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The Wooly Whey

by Rachel Hester & Liv Fox

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

Latest episodes

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Bonus Episode: Regenerative Farming Ancient Grains

We have a second between-season bonus episode for you all! Continuing on our topic from our interview with Sue Becker, we wanted to highlight a farm that is passionate ab

Sep 2
55 min

Bonus episode: Sue Becker & Fresh Milled Flour

Suprise! We have a very special between-season episode for you today. This is off topic for our usual content, as we don't really talk about sheep at ALL today! However

Aug 26
1 h 12 min

That's a Wrap!

That's a wrap for season 2! In this episode we go over some lessons we have learned about realistically managing our time commitments so that we can consistently post con

Jul 31
20 min

Balancing it all Part Two

We continue our conversation with our panel on how we make prioritization choices on the homestead, our favorite beverage in the mornings, and the pro's of Lamb Cam's dur

Jul 28
35 min

S2: E20 Balancing it all Part One

Today is the first installment of a two part episode with a small panel of dairy sheep homesteaders who discuss finding balance between homesteading, homemaking, sometime

Jul 14
42 min

S2:E19 Dandelion Hill Farm Pt 2

Here's the second half of our interview with Genevieve at Dandelion Hill Farm (New Zealand). #dairysheep #northamericadairysheepassociation #homesteading

Jun 15
47 min

S2:E18 Dandelion Hill Farm Pt 1

After a brief break for lambing and other things, Liv and Rachel are back! Today we share part one of our interview with Genevieve Bennet of Dandelion Hill Sheep Dairy in

Jun 8
51 min

S2: E17 Farm updates, Line Breeding, & Terminal Sires

Liv and Rachel sit down and share updates from both their homesteads. We then discuss the differences between line breeding in your flock, how that is similar or differen

May 4
55 min

S2:16 Fireheart Shepherdess

The conversation covers a range of topics related to dairy sheep, homesteading, raising Icelandic sheep, butchery, and the art of tanning hides. It also delves into the c

Apr 27
56 min

S2:E15 NADSA's Breed Up Program

In this episode Liv and Rachel discuss how the Breed Up Program with the North America Dairy Sheep Association (NADSA) works. The documents/rules can also be found on NAD

Apr 20
55 min

S2: E14 Harmony Heritage Farm

Today we have Lydia from Harmony Heritage Farm, an off grid homestead in Washington State. We discuss how she started with dairy sheep, what breeds she raises, what she d

Apr 13
46 min

S2:E13 Poppy Ridge Farm

In this episode Liv & Rachel have guest Brieanne Rice from coastal California as a guest. Brieanne discusses how she uses regenerative agriculture on her farm, what preda

Apr 6
57 min

S2:E12 Probiotics for Dairy Sheep

In today's episode we interview Vera Strogolova from Strong's Microbials. She shares the why, when, and how of administering probiotics to your dairy flock, how she got i

Mar 30
51 min

S2:E11 Pasque Hills Ranch

In this episode Liv talks with Samantha who recently imported purebred East Friesian sheep into the USA! Hear about Samantha's ranch management and some hurdles they've o

Mar 24
1 h 05 min

S2:E10 NADSA; Why Join?

In this episode Rachel & Liv talk about the purpose of the North America Dairy Sheep Association (NADSA). As well as what are the perks of paying for annual membership. L

Mar 16
55 min

S2: E9 The Slavic Beauty Cream Separator

In this episode we have Katya back explaining how to use her Slavic Beauty Cream Separator. She discusses the materials she chooses for each model and some troubleshootin

Mar 9
1 h 02 min

S2:E8 Cheese From Scratch

Liv & Rachel have guest Robyn Jackson, known as Cheese From Scratch on Instagram. We discuss clabber, how to use it and some basic cheese making tips & tricks. Robyn's

Mar 2
1 h 08 min

S2:E7 Art of Clabber

Rachel interviews guest Katya Luniova who defines what clabber is, how to start your own clabber & how to use your clabber. Find Katya on Her website: https://slavicbea

Feb 23
55 min

S2:E6 Acorn & Fern Tiny Sheep Dairy

Liv interviews Fae Goodman, a dairy shepherd in central North Carolina. Fae has been breeding Tunis sheep & selecting for strong dairy qualities, parasite resistance & wo

Feb 9
1 h 07 min

S2:E5 The Eco Flock

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 #butt

Feb 2
58 min

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Gosh I was so excited about this podcast. We need something like this for the small sheep dairy world. First episode I listened to was Acorn and Fern and I was hooked! I immediately started to binge old episodes and quickly realized that the new host (Liv) is a great interviewer who lets the guests talk and keeps politics out of the conversation, and the original host (Rachel) just can’t seem to stay in the host seat! She’s so self-referential it’s draining, and the “bunny trails” are insufferable in some episodes. The episode with Sally Fallon had me pulling my hair out! So much JUDGMENT! The IVF comment in particular! Like WHAT?! I’ve kept listening but I’m teetering on a knife’s edge every time the personal anecdotes about her big, strong, raw-milk-drinking toddler come up! There’s enough information to share about sheep without the same tired talking points about the standard American diet and big ag. The Eco Flock guest was so good at gently pushing back on those sentiments with nuance. Clearly there is knowledge to share here. The book Rachel wrote is amazing! But I hope the hosts can find a balance that emphasizes less on the personal and political and more on creating space for guests to shine. When they manage to do that, the podcast is incredible.

TinkaParker87 · Feb 2026

The amount of information and knowledge Rachel and her guests share is staggering. I love to soak it all in as I prepare for our own flock. Such a joy to listen and anticipate becoming a shepherd!

Jnbtuck · Apr 2025

I am so excited to have this podcast in my library of resources. Rachel is full of information on all things dairy sheep. I have read her book and follow her on Instagram, she is amazing! Highly recommend this one.

Selahacres · Feb 2025

I’ve been binge listening to these episodes and love all the information I can glean from it. Dairy sheep are so underrated

Kmhph · Feb 2026

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