First Branch of the White River
Farm and Fiber Tour
Saturday, July 18, 2009
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 two unique sheep farms.
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Hollow Hills Farm featuring Shetland sheep.
Vermont Grand View Farm featuring Romney sheep, angora goats, and angora rabbits.
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Learn about two 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.
Hollow Hills Farm
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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
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Grand View Farm a small family  
sheep farm nestled on a hillside.
The Goodling family sells
Vermont yarn CSA shares for
both mill spun and hand spun,
and natural colored and white
Romney breeding stock.  They
also have a small herd of pure
bred registered angora goats.  
Angora rabbits and a guard
llama complete the Goodling's
small fiber farm.
To obtain a map for the tour, please
email kimgoodling@yahoo.com
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First Branch Farm & Fiber Tour Map
Farm