Final preparations are under way for this weekend’s event. Latest shipment of cleaned and carded wool is wound in 3 ounce balls and labeled, and the last couple of batches of preserves are in the works. Sheep, wool, and tree fruits are the essence of Prairie Plum Farm and this is one of the few sales events of my year. Once again I will be packing up and heading to Melodee and Hugh Smith’s, Clear Spring Yak Farm in rural Welch, MN. It is a phenomenal venue for public events with indoor sales and demonstration area (and luscious food!). Come see the many fiber animals…. yaks, alpacas, rabbits, and, of course, my Babydoll and crossbred lambs! A fun weekend outing with opportunities to learn about animals and fiber to boot. And maybe replenish your fiber stash!!!!
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The rovings, both simple and combed (a.k.a. top) have been rolled into balls for easy dispensing. Here are colored and off-white Babydolls’ and one silver Shetland’s most recent shearing harvest.
Daria is a honey – she is first to come to the fence to greet me. Her lovely fleece is coming in beautifully. She is one of the triplets born this spring to Brea and Tioga. She validates my desire to introduce Finn fleece traits into a fraction of my registered Babydoll flock.
Not quite a stunt double – this is Babydoll ewe lamb, Dayna, not the off-white flockmate, Dixie, who most likely will be traveling with Daria and I to Welch. Dixie is camera shy.
Numerous flavors of preserves will be for sale, some from fruit harvested from trees mown by the flock and others to provide variety and all to capture the flavor essence of summer for year-round enjoyment.