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SUMMARY:Natural Dyer’s Spring Market
DESCRIPTION:A farmer’s market for dye plants; seeds; local dyeable fiber & yarn and mending supplies!\nAre you planning your natural dye garden and natural dying projects? And would you\nlike to be outside enjoying the Fibershed Learning Center Gardens\, while enjoying\ncommunity? These are all good reasons to come on by! \nDate and Time\nSaturday\, May 10\, 2025 · 10am – 3pm PST \nLocation\nFibershed Learning Center\n14000 Pt. Reyes – Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA 94956 \nAbout This Event\nWe invite you to this soul southing event to walk through the gardens while enjoying\naccess to locally grown\, natural dye plant starts and seeds along with locally farm grown\nyarns and fiber from within the Northern California region. Meet local farmers\, ranchers\,\nand artisans engaged in the natural fiber ecosystem. Get inspired to start your next\nproject with offerings from the local landscape! \nNo admission fee. \nVendors:\nRed Creek Farm redcrkfarm.com\nKassenhoff Growers kassenhoffgrowers.com\nBodega Pastures bodegapastures.com\nEWE & ME 2 Ranch eweandme2.com\nMeridian Jacobs meridianjacobs.com\n5 Creek Farm 5 Creek Farm\nValley Oak Wool Mill valleyoakwoolmill.com\nIntegrity Alpacas integrityalpacas.com\nKOSA Arts kosaarts.com\nBlackberry Farm bbfarmbolinas.wixsite.com\nElissa Callen https://elissacallen.com
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/natural-dyers-spring-market/
LOCATION:Fibershed Learning Center\, 14000 Pt. Reyes - Petaluma Rd\, Point Reyes Station\, CA\, 94956\, United States
CATEGORIES:farmer's market,tour
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Climate Beneficial™ California Cotton Fall Farm Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Fibershed for a hands-on cotton farm tour the day before the Textile Exchange Conference. \n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Fibershed at the Climate Beneficial™ Cotton Fall Farm Tour at Pedretti Ranches near Merced\, California\, on October 27th. \nThe tour is uniquely designed for apparel and textile brands\, designers\, and mills seeking cotton sources that align with climate\, traceability\, social\, and product quality goals. \nIf you’re attending the Textile Exchange Conference\, this tour is perfectly timed a day before conference events start in Pasadena. \nAt Pedretti Ranches\, you’ll get your hands in the soil\, dialogue with the farmer about what’s required to transition to practices that restore soil health and function\, network with other industry-leading brands\, and hear from Climate Beneficial team members about the value of farm-traced material supply networks. \nAs a fourth-generation family farm transitioning to Climate Beneficial™ cotton farming\, Pedretti Ranches has begun to integrate practices including cover cropping\, reduced tillage\, compost application\, and grazing animals on cover crops to build healthy soils\, enhance biodiversity\, and contribute to climate stability. \nThe tour is an incredible opportunity to deepen your knowledge of the steps being taken to regenerate the soils that produce our food\, grow your professional network and unlock opportunities for your brand\, mill or design house. \nWe have limited space for the tour and encourage you to register soon! \nTour tickets include: \n\nBus transportation from the El Capital hotel in Merced to the farm and back\nCoffee\nLunch\n\nRegister Now\nIf you have any questions or need more information\, please email ClimateBeneficial@fibershed.org. \nThis event is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture\, through a Climate Smart Commodities Grant\, under agreement number NR233A750004G021. USDA is an equal opportunity provider\, employer\, and lender. \n 
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/climate-beneficial-california-cotton-fall-farm-tour/
LOCATION:Merced\, 609 W Main St\, Merced\, CA\, 95340\, United States
CATEGORIES:conference,farm event,tour
ORGANIZER;CN="Fibershed Learning Center":MAILTO:rhonda@fibershed.org
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SUMMARY:Dyeing in the Fleece / Bare Ranch Tour
DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Bonnie Chase\, Lani Estill\, and Anna Odendaal\nLocation: Cedarville\, CA and points beyond!\n\nCost: $200 plus materials fee $10.\n\nJoin us for three days in the beautiful Surprise Valley of Northeast California. Warner Mountain Weavers and the Bare Ranch welcome you to take part in a fun class that will teach you how to wash your fleeces\, card your fleeces and naturally dye fleece. We will also tour the Bare Ranch and Kay Antunez-deMaylo’s dye garden and forage for our dye plants.\n\n\nThe schedule (subject to refinement) is to gather on Thursday and wash fleeces. We will have a few breeds of sheep fleece here and you are welcome to bring your own. We will also learn and practice carding on fleece that has been prewashed. Friday we will go to the Bare Ranch in Eagleville for a ranch tour and lunch prepared by Anna Odendaal and the ranch with local ingredients like homemade sourdough bread and lamb. After lunch we will forage for range dye plants and visit Kay’s Garden for additional foraging. Saturday will be back at Warner Mountain Weavers to prepare dye baths and dye our fleeces.\n\n\nThese techniques are rooted in simplicity and provide a solid foundation for preparing fleece for future projects. Please join us!!
URL:https://fibershed.org/event/dyeing-in-the-fleece-bare-ranchtour/
LOCATION:High Desert Fibershed Learning Center\, 459 South Main Street\, Cedarville\, CA\, 96104\, United States
CATEGORIES:tour,workshop
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