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Reading the Flock: What a Shepherd's Hands Can Tell You About a Sheep's Health
by: KhudakozPublished on: 12/03/2026Body Condition Scoring is the hands-on technique shepherds and veterinary professionals use to evaluate a sheep's nutritional health — no scales, no lab work required. At this Saturday's farm lab, students from ages 2–18 will learn and practice it themselves at Black Hammock Farm in Oviedo, Florida.
Where Lambs Teach Lessons: How Black Hammock Farm Is Redefining Science Education This Spring
by: KhudakozPublished on: 11/03/2026Black Hammock Farm partners with CommunOT Farm & Programming to bring students a one-of-a-kind outdoor science experience during lambing season. Children learn livestock health assessments, vaccination protocols, and animal care — guided by occupational therapists and a working farm family.
Farming as Healing for Veterans
by: KhudakozPublished on: 13/02/2026A Marine’s second mission begins on the land. Learn how farming, sheep, and stewardship at Black Hammock Farm offer veterans purpose, quiet, and healing after military service.
Florida Wetlands & the Silent Invasion
by: KhudakozPublished on: 06/02/2026Florida’s wetlands are being quietly overtaken by invasive plants. Explore how science, history, and Katahdin sheep at Black Hammock Farm point to a smarter, more sustainable way to restore balance.
