South Africa: From farm to fork – Karoo lambs and sheep end up on plates around the world

Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

Today, I joined farmers to see how they market their Karoo products. First, we walked about 5km or so in the morning, collecting a herd of sheep from various camps – through the rocky veld and in the chilly wind of the Karoo morning.

We finally got them to the kraal for sorting and selection. The next task was to wean the lambs from their mothers and to keep the young females for continuous reproduction. The males were ready for the market.