This is the second in a two-part series of interviews and visits to Northern California Fibershed producer members Shepherd’s Dream and the Woolgatherer Carding Mill. While intertwined, these individual businesses […]
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Naturally Colored Fiber Fun at Blue Barn Farm
Written & Photographed by Koa Kalish On a steep and sunny, five-acre hillside in El Dorado County, Catherine Lawson tends to her flock. They are some of the most luxurious […]
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Multi-Colored Merino at Kirabo Pastures
Written & Photographed by Koa Kalish I meet Carrie and John outside of their farmhouse at the base of Kirabo Pastures: 250 acres of rolling hills and valleys in Witter […]
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Learning to Blossom
Written by Sasha Wirth; Photography by Paige Green Rain clouds linger above, but they do nothing to dampen the excited voices of those gathered below. Today is Shearing Day at […]
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Grazing At the Cutting Edge
Written by Erin Rae & Photographed by Paige Green “I want to tell the story of sheep.” states the bright, blue-eyed Robert Irwin, one of the owner/operators of Kaos Sheep […]
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Wild Oat Hollow: Breeding Vitality
Written & Photographed by Koa Kalish Bright and luscious, glowing from within. Reflective and plump in the piercing winter light — this is how the grass shone verdant on the […]
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Always Good Natured: Skyelark Ranch
Written by May Reid-Marr and photographed by Alycia Lang Alexis and Gillies Robertson, the team behind Skyelark Ranch, both come from environmental conservation backgrounds. Their interest in, and commitment to, […]
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Timeless Shepherding
Written by Marie Hoff and Dustin Kahn; photographed by Paige Green For Bill Jensen and his son, Jim, ranching is in their blood. Jensen Ranch has been in the family […]
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Revitalizing Wool: One Dish Mat at a Time
Written by Sasha Wirth and photographed by Koa Kalish, with landscape and sheep photos by Paige Green A flock of sheep grazes on a golden hillside, on land that has […]
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Surfing Serendipity with Mary Pettis-Sarley
Story by Caroline Spurgin, photos by Paige Green Mary Pettis-Sarley is primarily concerned with knitting herself into the fabric of her world, and her world is anything but ordinary. She […]
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