About our farm

Sweet Sourland Farms is family owned and run, offering local forest and agricultural products.

Barbados Blackbelly sheep are on the Livestock Conservancy Priority “watch” list. We are the only breeders in NJ, and are members of the Livestock Conservancy and the “Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em” program, as well as the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep Association International (BBSAI) and the Garden State Sheep Breeders Association.

Our lambs are bred here and raised on pasture with their mothers. All foundation rams and ewes were gene tested and selected for scrapie resistance. All are AA on codon 136. Our 2 rams are RR (resistant) and ewes either QR (moderately resistant) or RR on codon 171. All are BBSAI registered.

We do checks frequently to weigh, trim hooves and assess body condition, parasite status and general health of all our animals. All receive annual CDT vaccination, and our farm is registered with the USDA Scrapie prevention program. We maintain a closed herd for biosecurity.