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Sunday Stills- Murals and Graffiti (a week late)
Welcome! The old saying goes, “better late than never”. Well I seem to be operating a week behind these days. Last week, Ed called for murals or graffiti for his Sunday Stills challenge. This challenge could not have been an easier photo for me to capture, as graffiti greets guests to our farm and tells them why sheep dot our … Read More
Leisel-Our German Angora Bunny
Angora/Wool Yarn CSA Share Each animal on VT Grand View Farm plays a valuable role.Each animal serves its own vital purpose. Each produces something of value. Leisel-Before Shearing Leisel, our German Angora bunny is a fiber producing machine. We combine her amazingly soft and warm fiber with Cormo wool to produce a lovely soft and squishy yarn. It has become the most … Read More
Sunday Stills – Things We Take for Granted – Diversity
Shetland Sheep at Maple Ridge Sheep Farm Diverse – Different – Dissimilar…. For today’s Sunday Stills challenge: Things we take for granted, I have chosen diversity. Whether thinking about food, skin color, cultures, or sheep-diversity surrounds us. Diversity makes life interesting, full, and engaging. Jacob Sheep-Black Sheep & Zuchini Farm I used to think that all sheep were the same. … Read More
Grand View Farm and Holistic Farm Planning
Holistic-“Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts.” Multi-Tasking For years, I have approached my own health care from a “holistic” view point, which looks at the whole person- body, mind, and spirit, rather than just putting band-aides on the symptoms. I also implement this same holistic philosophy in managing my flock of Romney sheep. I … Read More
Yarn Along-Gansey Progress
Graphing From Sheep to Gansey I thought for today’s Yarn Along-I should give an update on the progress of my VT Grand View Farm Gansey. I have gathered several books to inspire me, and to instruct me on my quest to design and knit our farm gansey. Choosing which stitch patterns to include did not take long, however, my biggest … Read More