Who’s Your Farmer? Last week, Becky Herrick, the knitwear designer who is working with us to design patterns using our yarn, came out to the farm for a photo shoot with the lambs. She wore the sweater she designed and knit using our gray Romney yarn! The most cooperative lamb was “Gaia”. She spent some time hanging out with Becky … Read More
Look who spent the day at our farm! Twenty Four Hours to Learn our Story For twenty four hours, we opened our farm, home, and lives up to a camera crew and videographer who work for Vermont Public Television. About two months ago, I received a phone call from VT Public Television. They are piecing together a special series called … Read More
“Charlotte”, bulky weight-mohair/Romney wool The Sheep Herder’s Hat Last fall, at the VT Sheep Festival, I came in contact with a knitwear designer who lives in northern Vermont. She and I spent some time in our booth talking about our farm, sheep, wool yarn, and my desire to put unique knitting patterns into my customer’s hands. Becky seemed passionate about … Read More
Into the Hands of Knitters This year, the Vermont Farm Show moved to a different venue, the Champlain Valley Exposition. For the first time ever, the show featured a “Buy Local” Market one evening, which proved to be a smorgasbord of Vermont artisan foods and a haven for individuals claiming to be “locavores”. Vermont’s agricultural base was evident as forty-two … Read More
What DO you do all day? Some people ask me what I do all day. They can not quite wrap their mind around what a home school, farming family looks like on a day to day basis. Well here goes: Wednesday, Dec. 7 Hungry Sheep Wait for their Hay I woke up at a very dark hour-though I am unsure … Read More
