| First Branch of the White River Farm and Fiber Tour Saturday, July 19, 2008 10am-3pm |
| Spend a Saturday along one of Vermont's most scenic routes. Follow the First Branch of the White River along Route 110 and visit three unique sheep farms and a wool scouring operation. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tunbridge Wool Works Land and Lamb Co., Inc. featuring Navajo Churro sheep. Hollow Hills Farm featuring Shetland sheep. Vermont Grand View Farm featuring Romney sheep and angora rabbits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tour a new wool scouring operation and learn about how wool is cleaned and processed. Learn about three unique breeds of sheep and how the shepherds care for them. See demonstrations of skirting fleeces, spinning wool into yarn, felting, and weaving. See the wonderful products made using farm raised wool. |
| Land & Lamb Co. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our mission at Land & Lamb is to nurture Navajo-Churro sheep, to promote their survival and continuance as one of the oldest and hardiest breeds in North America. Click here to learn more about Land&Lamb Farm. |
| Tunbridge Woolworks ~~~~~~~~~~~ A fleece and fiber scouring operation located in central Vermont. ~~~~~~~~~~ Our goal is to provide these services with only a gentle environmental footprint. Our single wood burning furnace is the heat source for the hot water, fiber-drying and the building itself. We generate electricity by net metering using solar panels. Click hereto learn more about Tunbridge Woolworks. |
| Hollow Hills Farm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hollow Hills Farm in Tunbridge, VT raises a small flock of registered purebred Shetland sheep. Luxuriously soft wool is handspun into yarn and then hand-dyed to nature's hues using flowers, barks and roots. Also offering tanned sheepskins, roving and raw skirted fleeces. |
| Vermont Grand View Farm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We are a small family owned sheep farm nestled on a hillside in the Green Mountains of Vermont. We sell Vermont farm yarns, Romney breeding stock, and educational fiber kits by Harrisville Designs. We have a small flock of pure bred registered Romney sheep. Our flock has both white and natural colored sheep. We also have llamas and angora rabbits. |
To obtain a map for the tour, please
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| Rug felting demonstration at VT Grand View Farm |
| Live fiddle music in the barn. |
| Introducing lambs to visitors. |
| First Branch Farm & Fiber Tour Saturday, July 19, 2008 10am-3pm |