Welcome to the Fiber and
Sustainable Agriculture Blog!
Our house spinner and shepherd, Laura, shares snippets of her life on the farm, pearls
of wisdom on fiber preparation, adorable baby animal photos and so much more.

The sheep always look alarmingly small after they are sheared. No, the shearing is not painful for them at all...

To quote Charlotte’s Web: “This old world is filled with wonders, but to me there is no place more wonderful than a farm in springtime … everywhere you look, little miracles are happening.”

When I was researching sheep for my farm over 7 years ago, I knew I wanted a heritage breed...

I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made..

Springtime is always a busy time on the farm, as life begins its annual restart after the winter sleep...