THE WILDWOODS FARM · ANIMAL PASSPORT Nº 2211
Lamb 2211
Katahdin · forage-raised for life
Grazed 15 acres of 19-species pasture. Moved to fresh grass 37 times. Never confined.
Grazed 15 acres of 19-species pasture. Moved to fresh grass 37 times. Never confined.
One lamb, a season of ground. Every acre of it fresh, rested, and growing when this animal arrived on it.
Grass-sweet and clean, with a faint herbal edge — chicory and clover in the fat. Mild and tender — lamb the way this ground grows it.
Diverse pasture measurably changes the fat — more terpenes, higher omega-3s and CLA than monoculture grazing or grain feeding.
Small paddock, fresh grass, long rest — repeat, thirty-seven times. Welfare here isn't a claim. It's a count — and this lamb's lifetime tally of dewormers, antibiotics, and interventions is zero. And when harvest day came, it happened here — on ground this lamb knew.
The paddocks this lamb grazed are scoring better season over season — more ground cover, deeper roots, livelier soil under its hooves. This animal wasn't just raised on the land. It helped rebuild it.
Calm, never-confined animals produce more tender meat. Happy animals really do taste better.
| MOVE | DATE | DAYS ON | PADDOCK REST BEFORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Apr 24 | 2 | overwintered |
| 02 | Apr 26 | 3 | overwintered |
| 03 | Apr 29 | 2 | overwintered |
| 20 | Jun 28 | 2 | 45 days |
| 21 | Jun 30 | 1 | 47 days |
| … every move logged, through move 37 in late summer | |||
| SPECIES | PROTEIN | TDN | PALATABILITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| chicory | 18–24% | 68–74% | high |
| white clover | 22–28% | 70–78% | high |
| red clover | 16–22% | 62–70% | high |
| orchardgrass | 12–18% | 58–65% | moderate |
| plantain | 14–20% | 60–68% | high |
| birdsfoot trefoil | 18–24% | 62–68% | high |
Six lambs. Six families. September 17, 2026.
