Art & Wool in the South of France A curated art experience and an explorationof a region through its food and people. May 25 – June 1, 2026Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne Appletree Farm in Eugene, Oregon, and its shepherdess, Stéphanie Schiffgens, together with … Read More
Join Us for an Art Retreat in France Appletree Farm in Eugene Oregon, and its shepherdess, Stéphanie Schiffgens, along with Christiane Payton, artist, and Kristina Foley, artist, are inviting you to join us for an art retreat in the southwest of France, June … Read More
An Artistic and Culinary Journey to France!June 12 – 19, 2025 Join us – Stéphanie Schiffgens, the shepherdess at Appletree Farm, along with artists Christiane Payton, and Kristina Foley – for an art retreat in the southwest of France next June. We … Read More
I find that there are, on the web, many Blogs and interesting content on the many steps to starting to raise a flock of sheep (from selecting, to preparing, to set up, to infrastructure purchases, to educating oneself….) The questions … Read More
The start of lambing this year marks almost one year in Covid Lockdown. I’d say we are very well tuned into our sheep, and all that we do on the farm at this point, as in we have spent many … Read More
I am a first generation French woman relocated in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I grew up on a produce-horse farm in the Southwest of France in a very unique situation, well not so unique for France, but unique compared to … Read More
In the middle of a pandemic Lambing was well on its way when Schools closed, Peter stayed home, and the life as we knew it changed. March of 2020 brought worldwide changes that will forever alter the social landscape of … Read More
As another year is nearing its end, I am reflecting on 2019. It has been a full year with many changes, challenges, successes and everything in between, which seems to summarize the essence of farming and family life really. Caring … Read More