I have been a fiber farmer since 2001 here in Shaftsbury, Vermont. My children and I learned what it was like to care for ruminants that grazed the pastures surrounding our home and turned grass into wool perennially with our hobby flock. In those first few years, our tiny flock would be shorn by a hired, seasoned sheep shearer who took the time to explain how and what he was doing and advise us.
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