This week on the FarmHouse, a podcast by Lancaster Farming, we're speaking with Megan Bogle, the owner of True North Farmstead in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

Bogle raises East Friesian/Lacuane crossbreed sheep for dairy products, meat and fiber.

She and her husband started True North after moving out of Philadelphia and into the country where they developed an interest in sheep farming. Their shift toward agriculture is reflected in the name of the farm.

"In order to find true north, you have to adjust yourself to the world around you," Bogle said. "It has guided us in the sense of we can make decisions based on the needs of our family, based on our needs of our community, based on our farm and our land. So, it's always this constant moving and shifting and adjusting in the world."

With that philosophy guiding their way, Bogle and her husband jumped into dairy sheep farming.

There was a lot to learn, from animal husbandry to the regulations involved with making and selling dairy products.

While they were able to learn some of it from reading, Bogle attributes a lot of their success to the supportive community they've found.

"The shepherding community and the cheese making community are awesome. I mean, everybody is very much like, ask any questions, come see, we can talk. So it never feels competitive. It just feels like, hey, let's lift each other up. We're here together."