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Open Studio at VT Grand View Farm
Making our dolls The past two weeks, I have had the pleasure of working with this lovely homeschool family during our Open Studio Day. Each Monday afternoon in July, I open my fiber studio on the farm to folks ages 9-99 to come and explore fiber art. Every week, I plan a new activity to guide the group through the … Read More
Sweet Smell of Summer
Kai atop an old stone wall. Seventy acres of woods stretch across the ridge in front of our farm. The owner promises to never build a house on the land. Instead, he wants to build a sugar house and make maple syrup and manage the timber. We enjoy the extensive logging trails that meander through the trees. The trails lead … Read More
Summer Nights
The moon stands guard over our sheep. Summer nights seem almost magical on our farm. A stillness settles in as the sun goes down behind the mountains leaving only a trace of pink in the sky. Only the sound of a ewe calling to her lamb can be heard or the call of the Barred owl on the edge of … Read More
Natural Dye Workshop
Two women joined me last week for a workshop on the farm to discover how to release amazing color from wild meadow flowers. We walked through an overgrown meadow where wild flowers grow freely, filling our baskets full of daisies, black-eye susan, St. John’s wort, yarrow, and milkweed. During lunch, our pots brewed filling the barn with the smell of … Read More
Sheep Eat Leaves
Goats browse…..Sheep graze…. Goats eat leaves, saplings, and brambles..Sheep eat grass… Not true…Sheep eat leaves too! Anna helps the ewes reach the tasty leaves.