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Young shepherds become heritage breed ambassadors

BRISTOL RESIDENTS NATALIE Layn, left, and Olivia Gordon were among 13 youths from around the country to start their own flocks of sheep through the Youth Conservationist Program. The pair is shown here with two ewes from Gordon’s flock of Leicester longwools. Independent photo/Marin Howell

The past several months have been busy for 11-year-old Olivia Gordon and 13-year-old Natalie Layn. The Bristol residents, who are cousins, were among 13 young people from around the country selected to take part in this year’s Youth Conservationist Program, through which participants receive yearling female sheep to start their own flocks.

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