About Us
Herding for kinship, conservation, community, nourishment, craft, & resilience.
Bodega Pastures is a 1000 acre ranch located on Coast Miwok (Me-Wuk) territory, held in conservation by the Bodega Land Trust. The land is home to a historic community, our flock, guard donkeys, and many wild creatures.
Our sheep graze a vast expanse of pasture and coastal rangeland. We practice rotational grazing as a part of our initiative in regenerative land stewardship, moving the flock regularly in consideration of both the needs of the animals and the land they impact. They are supplemented with hay grown on our ridge spines and bottom fields.
We provide meat and wool products of the utmost integrity to our local community and are proud to steward this land in the process. As shepherds, we keep perspective on our role within the larger scheme of roles to play in caring for this unique place we call home. The dance of hooves and hands that shapes this landscape is dynamic, dependent on the feedback of interspecies relationships — often heeding to the pulse of the wild that curls around the fringes of our pastoral domesticity. Holistic, sustainable ranching is a priority.
From the Bodega Land Trust website: “Just inland from the beautiful Pacific coast in western Sonoma County is an agricultural and environmental jewel with its own unique watershed. The significance of conserving this working ranchland and its native grasses, riparian habitat, and spring-fed creeks cannot be overstated. Threatened steelhead and freshwater shrimp can still be found in the creeks; endangered Coho salmon are being restored to waterways where they have not been seen for a decade. The coastal prairie and grasslands are temporary home to migratory birds and water fowl, particularly with the proximity to critical nesting grounds near Bodega Bay.”
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Our management practices uphold a high degree of integrity, reflected in the quality of our goods. The wool of our mixed flock is prized by handspinners, knitters and weavers. The sheep we raise live their entire lives on pasture and coastal rangelands — their meat is tender and incredible in flavor.
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Holistic Ranching
Our work as graziers is underscored by a belief in the fundamental importance of land stewardship. We are an interspecies team of hooves and hands, committed to maintaining appropriate disturbance on the landscape, mediating functional ecological loops, building bioregionally resilient culture, and cultivating “practical joy”.
Contact us.
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For general inquiries, please email bodegapastures@gmail.com. You may also submit the form below.
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Mailing Address
PO Box 381
Bodega, CA 94922
Upcoming Events
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March 8th, 2026: A Call For Care: A Fundraiser for Immigrant Rights
Join the Bodega Pastures Preschool tomorrow, Sunday, March 8th at The Altamont (3703 Main Street, Occidental) for an afternoon of solidarity, care, and collective action in support of VIDAS and immigrant families across Sonoma County. There will be a silent auction, raffle, food & drink, art salon, music, and poetry.
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April 12th, 2026: Sheep Sheering
April 12th, 2026 we will be sheering our flock. Minimal volunteer opportunities, please contact us directly for information. Otherwise, stay tuned for some new wool products coming to our market booths soon! here
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April 11th, 2026: Transhumance Festival
The Transhumance Festival is an annual celebration dedicated to reconnecting people to the land.
The festival reintroduces the age-old practice of transhumance--the tradition of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle.
This free public festival includes engaging demonstrations on land stewardship practices, soil and watershed health, reconsidering our waste streams, and sharing of culture. -
May 2nd and May 3rd, 2026: Fisherman’s Festival
Come check out our sheep and wool products at the 2026 annual Fisherman’s Festival in Bodega Bay, California!
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May 24th, 2026: Artisan’s Gallery Co-Op in Bodega’s 30th Birthday Celebration
Come celebrate Bodega’s beloved Co-Op’s 30th Birthday Celebration with us at the Bodega Grange! Our Bodega Pasture Sheep will have a booth selling our wool products.
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Lamb Shares Open until Early July!
On Monday, March 24th, our lamb shares will be available to order through our website. Please click below to be redirected to our shop website, or contact us through our contact us page.
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Come buy directly from our Ranch!
Hazel will be at the barn on June 6th selling our products directly from our ranch. Please contact Hazel for details and scheduling.
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Katharine Jolda’s Felting Workshop, June 21 and 22
To register: Please visit the event page on the Fibershed website, email fibershed@gmail.com, or contact bodegapastures@gmail.com
In this two-day workshop, you will make for yourself a customized and stylish felt vest from Bodega Pastures’ finest sheep’s wool.
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International Fiber Arts XII, June 22nd to August 3rd
Our wool yarn products will be available for purchase at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts during the International Fiber Arts XII Exhibition!
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Ground Lamb Shepherds Pie Demo! Sunday, March 30th
9:00-1:30
6908 Weeks Way, Sebastopol
in “the square”
On Sunday March 30th, watch our ground lamb be used in a demo making Shepherds Pie at the Sebastopol Farmers Market!