This blog entry arose from a good fiber friend and client, Judy Higgs. She happened to be over picking up some new roving, and she showed me some of her most recent hand spinning. As soon as we put it onto the table there were so many interesting things to note and conversation followed. Take […]
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We’ve had a backyard flock of chickens as long as we have lived here. When I first got them I got a bunch of books on back yard flocks and I took a mini-course at the Maryland Extension Service all about raising chickens. I even registered our flock. It’s not the same birds as 25
I just thought it would be cool to begin listing some of the things that our farm, business and family do to “Go Green” and help the environment. I’ll make a notation if it is happening on the Farm, for the Business or in our Family, and if needed a few details about what we’re
The Round Table is a weekly Facebook Livestream that I do from my Avalon Springs Farm business page. They are a series of short video presentations that generally last from 5 to 15 minutes long – very occasionally there will be one longer than a half hour, but usually that is on a specific and
At different times I have had alpacas on my farm. I have particular favorite alpacas, our beloved Gracie and her mom Flocka. Goodness at one time we had a whole herd over here. I have prepared and dyed alpaca fiber for my own use and our business for more than two decades now. We make
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This is one of my newest yarns. It did visit the last New York Sheep and Wool show in Rhinebeck NY in 2019 before the pandemic. But, really in the grand scheme of things not lots of folks have seen and held it yet in their hands. So, if you’re a long distance client, let
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