The spring lambs have been born!  Is there anything cuter?  Already they spend their days out in the vineyards, learning to graze with the flock.  The sheep do an amazing job mowing under the vines and in between rows.  Their light weight is ideal for the rain softened soil.  They happily munch all day and fertilize as they go!  To see them in the vineyards is a beautiful sight that is incredibly practical as well.  Compare to a heavy tractor, powered by fossil fuels, sinking into the soft soils and causing compaction.  Tractor mowers are also not effective under the vines, which is why so many vineyards use strip sprays (Round-up or nastier pre-emergents) under the vines.  We salute the farmers who instead take advantage of the cutest, most practical, weed eaters around!

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