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What is LocalFiber – Part 4
Choosing Our First Initiative In ‘What is LocalFiber – Part 3‘ I described how we came up with a list of potential solutions from previously identified high-priority needs (‘What is LocalFiber – Part…
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LocalFiber Goes to the 3rd Annual HV Textile Summit
An early start to the day Just before 6 am on Wednesday, March 20th Meg, from Wolftree Farm, messaged “On my way, want anything from Wegmans?” I had picked up snacks the night…
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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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What is LocalFiber – Part 3
In my previous blog post Identifying Needs in the Local Fiber Community, I talked about how the LocalFiber community worked together to identify the collective needs of our regional fiber producing community. Now I…
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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…
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What is LocalFiber – Part 2: Identifying Needs in the Local Fiber Community
Small flock fiber farmers throughout the northeast face numerous hurdles in getting their fiber to market. One of the primary goals of LocalFiber is to bring the Finger Lakes and CNY fiber farming…
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NYS Fiber Farmers Make their Mark on Etsy
The e-commerce platform Etsy is a space where NY Fiber Farmers are finding a market. In my interviews with New York fiber farmers, reaching a broader market was often part of the conversation.…
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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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