Monday, February 16, 2009

Wool going green

Ever wonder what your clothes are made out of? and if it from a sustainable source? Wonder no more if you purchase your own fiber and yarn from Martha’s Vineyard Fiber Farm and Hudson Valley Fiber Farm. They raise registered Angora Goats, registered Cormo, Cotswold and Babydoll Southdown sheep and an assortment of ducks, chickens, dogs and a barn cat or two. (But you can't buy any fur from the cats or dogs).
They raise the goats and sheep on a natural diet of pasture and hay and have the fleeces processed by small, family-owned mills, rather than sending them to a big commercial processor.
So if you are looking for a deeper connection to your fiber and want to be able to trace it back to MayBell or Snookie, shares in their spring and fall yarn harvest are for sale in advance to knitters and spinners.

1 comment:

hdmike said...

How about some duck fur then.