Heart and Sole Farm

09/24/2026

Cuddle pile in full effect. The Valais Blacknose know how to relax.

09/20/2026

Two days old and already doing zoomies. This one’s got places to be.

09/18/2026

Caught red-handed! Every day the feeders ended up on the ground and I figured Rambo was the culprit — rams knock things around, right? Nope. Turns out it was Rose all along, sneaking the feeder off the top railing. And the nerve on her... acting like she still deserves scratches after all that.

09/17/2026

Biddy welcomed a baby girl early this morning! Mom and baby are both doing great, and we couldn’t be more excited to have her here.

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

Well my Sister and Niece headed back to IL; what a fun visit. But Labor Day means time for labor (you’re just off from the day job)! We managed a tiny garden this year (and not very well), but did a little “harvestin” today. We’ve been picking through the summer, but nice to see it still going…

🍅 First dozen quarts of tomato sauce, with more to ripen and pick.
🫑🌶️ nice assortment of peppers to freeze for chili this winter.
🥒 Last of the Zucchini for the chickens and goats.
🎃 Couple of pumpkins and a couple more still ripening.
🥬 Got a cabbage for us 😋 but the others went to the chickens and sheep.

09/01/2026

Minnesota State Fair is a wrap! The sheep did great.

North Country Cheviots:
• Rambo — 1st, January AOB Meat Ram
• Brewski — 2nd, February AOB Meat Ram
• Pink Pony Club — 4th, Yearling AOB Meat Ewe (a very competitive class)
• Ella — 4th, January AOB Meat Ewe Lamb
• Billie Jean — 2nd, February AOB Meat Ewe Lamb
• Treasure — 1st, Spring AOB Meat Ewe Lamb

We were really proud to bring 6 North Country sheep, with 4 of them making the champion drive.

Our Valais made their state fair debut and were definitely a crowd favorite:

• Noah — 3rd, Spring AOB Wool Ram
• Lola — 4th, Spring AOB Wool Ram

Thank you to everyone who helped make the show possible. Mamie was a rockstar getting the sheep ready! Natalee, JoLee, Craig, Gwyn, Kate, Brennan, Elliot, Becca, Dylan, Jo, and countless others helped with prep, showing, and answering endless questions.

Show ring photo credit goes to Lisa.

08/31/2026

Noah is a hit! He’s at 17.9k likes!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DckGJPfx3q0/

08/26/2026

The sheep are settling in at the Great Minnesota Get Together!

08/25/2026

Heart and Sole Farm off to the Minnesota State Fair with our American North Country Cheviot Sheep Association and USA National Valais Blacknose Sheep Show, Grading & Sale! GO Michael Romanski!!! Uff that’s a lot of tagging. 😂