Harvesting Fiber

A by-product of using prescribed grazing on our farm is sustainable wool. Our sheep not only help sequester carbon back into the ground, they also produce fiber while reducing our farm’s carbon footprint. Wool is a natural fiber created through the cycle of photosynthesis from solar energy, carbon dioxide and water which nourishes plants.

Where To Buy Our Farm Yarn

Our yarn is available for sale in store and online at Avenue Yarns on Solano Ave in Albany, CA. We have partnered with this wonderful neighborhood full service knitting store in the San Francisco East Bay. Our yarn offerings vary each year according to the mix of breeds of the sheep and natural color blends we make. Our sheep breeds include Finnsheep, Shetland, Gotland, Cormo, Corriedale, Merino and Romney mixes. Roving is also available. All proceeds from the yarn and roving sales go towards supporting the farm.

About Our Fiber

Our animals are an integral part of our carbon farming practices. They graze on the plants, produce protein fibers through the growth of their wool, and they are shorn seasonally to harvest their fiber. We process our fiber at Valley Oak Wool Mill, an independently run and woman-owned business in Woodland, CA. Our fiber is certified by Fibershed as sustainable and Climate Beneficial.

We comply with

Fibershed’s guidelines

  • all our fiber is harvested within Northern California
  • no items nor any of its constituent parts are genetically modified or contain genetically modified organisms
  • our fiber and yarn are not manufactured biosynthetics
  • all labor is sourced within California