Seasonal Migration

  • Grassland Celebration: The Transhumance Festival

    Grassland Celebration: The Transhumance Festival

    The word “Transhumance” refers to the migration of grazing animals, in accordance with the seasons, guided by the people who tend them. This generally means the movement of livestock between higher pastures in summer, and the lower valleys in the winter. It’s also something we don’t see often in Sonoma County even though cows, sheep, and…