Date: Sunday, March 13

Time: 3pm - 5pm CST

Cost: $40 - $55

Location: This is an ONLINE ZOOM workshop. Details for the zoom workshop will be emailed to all participants, the week prior to the workshop.

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Have you considered starting a wool & fibre processing mill but you aren’t sure where to start? Or maybe you want to add some processing equipment to your existing fibre farm or operation? This is an introductory workshop to business planning for a mill. This workshop will cover the following areas:

• Industry overview and opportunities

• Marketing considerations

• Finances and Funding

• Resources and Timeline

• Q& A

Instructor: Anna Hunter is a first generation sheep farmer and wool mill owner in Eastern Manitoba, Treaty One Territory. Anna, her husband Luke, and their two sons moved to Manitoba from Vancouver BC in 2015. She started a small sheep farm, raising Shetland sheep for their beautiful wool. In 2018 they established a small-scale wool processing mill - the only one of its kind in Manitoba. They process wool and fibre for themselves and other farmers. Anna is passionate about building community and connecting rural fibre farmers with urban consumers, fibre artists and crafters. Anna believes that regenerative agriculture and climate beneficial food and clothing is integral to moving forward as farmers, fibre artists and Manitobans. To learn more about Anna and her farm/wool mill, check out www.longwayhomestead.com