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Sheep and Their Fleeces, Part 2
In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, we recorded and edited a class taught by Deborah Niemann on using your fleeces to make a fiber business. Deborah taught this class at the Seven Springs, Pennsylvania Mother Earth News Fair in September 2019. Used with her permission. This is Part 2 of a special three-part episode.
Our Podcast Guests Include
Deborah Niemann
Deborah Niemann and her family moved to the country in 2002 to start producing their own food organically, including their own goat cheese. Before she knew what happened, 2 milk goats turned into 20, and a desire to make a simple chèvre launched a whole new career helping people raise their goats. Deborah is the author of Homegrown and Handmade, Ecothrifty, and Raising Goats Naturally. She teaches online courses on raising goats and chickens at the University of Massachusetts and contributes to magazines such as Hobby Farms, GRIT, Mother Earth News, Chickens, and Urban Farm.
Links mentioned in Podcast:
The Thrifty Homesteader
Homegrown and Handmade, 2nd edition
Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook
Emily Chamelin and Kevin Hickman, Shearers
No Fleece Left Behind
Additional Resources:
Mother Earth News Fair Tickets
Links mentioned in Podcast:
The Thrifty Homesteader
Homegrown and Handmade, 2nd edition
Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook
Emily Chamelin and Kevin Hickman, Shearers
No Fleece Left Behind
Additional Resources:
Mother Earth News Fair Tickets
Our Podcast Team:
Our Podcast Team:
Podcast Editor: Jessica Mitchell
Podcast Editorial Team: Carla Tilghman, Managing Editor; Jessica Mitchell, Associate Editor; Haley Casey; Associate Editor; Jesse Nedeau, Web Services.
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