On the Lamb at Wildwind Pastures

A cuppa tea is the key, reckons Adam MacLean. The bootstrapping shepherd, taking a cue from generations of past farmers, has relied on good neighbourly relations to start his farm, Wildwind Pastures. Shortly after moving to the rural community of South Melville, Prince Edward Island, MacLean successfully secured funding for his first 100 pregnant sheep, who arrived in the dead of winter 2017.

“Perhaps it was foolhardy, launching into business with so many sheep, but what was really wild was doing it without owning any land,” recalls MacLean. The shepherd set about