Locavore Yarn
Relying on local sources (such as farmer's markets and CSA's) provides you with fresh food, but it can also provide you with great fiber and yarn!
Meeting the fiber producer can guarantee that the animals are well-treated, the farming practices are eco-friendly and that you are supporting the local community!
Tune in for ways to find local farmers, questions to ask and my experiences at farms all around Appalachia!
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A Quest for local fiber
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byBooks on Farms, Spinning and yarn
Shear Spirit: Ten Fiber Farms, Twenty Patterns, and Miles of Yarn
Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/02/2008) 
The Knitter's Book of Yarn: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Using, and Enjoying Yarn
Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/02/2008)
A Fine Fleece: Knitting with Handspun Yarns
Amazon Price: $19.80 (as of 12/02/2008)
Start Spinning: Everything You Need to Know to Make Great Yarn
Amazon Price: $14.93 (as of 12/02/2008)
Intertwined: The Art of Handspun Yarn, Modern Patterns and Creative Spinning (Handspun Revolution)
Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 12/02/2008)
Farms around the country
Educational websites from fiber farmers!
My Local farms
These are the lovely people that I buy my fiber from!
- Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm
- Home of the country's first yarn CSA!
- Silver Thunder Alpacas
- My first farmer-friends, Chuck and Nancy have taught me all I know about alpacas!
- Marr Haven Farm
- Chemical-free wool in roving and yarn!
- Hobby Knob Farm
- A beautiful farm in North Carolina, full of happiness and sheepiness!
