A Day in the Life of Nerea, owner of a dairy sheep farm in Spain

Nerea is a shepherdess: she owns a sheep farm in a small town of 19 inhabitants, Robladillo de Ucieza, Palencia. From milking twice a day to feeding, cleaning and dog training — she does it all.

But she warns: it would be a mistake to romanticise a very demanding profession where the balance between personal and work life is so complex.

To keep a work-life balance, Nerea has established some rules: at home, no one talks about sheep. ‪@elsaltotv‬ is a Sphera Network member and this story is part of our “Life at Work” series.

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