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The Wooly Whey

The Wooly Whey

By: Rachel Hester & Liv Fox
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Come learn all things Dairy Sheep! On this podcast we chat with small shepherding homesteaders, professional sheep dairies, cheesemakers, experts in Agriculture, artisanal l butchers, and even a few fiber artists, to help you learn how to best care for your dairy sheep. Hosted by Liv Fox current President & Founder of the North America Dairy Sheep Association & Rachel Hester, author of 'The Guide to Homestead Dairy Sheep,' - the only book currently in print on the topic of raising sheep for dairy purposes - this podcast seeks to bring more resources to the Dairy Sheep community. Our goal is to have something for everyone as long is it pertains to dairy sheep. We want to help YOU feel more confident diving into sheep for milk. We highlight different breeds for milking - both dairy specific and traditional heritage breeds - and talk about when you would want to pick one over the other. On this show we want to help you start to finish - from lambing, to milking, to cheesemaking. We also cover ethical harvesting of access or retired animals, delicious recipes for the meat, and what to do with all that wool (as there are currently no hair dairy breeds of sheep). So whether you are just trying to decide what species to add to your operation next, or knee deep in shepherding and desperately needing someone to come alongside you, we hope you'll join us as we dive into all things pertaining to raising sheep for milk! Have a specific topic you'd like us to cover or a specific guest you'd like us to interview? Feel free to drop us an email at Whoopsydaisyfarm@gmail.com

2025 Rachel Hester & Liv Fox
Episodes
  • S2:E7 Art of Clabber
    Feb 23 2026

    Rachel interviews guest Katya Luniova who defines what clabber is, how to start your own clabber & how to use your clabber.

    #dairysheep #dairy #homesteading #cheesemaking #cheese #slavicbeautyseparator #clabber #milk #craftyfoxacres #whoopsydaisyfarm #northamericadairysheepassociation #nadsa

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    56 mins
  • S2:E6 Acorn & Fern Tiny Sheep Dairy
    Feb 9 2026

    Liv interviews Fae Goodman, a dairy shepherd in central North Carolina. Fae has been breeding Tunis sheep & selecting for strong dairy qualities, parasite resistance & wool quality (just to name a few). You can follow Fae's farm on facebook at Acorn & Fern Tiny Sheep Dairy & Eggery.

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • S2:E5 The Eco Flock
    Feb 2 2026

    Liv & Rachel talk with Natalie author of Eco Flock. Natalie even shares some tips on how to successfully make butter from sheep milk!

    #dairy #dairysheep #sheepmilk #butter #sheep #whoopsydaisyfarm #craftyfoxacres

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    58 mins
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