MENTOR HIGHLIGHT: JEFF ROGERS
Aspen Hollow Sheep Station Redmond, WA
Jeff Rogers is the founder and sole operator of Aspen Hollow Sheep Station in Redmond, WA. After relocating from Park City, Utah in 2005 where he shepherded a flock of ewes in the Uinta Mountains, Jeff started a landraced project to build composite breeds of sheep that have been selected to encapsulate all of the qualities and genetics that excel on improved pastures in high rainfall areas.
Today with his working Border Collies Rob (aka Chef) and Silt he produces Snoqualmie Valley Lamb and Snoqualmie Valley Wool from a flock of 100 mothers. These 100% organic lambs and their wool are then marketed in his local market which is made up of restaurants, a local organic small grocery chain as well as yarn and wool stores in the region
Jeff has over 60,000 hours of organic specific experience with sheep in both dry and wet environments, their management and their 100% forage based diet Jeff is a domain expert for organic production of livestock, forage types, soil health, soil structure and forage production and how to build a resilient 24x7 based grazing platform where its resident livestock are managed with ecological stewardship and nature
Additionally, Jeff created the design and built the first UltaLight USDA approved Mobile Harvest Unit in 2013 which operates under USDA Organic Handling where he harvests his own livestock