Frostad Farms

December Christmas photos looking a little strange for our part of the world this year. The sheep are fat and wooly ready for winter and feeders full of hay, but they spend a lot of their day out grazing still. Lambs born in October are growing well with no harsh weather to contend with 🐑 Our new LGD Baylee is fitting in fabulously and we love her already 🐶💕 It took a few days for the sheep to not be alarmed with a new dog in the flock, but her quiet demeanour has won them over, and she sleeps in the hay as they eat now.

I was reminded that I have not shared any pictures of the farm lately. Life gets so busy I forget what’s normal everyday business for me might be new, exciting and interesting for others. I’ll try to get better at posting more regularly! ☺️💕🐑

We will have lamb meat available to purchase this weekend at Crafters to the Rafters in Stony Plain. Stock up with our Whole Lamb Box to enjoy those delicious cuts of meat all winter long, or pick up a specific cut for a special meal. The first 4 Whole Lamb Boxes sold this weekend will receive a free gift with purchase! Know where your food comes from, buy local and ethically raised meat from Alberta farms 🐑

If you’re new to our page welcome! My name is Sarah Frostad and along with my husband, we raise sheep on our small farm in Alberta. The focus on our farm is whole animal usage, so with that in mind we breed a variety a wool breed sheep. We want our ewe flock to be maternal and prolific mothers to give us a great lamb crop each year, but also to grow us wool that fits into specific markets for resale. ALL our wool goes to be processed -either by hand spinners or to Custom Woolen Mills ltd. to be made into wool products -not into the landfill like many farms do, and our lamb crops go to feed families like yours. We are partnered with Brine Dyeworks and Rose Hill Yarns to sell our yarn. Check them out for both raw as well as beautifully dyed skeins of our Frostad Farms yarn. Organ meat is dehydrated for dog treats and hides are tanned and sold in collaboration with Wildfibre Tannery. Delicious and nutritious, lamb meat is lean and nutrient dense, and when grown locally you will be pleasantly surprised at how mild and tender it is compared to the imported meat most have tried. All of our lamb is gov. inspected, cut and wrapped at Barrhead custom meats and available directly from the the farm and in the Backwoods Buffalo Ranch farm store. When it comes to to putting food on the table, the fuel for your body, know where your food comes from. Ask questions…how and where were the animals kept? How and what were they fed? Get to know the people that raise the animals, and buy directly from them ❤️🐑☺️

Don’t forget to treat your pets for Christmas (and everyday around here 🤣) with some delicious niblets from our farm. These treats are dehydrated lamb organ meat-and just that no additives! The dogs and cats that have been testing these are loving them and asking for more so get a bag or 2 for your pets to try this weekend Crafters to the Rafters Nov 4 & 5 in Stony Plain at the Pavillion

Have you ever heard of a vegetarian sheepskin or living rug? Come see us at Crafters to the Rafters to get your hands on one of these we even have order forms for custom sizes and colors! These works of art are skillfully created by placing raw fleece locks onto a felted wool backing using wool from different breeds of sheep in Alberta to bring diversity of colors and textures. The result is a beautiful sheepskin that can be made into any shape or size, and the bonus is we can make it from the same ewe year after year. Liven up your decor and have an amazing conversation piece on your chair or table.

We are busy stocking up on our most popular item for Crafters to the Rafters… dryer balls! These handmade 100% wool dryer balls are a non toxic alternative to dryer as they’re biodegradable & renewable. By aiding in decreased drying time & static cling they also help to conserve energy. We use the fleeces from our ewe flock and have them processed into roving right here in Alberta at Custom Woolen Mills ltd.

Crafters to the Rafters is next weekend, and we will have a variety of unique items that are perfect for those hard to buy for people on your Christmas list. Our 100% wool pillows are made from fleeces of our Clun Forrest ewe flock, and processed into batts by Custom Woolen Mills ltd. here in Alberta. Wool pillows are biodegradable, renewable, washable and customizable.

Thank you for coming out to take great pictures of the animals ❤️

I went back out to Frostad Farms for some product shots. I got a few gems of the animals out there!

I started driving home with the sun in my eyes and went back to take this!

OMG look at the colors Rose Hill Yarns has transformed our Frostad Farms yarn into! Supply is limited for this base so shop early to get enough for all your projects! 💗🐑

Look at the beautiful colors Rose Hill Yarns makes with our Frostad Farms yarns 😍

Has anyone started theit xmas knitting? A bit early for me but it’s always nice to get a jump on things. This is a new yarn base to me. Its from flock. I will have a very limited skeins in the shop this weekend. Pattern is by Really great pattern. Very intuitive, easy to understand pattern.

Whole and Half Lamb Boxes are available to fill your freezer this fall. Monthly butcher dates through the fall, PM to order Alberta Lamb for your family.

Jenn kos Photography took some great shots around the farm. Watch for more of them on our updated website soon 😍

I happened to stop by Frostad Farms last month at the right time with my camera!

If your looking for anything lamb that’s the farm to go to! Great meat, wool and sheep skins.

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How amazing are sheep and nature in creating this most beautiful fibre 🐏 😍

Wool grows on sheep, it is a keratin protein fibre, similar to human hair and is 100% natural, biodegradable and not man-made. As long as there is grass to graze on, water to drink, air and sunshine, sheep will produce a new fleece every year, making wool a renewable fibre source.

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Come meet us and the sheep!

Save the date!

Mark it in your calendar for Saturday, September 9th- We are so excited to welcome Sarah and her crew from for our first-ever Lamb Days!

🐑 Petting Zoo
🐑 Yarm demonstrations
🐑 Roasted lamb
🐑 Lamb products to purchase

See you then! Learn more about Frostad Farms by clicking here
https://frostadfarms.ca/

Congratulations to the Hjelte’s they took home this handsome Clun Forrest ramlamb this weekend.

Open Farm Days we’re all set up ready for you to come shop and learn about what we do!

Sign up while you can to come see me at my Frostad Farms booth. I will have fleeces, roving, yarn, pillows, dryerballs & sheepskins available to purchase. Limited supply of lamb cuts, salami, lamb sausage and lambergers too! 🐑

Pumpkin is helping us get ready for Open Farm Days this weekend, August 19th and 20th. With almost 1,000 registrants we will be closing registration soon. If you have not registered yet, please note that this event does require signing up online, 16handsstables.ca, and we are running the days in 2 hour time frames (10am, 12pm and 2pm). We look forward to welcoming you!

These girls put themselves to bed every night, and love to have bedtime snacks brought to them -alfalfa hay is preferred lol. I indulge them since over 1/2 of these are my pregnant Finn ewes due in October 🐑🐑 Still over 2 months to go, they’re starting to waddle and enjoy more naps in the shade throughout the day. The weaned 1st lambers as well as 2023 weaned ewelambs learn the routine from the old girls, and I find they take on the quiet, friendly demeanour of my sweet Finn ewes. Having a quiet friendly flock makes for less stress on sheep and shepherdess whether we’re moving pastures, medicating or lambing. My sidekick Sue🩵 is learning our farms slower pace to moving animals, and is starting to enjoy farm dog life and chores as opposed to the fast work he did before

What a beautiful summer night to sit and watch my happy sheepies with my sidekick Sue 💗