soon government wants to put tracking chips in my livestock . they want to track every move my horses and lambs make. they want me to pay for them to spy on me. They want to make my animals un-kosher thereby unavailable to some of my buyers. They want my kids to pay to show lambs at the State fair. NC is not on the ball at all about NAIS a soon to be mandatory program for all livestock owners. including poultry and hogs, sheep, goats, alpacas,llamas,horses, .. all of them .. why ? so they ca...

First , so you know where I get my information and credibility from, I am a handspinner, and raise sheep,.I Specificly raise sheep for high quality wool. MOST people who believe they are allergic to wool really are NOT. They are in fact allergic to weither the processing, the dye, the cleansing agents, or some other process that happens in large scale manufacturing. the chemical make up of real wool, is so similar to human hair, if your allergic to wool, you are likely also allergic to your o...

American wool needs you. Acrylic yarns for all you crafters, are made from petroleum products. wools are not and there are some super soft fibers out there, and an underground movement of artists, creating unique works of art with all natural fibers . there are new fibers too , all natural newbies to add shine a silkieness, a softness, etc. and the standbys are easier for you to get from hand spinners too , cashmere? mohair? angora? and then you have some VERY eclectic naturally colored wools...

There is a SUPER cool Grown up event coming up and I am so looking forward to going. matter of fact, every east coast fiber artist is looking forward to it ! it is called the Maryland Sheep and Wool festival. What is SO awesome about attending it is there is litterally something for everybody. I have seen lately that "natural fibers" for clothing are the "newest fashion trends" well, this place has TONS of it, as well as weavers, yarns for knitters crochetters, basket makers, tapestry makers,...

When the civilized ppl on the planet, living in the big bustling cities are either exposed to a seriously infective disease, some psyco drops a bomb, a major catastrophic event such as an ice age, an earthquake, or whatever, I figure the families like me will be ok. We dont have cattle lol so no hoof and mouth infected cows, tho it can get into the sheep population., but not my rabbits ... my horses should be ok too since no nearby cattle .. and again the concern with cross contamination, BUT...

Horse show today, watched a lot of over dressed over silvered kids, get an air about themselves that was totally parent induced, and watched a lot of unhappy horses moving incorrectly and unnaturaly, just to win , in a town noone knows much about, in a horse show noone has ever heard about and you wouldnt believe the stress and yelling between adults. Seems so many ppl are getting really stressed out over stuff that in the long run dosent really matter, and totally missing the whole concept ...