A Shepherd in Wonk's Clothing; At Day's End, Labor Department Official Has Flock of Sheep Waiting for Him in Nokesville

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 22, 1995| Author: Michael D. Shear | Copyright information

Each morning at 5, Richard Larson dons a three-piece suit and drives the hour-long commute from his home in Nokesville to his job as director of planning and policy at the Department of Labor in Washington.

By 3 p.m., Larson is back home, in a pair of overalls, tending to his flock of sheep.

Larson is the founder and owner of Old Gjerpin Farms, where about a dozen adult Karakul sheep -- a rare and colorful variety from Russia -- and nine lambs graze behind the ranch house he owns...

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