Online Zoom workshop on starting a Fibre Farm with Sheep
Date: Sunday, March 20th
Time: 3pm - 5pm (CST)
Cost: $35 - $55 (Sliding Scale)
THIS IS AN ONLINE ZOOM WORKSHOP. Details for the zoom workshop will be emailed to all participants, the week prior to the workshop.
To learn more about the sliding scale, check it out here.
Decription: Have you always wanted to raise sheep? Are you ready to grow your own wool? Or expand your existing farming plans? This is an online workshop that will provide information and recommendations for starting your own flock of Sheep. The workshop will touch on the following topics:
Breed consideration
Infrastructure for Sheep
Feeding & Breeding
Finances and Funding
Marketing
Q&A with a fibre farmer
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
