Cozy-up this winter with locally produced fiber, yarn, and gifts from the area’s unique cottage industry. Once again, Local Fiber members are working together to have a holiday pop-up store in downtown Ithaca–open November 1st to December 28th.  This year the store is […]

  Signups are open for NJ Fibershed’s Harvest Initiative, a new project offering fiber artists a space to connect with the land, to experience their craft from seed to textile.

(Image: Maaike Bernstrom/Ocean Hour Farm) Ocean Hour Farm is a center for education, scientific research, and demonstration of regenerative agricultural practices based in Newport, Rhode Island. The farm centers on The post Ocean Hour Farm Takes Whole Systems Approach To Food + Fiber first […]

PA Sheep & Wool Growers Association Upcoming Events PA Sheep Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 19 Solar Grazing Workshop, October 30

  I am sitting in a tree house on Kave Rock Alpaca Farm in Rehoboth, Massachusetts and Karen Medeiros is pouring us tea. Outside, by the door is a sign The post Business Advice From Kave Rock Alpaca Farm? Expect The Unexpected first appeared on Southeastern New England Fibershed.

Zeilinger Wool in Michigan is no longer operating as a fiber processor. Jon Zeilinger will continue to serve the fiber industry in a new capacity as sales engineer for Crescent

Penn State Extension is offering a Sheep Management and Production online course that will include live webinars focused on breeds, nutrition, health, grazing and marketing of sheep. The course opens

Worried about how Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza might affect your flock? The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has resources available online for small ruminant producers.

Upcoming Webinars or Chats: ASI Research Update Podcast: Foot Health Foot issues can be a drag on your flock’s health and performance. They can also lead to regular hoof trimming,

Vendors/ Artisans – As of April 25, 2024 Vendors Vendor April 27 Location April 28 Location Dancing Waters Farm Windswept Acres (Pittstown) Jenny Jump Farm (Belvidere) Fairy Godspinner, The Smiling

Finding a vet for your flock can be quite challenging, so plan ahead before there’s a crisis. Please let us know of any outdated information and if you know of

from Sweet Sourland Farms, NJ We are forest farmers, make maple syrup, and participated in the silvopasture survey described below. It’s something we’ve been doing for many years, using small