Author: seofibershed
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New Video Project: Will you help us?
My name is Lisa Heinz and I am a local fiber artist as well as the founder of the Southeast Ohio Fibershed and Southeast Ohio Fiberworks. The main Fibershed organization, found at Fibershed.org, is focused on developing strong regional fiber systems that support the soil, animals, farmers, and artists of southeast Ohio that contribute to…
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Shearing Weekend 2022: Day 1
We choose the word “weekend” this year because the shearing of about 150 sheep happened in the space of three days across five southeast Ohio farms. Today, we’d like to talk about the two farms sheared on Thursday May 26. As shearing days approached, the southeast Ohio region experienced some overnight rain with more to…
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Have You Kissed a Llama Today?
About two hours south of Athens, Ohio, across the Ohio River from Huntington, West Virginia, a 16-head herd of llama spend their days grazing, lounging, and dust bathing. Some of them get to eat treats their owner provides by mouth, a “kiss” if you will. There’s a reason for this: the llamas are trained as…
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Waste Wool-to-Pellet-to-Healthy Soil
The United States wool industry has a waste problem, and we can find it at the very source of the wool we seek to use. We find waste wool at shearing time on the farm as fleece is wholly discarded because farmers can not find a market for it. We find waste at a local…
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Jacob Shearing Day, Washington County, Ohio
Southeast Ohio Fibershed invites you to attend our Jacob Shearing Day! Did you know that sheep must be sheared at least once per year to stay healthy? Some sheep even need sheared twice per year to keep their long locks beautiful. If you’ve never seen sheep being sheared in person, please consider a visit to…
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Shave ‘Em to Save ‘Em Program Participation
Have you heard of the Livestock Conservancy? They are a nonprofit membership organization that works “to protect endangered livestock and poultry breeds from extinction”. The farm animals they track run the gamut from chickens to horses, rabbits to… you guessed it, sheep! The breeds of sheep the Conservancy tracks are unusual and rare heritage breeds…
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