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The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life is my book (forthcoming, spring 2025) about sheep and shepherding, land, loss, how to feel alive, how to care for what we love. So much happens while you write a book, so here are adjacent stories.

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About Helen Whybrow

A lifelong organic farmer, shepherd, amateur naturalist, and explorer of words and ideas; also a place-maker, very much rooted on one hillside.

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