Elsewhere in the county, flocks have been decimated by roving dogs that will worry, then chase and maul the sheep. Coyotes also can be a threat. But here on Simple Pleasures Farm, the thundering of Thor and lightning from an electric fence ensure that sheep may safely graze. The man knows whereof he speaks. He holds a master's degree in theology and served as pastor of a Christian church in Vermont for five years.
Lambs arrive naturally each spring.
2000 B.C. The ancients of Palestine found sheepherding a rich metaphor for the spiritual life, so a visit to the Lukes' farm seemed fitting in this holy season of Easter and Passover.