Farmer Voices
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Virtual Visits on Dec 19, 2020
Our final Virtual Visits with Crooked Creek Sheep and Wool, and Ellis Hollow Farm were wonderful. Thank you Amy Glaser and Nancy Munkenbeck for the amazing virtual tours on Saturday, and many thanks…
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Virtual Visits on Dec 12, 2020
We had another wonderful set of virtual farm visits this past Saturday! Check out the amazing videos below that Nistock Farms, Forget Me Not Farm and Otter Lake Farm presented. And be sure…
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Virtual Visits to Windsong Farm and Laughing Goat Fiber Farm, Dec 5, 2020
The first LocalFiber Virtual Farm + Studio Visit in our December series is in the books! On December 5, 2020 natural fiber farmers, artists, and enthusiasts met online to watch farm tours and…
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ALPACAS: It’s all about the FIBER!
Part 2: Post-2008 Alpaca Breeding: Value correction and the road toward FOCUS ON FIBER! Why did the Alpaca’s “Rare and Exotic” status continue for so long? In 2003, when alpacas entered my life,…
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Stories from Lochan Mor Farm: The Leicester Longwools
While winter winds and snow continue with a vengeance, lambing here at Lochan Mor Farm has begun. Every spring my husband scolds me over the timing of when the lambs and kids (baby…
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ALPACAS: It’s all about the FIBER!
Part I: A brief (and somewhat surprising) history of the Alpaca and the U.S. Alpaca Industry Where on earth did these Cutie-Pies come from? There is evidence that alpacas have been around for…
