It’s a common truth that many of us end up doing things that we neither planned nor expected to do. Though there’s one aspect of Anna Hunter’s life that she had been working towards – living on a farm – she absolutely didn’t expect to ever run a wool mill.
Anna and I chatted recently, me in my tiny little house in downtown Toronto, Anna on her farm in rural Manitoba, and she told me her story.
[For Free Members] Digits & Threads member and textile artist Barbara Williams attended the Artisan Town Hall hosted by The Campaign for Wool Canada to learn more about the campaign’s efforts to advance the domestic wool industry. Here’s her summary.
[For Armchair Members] Nova Scotia’s TapRoot Farms was already one of the largest organic farms in Atlantic Canada when they decided to begin growing and milling flax. Learn about their operation, including how flax is processed into yarn.
[For Armchair Members] Alberta farmer Tara Klager sought and received A Greener World’s Animal Welfare certification for her fibre flock. Here’s why she pursued this official designation, and what the process involved.
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