What a year for us to have decided to focus on getting more visitors on the farm, eh? We’ve given a lot of thought to the risk factors in having farm visitors this year. Matt has risk factors, so we know we need to be careful. But that said, visitors will be walking outdoors withContinue reading “Excited for the Great Northern Yarn Haul”
Category Archives: Bobolink Yarns
Shearing 2020
We had the sheep shorn today. Though it feels early in the year, we know we need to have the sheep shorn before lambs are due. The forecasts calls for continuing mild weather, so we aren’t concerned about cold or wind for now. The ewes were eager to itch all of the itchy places theyContinue reading “Shearing 2020”
Fleece Finding Mission
Bobolink Yarns moved along towards realization today. I had checked with my neighbor Maria Schumann about wool recently. Maria and her husband Josh Karp own Cate Hill Orchard. There, they raise sheep for meat and dairy, cultivate apples, and run a wide variety of small enterprises. I am continuously amazed by their ingenuity and creativityContinue reading “Fleece Finding Mission”