA CRAFTS FAIR supplement operational costs for this popular Berkeley community radio station. So, we’re talking about 200 artists, working in all media, surrounded by entertainment, […]Carole Balala
- KPFA Summer Fair June 15, 2016KPFA summer fair this weekend at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPgvsHGs9tg Come say hello and pick up a unique gift for the Dad or Grad in your life!Carole Balala
- Ferdinand and Flora June 3, 2016Ferdinand and Flora One of my favorite things about having a flock of sheep is watching and learning about all the individual personalities and social dynamics of the group. I have been fortunate enough to be able to provide a place for sheep who needed homes and that has brought different breeds and traits together. One […]Carole Balala
- Spring Shearing May 2, 2016This years shearing day went perfectly! Lovely weather and a smooth progression. Every year is slightly different and exciting as it shows the wool from at least six months growth. Twenty seven in all were sheared this time; seventeen Wensleydales, seven Karakuls and three Corriedales. I often have some anxiety […]Carole Balala
- How Plum Blossom Farm Came To Be April 26, 2016People often ask how I got into this business. Here is my story: I was not raised on a farm. Shepherding wove its way into my life over several years. I was working at a job that left me stressed and unfulfilled. Waking up with dread every morning thinking about the day that lay ahead […]Carole Balala
- Old Ewe Friends: Dandelion and Chrysanthemum April 12, 2016One of the things I like best about my farm is getting to give a forever home to my animals. Usually when livestock is no longer profitable they are sold off to auction which eventually ends in slaughter. I love my animals dearly and could never do this to them. I am willing to care […]Carole Balala