Schoolhouse Farm

Located in Tamworth, New Hampshire, Schoolhouse Farm is known for its small-scale, pasture-based approach to raising Icelandic sheep. The farm focuses on breeding and selling sheep either as breeding stock or for meat, emphasizing quality and care in both their animals and their fields.

The farm employs rotational grazing on fertile pastures from early spring through late fall, and feeds the flock mixed grass, alfalfa, and legume hay from their own hayfields during winter months. They use only organic-approved mineral and soil amendments when necessary and rely heavily on their own bulk compost to enrich the soil. Soil and forage samples are regularly monitored to determine nutrient composition, and a no-till conservation seeder is used to overseed fields with a variety of grasses, legumes, brassica, and forbs. Chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, or preservatives are never used on fields or forage. The sheep receive free choice minerals and kelp mix year-round, and newborn lambs are given a booster of selenium and vitamin E shortly after birth. Growth hormones, unnecessary antibiotics, and other invasive treatments are avoided in favor of clean water, fresh air, and nutritious pastures.

Lamb is available in frozen cryovac packages, typically sold as whole carcass quality averaging between 40 and 50 pounds. Custom cut sheets are available, and the farm offers suggestions for popular choices. More information about meat sales, hay, compost, or other products can be found on their website.