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The LocalFiber Quarterly Meeting
Community is the foundation on which LocalFiber is built and quarterly meetings are a vital component of building that community. Meetings build community and drive purpose According to the EPA’s Public Participation Guide…
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Shearing at Kyle Farm: a 3000+ head sheep farm in upstate NY
“Jump right in, we’re an easy-going lot,” said Matt Kyle one of the owners of Kyle Farm, in between the gentle passes of his shearing blade over the hind quarters of an ewe…
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What is LocalFiber – Part 1: Creating Community-Based Solutions in the Finger Lakes and CNY Animal Fiber Supply Chain.
In March of 2018, together with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, LocalFiber was awarded a NESARE Partnership Grant (ONE18-321). The goal of this grant gets at the core of LocalFiber's mission…
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SE New England Fibershed Writes About NEAFP
Another great article put out by our friends from the Southeastern New England Fibershed. Scaling Fiber Production with the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool NEAFP. Many of the alpaca farmers from throughout the NE (including…
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Farm Yarn and Textiles Get National Media Attention
United States farm yarn and textiles get national media attention with this article by the Associated Press. We often preach to the choir, let’s grab this opportunity to reach out and keep their…
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