St.Isidore Farm, formerly Sheepish Green, is 200 acres of pasture and forest near Yarker, Ontario. We have primarily raised Lincoln Longwool sheep for the past twenty years, transforming their lustrous […]
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Shepherds Hill Farm
Grace Clare started her flock with a gift to one of her children – a Romney/Corriedale ewe and her two ewe lambs – in 1997. Since then, the flock has grown […]
Read MoreRuth Handwovens
I have been weaving for over 20 years. Now that I am retired from my professional life, I have more time for my passionate life. I was first introduced to […]
Read MoreRampart Farm and Woolen Mill
Rampart Farm & Wool Mill is a small, family owned, mixed farm & wool processing plant in Branchton, ON. Located just south of Hwy 8 between Cambridge & Hamilton, the […]
Read MorePine Hollow Farm
Allison Brown became a farmer to raise animals mainly for fibre instead of meat. Her first Angora goats arrived at the farm in 1987 in the height of the export market […]
Read MoreLickety Spit Fibre Farm
Michele and Melinda came together because of our love of animals and our belief in ethical animal husbandry. Our farm is a dynamic place where animals and plants interact to […]
Read MoreKai-liis McInnes
Kai-Liis teaches creative, imaginative workshops in watercolour and mixed media. She has taught in Ontario, at the Haliburton School of Arts, and in Southampton. She does workshops as far-flung as […]
Read MoreKimber Valley Farms
When we offered to bottle feed 2 Dorset ram lambs for a relative, they wormed their way into our hearts and we decided to get more sheep. My Amma (Icelandic […]
Read MoreBree Zorel
I attempt a zero harm wardrobe. I sew and knit my clothes, often from recycled fabrics or yarns from local farms. I thrift my clothes. I mend the clothes I already have. I overdye or alter clothing items that fall out of use so that they become part of my wardrobe again. I choose all natural materials so that they can be composted at the end of their lifecycle. These small acts infuse my clothing with meaning and make every item of clothing last for years. In this way I minimize my participation in the ecological and cultural damage of fast fashion and excessive clothing waste.
Read MoreCabin Boy Knits
My dyes are derived from various herbs, roots, berries, bark, leaves, and flowers. I use plants that are either grown locally or foraged in the wild.
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