Erin Krekoski, top left, originally from a farming background in Alberta, has been raising sheep in the Ottawa area since 2013.
Krekoski has 65 Icelandic ewes on her land, chosen “because they offer multiple products, such as wool and sheepskin,” she says, “and, as a breed, Icelandics have a centurieslong grass history, to which they are particularly wellsuited.” They eat only minerals, salt and well-made hay off her own land and their meat is her main product.