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Below are
links to
other
sites which, in some fashion, are related to activities at Whitefish
Bay
Farm.
Sheep
Wool and Fiber
- Yocom-McColl
for
information about
the characteristics of wool and testing services of wool samples for
fineness.
- Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill
is a wonderful mill for having raw wool processed into roving in
preparation for handspinning, or for having raw wool spun into yarn.
All of our machine prepared roving and yarn is handled by these
wonderful folks.
- Spinners' and
Weavers' Housekeeping Pages a great spot to buy or sell lightly
used spinning and weaving equipment along with accessory support
equipment.
- The Black Sheep
Gathering a wonderful event occurring every year in Eugene, Oregon.
A must for the natural fiber producer and artist.
- Black Sheep
Newsletter an open forum - reader written - providing useful
dialogue for both spinners and shepherds. The newsletter serves the
spinner and weaver by providing farm sources for a variety of
handspinning fleeces and by sharing tales of shepherding sheep.
- Wisconsin Sheep
and Wool Festival occuring in early to mid September each
year.
Wool
and
Fiber on the Door
Peninsula of Wisconsin
- Goat
Hill Farm offers wonderful white and
colored mohair. Specialties are blends of fiber in rovings, clouds
and yarn in a variety of natural and dyed colors.
- Bramblewool
Shetlands
offers wool and yarn from one of the nations oldest established flocks
of Shetland sheep.
- Sievers School of Fiber Arts
on Washington Island, at the northern tip of Door County, offers a wide
selection of classes related to the fiber arts.
Other Interests
on the Door Peninsula
- Heaven Scent Gardens A
beautiful selection of natural botanical bath and body products to
rejuvenate your skin and stimulate your sense of smell with a full line
of aromatherapy body products. All made in Door County. Supplier to
Whitefish Bay Farm B&B.
- Wisconsin Cherry Growers
The Door Peninsula is virtually synonymous with Cherry growing in
Wisconsin. Here is a list of sources for cherries in the state.
Working Stock Dogs
- Wisconsin
Working Stock Dog Association
is a great place to begin to learn about herding dogs, and to find out
about trials which are open to the public, either as spectators and/or
participants.
Sustainable Agriculture
- Sustainable
Agriculture Network a good
starting point for learning about the concept of sustainable
agriculture, from the perspective of sympathetic elements of the U.S.
government.
- The New Farm is a
reborn edition of
the Rodale Institute's venerable publication by the same name. A wealth
of information about organic and sustainable farming.
- American Farmland Trust works to
stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices
that lead to a healthy environment.
Bed and
Breakfasts
and
Restaurants
(While we rarely get to travel, we
can list a
select number of establishments at which we have been privileged to
stay or where we have had a delightful meal.)
New
Zealand:
- The Charlotte Jane A boutique Hotel and Restaurant in
Christchurch, South Island
- Paua Bay Farm Stay A farm stay B&B located on one of the
most beautiful sites imaginable: a sheep farm on the Banks Peninsula,
South Island that looks out over the Pacific Ocean.
- Wilderness
Lodges
Two separate lodges located in some of the most wild and natural parts
of the South Island: Arthur's Pass (with a large flock of sheep) and
Lake Moeraki
- Riverrun Lodge A
luxurious lodge
and farm outside of Wanaka, South
Island
- Greenbush Bed and
Breakfast, The
Catlins, New Zealand A B&B on a beautiful, isolated sheep farm
in The Catlins, South Island
- Tokarahi Homestead A
meticulously restored wool baron's home in the North Otago, South Island,
quite
near the ancestral home of
the Corriedale breed of sheep
Denmark:
- Engvej B&B in
Odense, Denmark. A warm and inviting B&B (as close to home as I can
be; tak skal I ha' Susanne og Per!)
- Restaurant Kvægtorvet One
of the best eating experiences in Odense,
Denmark
- Sortebro Kro A
restored country inn, with wonderful food, in Odense,
Denmark
- Vemmenæs 60
B&B
Peace
and quiet in a rural setting on the island of Tåsinge, Denmark
- Horne Gamle Degneskole
B&B
on the Horne Peninsula of Fyn, Denmark
- Munkebo Kro Truly a
gourmet
eating experience in Munkebo, Fyn, Denmark
- Pension Holm Mølle
A
lovely B&B in the country north of Silkeborg, Denmark. An added
bonus: a flock of sheep
- Bjerrumgård
B&B
On the outskirts of Ribe, Denmark's oldest town
Wisconsin:
Sites that have a personal
interest:
- Sct. Knuds Gymnasium.
For those
who can read Danish. A dear old
school in Odense, Denmark that celebrated its 150th jubilee in
2003. Til lykke på fødselsdagen!
- Washington University.
St. Louis,
Missouri, another fine school that also celebrated its 150th birthday
in 2003.
- AFS
Intercultural
Programs.
One of the
finest of intercultural exchange programs to be found today. AFS is
also the fountain from which all of the current history behind this
farm and its farmers sprung
many, many years ago!
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