Kalispell sheep farmers talk soil regeneration methods at Free the Seeds
John Steitz and Carol Treadwell Steitz on their sheep farm outside of Kalispell on Feb. 26, 2024. (Taylor Inman/Daily Inter Lake)
Carol Treadwell Steitz holds yarn spun from wool produced by their flock of Merino sheep. (Taylor Inman/Daily Inter Lake)
Rams at Steitzhof Merinos in Kalispell on Feb. 26, 2024. (Taylor Inman/Daily Inter Lake)
John Steitz and Carol Treadwell Steitz specialize in selling clean, colored merino wool to spinners all over the world.
It’s a sustainable way to make a little extra money in their retirement years, but there’s another project at play that the couple gets equally excited to talk about. Their efforts at soil regeneration using their sheep flock have proven successful, and all kinds of plants, animals and insects have returned to reap the benefits.
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