Spring is limping along, our little patch of earth is trying to awaken, grass is slowly turning green. The birds have returned and are busy building nests with a treasure-trove of materials our little farm has to offer – straw, hay, and warm, cozy bits of wool and llama fiber. Spring planting for local farmers [...]
Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
5 Jan
Formaldehyde in your fabrics
I have been thinking about learning to weave fabric. Now, I have more motivation than ever! Curious? Click on the link below to find out more. Formaldehyde in your fabrics. Do you think I can learn to weave bed linens – today – before I go to sleep?
30 Dec
A Thought Provoking Blog
I stumbled across this blog on WordPress tonight. It was a very interesting read. The Fiber Shed Challenge In 2010, I was hoping to “eat local” but didn’t make a very genuine effort. I hope to do better this year. The Fiber Shed Challenge goes another step toward becoming a “locavore” – in a different [...]
14 Aug
Friday Farm Photo #8 – the Good, the Bad & the Mucky
Oops. I’m late. Actually, I have not been motivated to blog the last few weeks. Can you tell? The posts have slowed down. Between the sick lambs, and record heat, humidity, and thunderstorms we try to get work done in the barnyard. The muck seems like it is knee deep (but not really) and the [...]
30 Jul
Friday Farm Photo #6
I posted this photo last year after an eagle flew LOW over the barnyard (and my head.) He rested in a tree in our backyard for about 10 minutes. I was able to get some great photos of this awesome raptor and his prey.
7 Jul
I GROW WOOL but There IS A USE for Man-made Synthetic Fibers (via O ECOTEXTILES)
I love wool even though I am sensitive to the “itch” factor. I have learned to love the smell of lanolin when washing fleece. My hands like that soft feeling of the grease in the water when a fleece is soaking. And picking, carding, spinning, plying, weaving or knitting are lovely tactile pleasures. Happily, we [...]
11 Jun
Wool (via O ECOTEXTILES)
Life has been busy (as usual) on the farm. Spring is a time for barn clean-up, lambing, vaccinations, mending fences, planting a garden, and tree planting. Actually, the list goes on and on. A few days ago, I washed Eino’s brown Finn fleece (ooh-la-la!) and set it to dry. I often am asked how I [...]
9 Jun
BP, Boycotts and the Free Market (via The Ve Magni)
I have linked to another WordPress blog post which is a very well written piece of work. The link is at the bottom of the page, but first a few thoughts of my own. In the early days of the oil spill, I kept thinking that as unfortunate and environmentally horrible as this disaster is, [...]
