Fiber Classes & Farmstays at VT Grand View Farm

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Spring Savings We have planned some exciting fiber art events for this summer, which we feel sure you will not want to miss! Sign up for our fiber classes before March 31 and save! Contact us to register for a class! Relax on the Porch Full Farm Immersion PackageExperience life on a rural Vermont sheep farm while attending a fiber art class or event … Read More

VT Farm Show-Maple Syrup, Cheese, Wine, and Yarn

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The smell of fresh manure on barn boots mingled with the sweet scent of maple candy at the Vermont Farm Show. This annual event draws folks out of their barns for a mid-winter break from their normal routines. Last night, a gathering of farmers, families, and friends toured through the fair, connecting with sales reps, and neighbors, as they meandered … Read More

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Who Can Resist Romney Yarn? Fia I admit it…I hoard yarn! Fia, on my knitting needles! When we first started raising sheep, I never knit with  my own yarn. I saved it all for my yarn customers. In all honesty, we needed every penny we could earn in order to make our hay purchase for the winter, and so I … Read More

Grand View Farm Knitting Patterns

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Who’s Your Farmer? Last week, Becky Herrick, the knitwear designer who is working with us to design patterns using our yarn, came out to the farm for a photo shoot with the lambs. She wore the sweater she designed and knit using our gray Romney yarn! The most cooperative lamb was “Gaia”. She spent some time hanging out with Becky … Read More

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“Charlotte”, bulky weight-mohair/Romney wool The Sheep Herder’s Hat Last fall, at the VT Sheep Festival, I came in contact with a knitwear designer who lives in northern Vermont. She and I spent some time in our booth talking about our farm, sheep, wool yarn, and my desire to put unique knitting patterns into my customer’s hands. Becky seemed passionate about … Read More

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