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  • Cabriole Farm

    Cabriole Farm gets its name from a ballet term, and from a French word meaning a "little goat jump" - Shepherdess Joanna Porter loves both ballet a...
  • Nezinscot Farm

    You would think it would be easy to visit sheep/fiber farms in Maine and find many skeins of yarn available to purchase, but it is a little more di...
  • Seven Sisters Art

      For as long as Karen Grover can remember, she has loved making things. She learned to sew from her mom and knit from her grandmother. One of her...
  • A Visit to Log Cabin Lamb and Wool

    We visited Betty Hauger at Log Cabin Lamb and Wool in Winterport in pursuit of finding some treasures for our monthly subscribers. Betty is amaz...
  • ChickGooEwe Farm and Goats! March 2017

                     The first thought upon arriving at ChickGooEwe Farm in Jefferson was, “Oh, am I going to be treated to a meal?”  But no, Sandra Re...
  • Alpacas and Finnsheep! February 2017

      If you would like a good long talk about alpacas, visit Fulton Butler and his 44 alpacas at Justa Alpaca Farm on the Farmington Falls Road (Route...
  • A Visit to A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm, January 2017

    In the middle of rural Maine and not  far from well-known western Maine towns, lies a sweet sheep farm in Sumner, called A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm.  ...
  • Shepherds Craft Farm, December 2016

    In December 2016, we visited Shepherds Craft Farm in Whitefield, Maine.  The farm is a perennial based farm focused on restoration agriculture. The...
  • Introducing Fiber of Maine!

    Just a short while ago, on a snowy Sunday afternoon, Helen dreamed up the idea of Fiber of Maine. "What if there was a website where you could shop Maine-made fiber products from the comfort of your home?", she wondered.  And what if, at the heart of that website, was a yarn subscription, where once a month, a skein of beautiful Maine yarn and simple pattern would show up on your doorstep no matter where you lived?