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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.  The herd isn't large, but with 32 breeding ewes there is enough yarn produced to keep the on-site store supplied, customers at a handful of Maine fairs and New Hampshire Sheep and Wool happy, and followers who will order their yarn based on their reputation, satisfied.   Our experience is that the yarn from A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm feels like we are knitting a country and a luxury fiber at the same...

In December 2016, we visited Shepherds Craft Farm in Whitefield, Maine.  The farm is a perennial based farm focused on restoration agriculture. Their goal is to produce quality wool, meat and milk from healthy animals whose lives enhance the environment.   Laurel Banks' enthusiasm for sustainable farming - both from an economic and environmental standpoint - is contagious.  She has her own website and she uses her farm's Facebook page to show what fibers are available for sale as well as the most up to date happenings on the farm. What may characterize Laurel's work best is her passion for producing the best possible fiber quality....