Welcome to Reedbird Farm:
Where Natural Health is a Way of Life
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At Reedbird Farm, we believe that God gave us the herbs of the field for use in food and to keep us healthy and we also believe this extends to our animals. Alethea chose to study traditional naturopathy, herbs and homeopathy to give her a better understanding of how the body uses the nutrition it takes in to stay healthy and how this can be applied from the ground up in the form of healthy soils, lush gardens and pastures and the resultant healthy livestock. See Natural Health or Boreal Balance for more information on her studies and degrees. All of this information has been a fascinating study but also an experiment in seeing firsthand how important living and growing naturally is for health and disease-free living in people and animals. It makes a difference in the sheep, their fleece, their milk, their lambs, their meat, their ability to excel to the best of their genetic potential. It's also in tune with living closer to the land, closer to how we feel God intended us to live as caretakers of His beautiful creation.
At Reedbird farm, we strive to live in harmony with the land and have chosen breeds and crosses of sheep that work well in our climate and on our land. These include the Icelandic sheep and Black Welsh Mountain sheep.
We are constantly learning and enjoy hearing from others who are interested in natural health, herbs, Icelandic sheep or other breeds. If you have a comment or question, feel free to drop us a line. We offer other activities on the farm and off so check back under Classes or Articles.
At Reedbird farm, we strive to live in harmony with the land and have chosen breeds and crosses of sheep that work well in our climate and on our land. These include the Icelandic sheep and Black Welsh Mountain sheep.
We are constantly learning and enjoy hearing from others who are interested in natural health, herbs, Icelandic sheep or other breeds. If you have a comment or question, feel free to drop us a line. We offer other activities on the farm and off so check back under Classes or Articles.
Foraging Fields, Fencerows and Forests Book Available now!

Discover the pharmacopoeia at your feet, learn to identify and harvest edible and medicinal plants and trees of the upper Midwest!
There is a pharmacy and food shelf at our feet in the plants and trees we walk by daily. In this book, Alethea Kenney explains why learning about the uses of these plants is important, how to responsibly harvest them and gives brief traditional, edible and medicinal uses of over 40 common plants and trees of the Upper Midwest and Minnesota. Complete with color photos, the book is an invaluable place to start your education in the natural world around you.
Please contact [email protected] to order or for more information.
There is a pharmacy and food shelf at our feet in the plants and trees we walk by daily. In this book, Alethea Kenney explains why learning about the uses of these plants is important, how to responsibly harvest them and gives brief traditional, edible and medicinal uses of over 40 common plants and trees of the Upper Midwest and Minnesota. Complete with color photos, the book is an invaluable place to start your education in the natural world around you.
Please contact [email protected] to order or for more information.
Homeopathic First Aid for the farm booklet now available!

Synopsis: Organic and sustainable farming require natural treatment methods for conditions in animals on the farm. The author, Alethea Kenney provides information on safe use of homeopathic remedies and herbs for first aid in livestock and domestic animals. “Homeopathic First Aid for the Farm” provides a quick reference for common problems and explains the basic philosophy of homeopathy, how and when to use it. The booklet also provides some basic herbal information in case homeopathic remedies are not available.
Please contact [email protected] to order or for more information.
Please contact [email protected] to order or for more information.
An Ounce of Prevention: Raising and feeding animals naturally
available now from Lulu.com!
Also Available from amazon.com

Synopsis:
Farming methods have changed substantially in the last 100 years. Pollution, degradation of the ground and water have resulted in soils unable to sustain life for healthy plants, animals, and people. Animals are now a commodity, their lives and health treated with disdain. In An Ounce of Prevention, author Alethea Kenney says there’s still time to change and return to a sustainable way of life.
She shares information on how animals live, thrive, reproduce, and die. Kenney focuses on the holistic connection between farm animals and their environment, each species’ unique digestive system and physiological needs, and the most natural way to meet their nutritional needs in a farm or home setting. Nutrition information for sheep, goats, horses, camelids, fowl, rabbits, dogs, cats, ferrets and pigs is included.
Complete with a list of resources, this book gives practical advice on raising farm and companion animals based on natural principles, and it reflects on the health of the environment as well as the health of animals, homes, and farms.
Author Spotlight on Lulu
Farming methods have changed substantially in the last 100 years. Pollution, degradation of the ground and water have resulted in soils unable to sustain life for healthy plants, animals, and people. Animals are now a commodity, their lives and health treated with disdain. In An Ounce of Prevention, author Alethea Kenney says there’s still time to change and return to a sustainable way of life.
She shares information on how animals live, thrive, reproduce, and die. Kenney focuses on the holistic connection between farm animals and their environment, each species’ unique digestive system and physiological needs, and the most natural way to meet their nutritional needs in a farm or home setting. Nutrition information for sheep, goats, horses, camelids, fowl, rabbits, dogs, cats, ferrets and pigs is included.
Complete with a list of resources, this book gives practical advice on raising farm and companion animals based on natural principles, and it reflects on the health of the environment as well as the health of animals, homes, and farms.
Author Spotlight on Lulu