Join more than 350 farmers and agricultural resource providers from six Northeast states at this perennial winter conference for a cross-section of the region's livestock production.

Contrary to popular belief, dyeing cotton with natural dyes is not a labor intensive process with mediocre results. Instead, new developments in scouring and fiber preparation have replaced the traditional 3 day mordanting process of cotton fibers. The result is better dye uptake and wonderfully saturated colors. Additionally this process can be applied to other…

Visit our booth! We will have on display all the entries for the spinning contest. Winners will be announced there!

To register by email, click here. The Vermont Sheep and Goat Association is pleased to announce our 2016/2017 Handspinning Challenge! This year, spinners will be asked to produce a worsted-weight, 800 yd/lb, 2-ply yarn from GORGEOUS Hurricane Ridge Farm natural-colored Romney wool. As before, the $10 entry kits will be available for purchase directly from…

In the Miller North Room upstairs, at the Vermont Farm Show, Champlain Expo Center in Essex Junction VT. Thursday, February 2nd 9:30 to 1:30. The event is free, with lunch served to members who let us know they are attending by sending an email to info@vtsheepandgoat.org.

A fun gathering of fiber people to enjoy spinning/visiting. Bring a snack to share, your own tea mug, wheel or other fiber tool if desired. Questions? 802-467-3222

BEYOND BORDERS - Our Role in the Global Food Movement The NOFA Vermont Winter Conference is a highlight of the winter for farmers, gardeners, homesteaders and enthusiastic eaters. Please join us—and 1,200 of your fellow organic food enthusiasts —for three days of learning, inspiration, good food, great conversation, and community building.

This class is a two-day intensive dye workshop using natural dye extracts. We will begin the class preparing the yarn with a mordant bath using alum. This will follow with a short discussion of dye theory as it applies to both chemical and natural dyes. The instructor will demonstrate mixing the extracts in a 1%…

Click here to register. There will be a lambing clinic at Dave Martin's farm in Underhill on 3/11/17. It will start with a class from 10 to 12 at the Underhill Town Hall. We will have a potluck lunch and then spend a couple of hours in my barn which is three miles away. Chet…

One-day intensive dye workshop using natural dye extracts. For this class we will be using a wide variety of dyestuffs along with indigo to produce a palette of complex blues, greens, purples and turquoise/teals. Indigo is the primary basis for this class that will use a natural vat to dye and overdye wool/mohair yarn samples.…

To register or for more information call 802-483-2463 or email Jim McRae at vtshearer@yahoo.com. The Vermont Sheep and Goat Association in conjunction with UVM Extension will sponsor a two day Vermont Sheep Shearing School this year: April 8th at Merck Forest and Farm Center, Rupert, VT and April 9th at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT. This…