THE SHEEP & THE FARMS
Where your yarn begins.
You will always know the source of your Sheepish Handspun yarn. Visits to farms are important for building relationships with farmers, and meeting the flock personally! I like to visit in the Spring around shearing time, so I can have "first pick" of new fleece.
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This was a visit to Meadowwater Sheep Farm, Petersham, MA with Farmer Niki and her flock Shetland sheep; I brought them their favorite treat, animal crackers.
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The best fleece come from healthy, happy sheep who are loved and well-cared for.
LIST OF FARMS
Consolati Farms, Lee, MA
Oliver Smith Farm. Northhampton,MA
Kathan Farms, Warren, VT
Indian Ridge Farm, Swanzey, NH
Aurora Ranch, Royalston, MA
Walking Cloud Farm, Shelburne Falls, MA
Pillar of Autumn Farms, Coventry, CT
Meadowwater Sheep Farm, Petersham, MA
Maple Ridge Sheep Farm, Randolph, VT
University of Massachusetts Agricultural School, Amherst, MA
Hoddinott Farms, Adrian, Michigan
Wachusett Meadow Audubon Sanctuary, Princeton, MA
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Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair, Cummington, MA
New York Sheep and Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY
Connecticut Sheep and Wool Fair, North Haven, CT
New England Fiber Festival, "Big E", Agawam, MA
Maine Fiber Frolic, Windsor, ME
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