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Ivar’s Workshop

  • A Day at Blissful Bee Pastures

    A Day at Blissful Bee Pastures

    March 30, 2025

    Two years ago we hosted a maple syruping workshop at our farm, teaching the basics of tapping maple trees and evaporating maple syrup. One of the families that attended this…

  • March On The Farm

    March On The Farm

    March 5, 2025

    I woke up this morning to 8 inches of snow that fell last night. We ate breakfast, and then I went out to the barn to do chores and see…

  • Learning from a Master: My Apprenticeship in Texas

    Learning from a Master: My Apprenticeship in Texas

    March 3, 2025

    Since I was young, I have always wanted to pursue Woodworking as a future career. The problem, however, is that there is no one in our area that has the…

  • Raising Hardy Sheep

    Raising Hardy Sheep

    February 20, 2025

    When my dad bought the first sheep for our farm several years ago, we had no idea what we were doing. You can’t, after all, coming from a city background…

  • Picking Up The Sheep

    Picking Up The Sheep

    February 8, 2025

    A few years ago, we had a big brown Katahdin ram that we bought from a farm in Wisconsin. He was a great ram, and he bred every one of…

  • Ivar’s Workshop

    Ivar’s Workshop

    January 23, 2025

    My name is Ivar. I am 14 years old and live on a farm in southern Minnesota with my parents and five siblings. On our farm we raise sheep, chickens,…

Hi, I’m Ivar

I live on a farm with my parents and five siblings. We raise sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits, and honeybees on our farm in southern Minnesota. I am raising a flock of hardy Katahdin sheep on pasture. I enjoy woodworking and hope to share many of my projects with you.

Welcome to my Workshop!

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