Do you ever wonder how someone choses the breed of sheep they raise? For Kathy Donovan, the decision to raise sheep came when she and her husband bought a Virginia […]
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Our Fibershed Stories – Karen Schlossberg of Avalon Springs Farm
Karen Schlossberg is a member of the Chesapeake Fibershed Producer Program. I had the pleasure of visiting with her earlier this month. Karen Schlossberg may have grown up in […]
Read MoreOur Fibershed Stories – Mary and Emma Kingsley of Lady Farmer
Mary and Emma Kingsley are the mother-daughter team behind Lady Farmer, a Maryland company that advocates sustainability in food, clothing and lifestyle. Lady Farmer began in 2016 with a Kickstarter […]
Read MoreOur Fibershed Stories – Lisa Check of Flying Goat Farm
Have you ever wondered about how someone ends up owning a farm and raising fiber animals? For Lisa Check of Flying Goat Farm, it all started with an interest in […]
Read MoreOur Fibershed Stories – Heidi Lantz-Trissel of Simple Hill Farm
Last year while skirting fleece, Heidi listened to Fibershed by Rebecca Burgess. She was thrilled to learn about the fibershed movement to create locally based fiber systems to connect and educate […]
Read MoreOur Fibershed Stories – Patty Sanville of Budding Creek Farm
This is the first in a series highlighting the people who make up our fibershed. Patty Sanville wakes early. If it’s lambing season she checks the barn first, but most […]
Read MoreWhy a Fibershed?
by Gretchen Frederick I am a person who avoids the why question like…the virus. In our capitalist dominated society, the why of things is answered by profit. Since we […]
Read MoreOur Fibershed’s Vibrant Community: One Shepherd’s Perspective
by Martha Polkey, Black Sheep Farm, Luckett’s VA There is a wealth of activity on the fiber front in the Chesapeake Fibershed, particularly among producers marketing to fiber artisans—spinners, knitters, weavers, […]
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