"The Accidental Shepherd"

In May 1972, 20-year-old Liese Greensfelder arrived in a small town in western Norway to startling news: the farmer who had offered her a summer job had just suffered a crippling stroke. Two days later, the young Californian found herself living alone on his ancient mountain farm at the end of a dirt road high above magnificent Hardanger Fjord. Under her care were 115 sheep, two cows, a draft horse, and a young herding dog. Please join us for Liese's presentation of stories from her year on the Hovland farm. Confronted with dangers and obstacles for which she was utterly unprepared, hers is a story of remarkable resilience which records the fascinating but rapidly vanishing centuries-old traditions and farming methods of the local community that took her under its wing. The registration link can be found on the Livsreise events webpage: https://www.livsreise.org/event/the-accidental-shepherd/. This is a ZOOM Presentation