Fiber Farmer Listening Session - Virtual Edition on Zoom

Calling all FIBER FARMERS of the Blue Ridge Fibershed:

If you are a fiber farmer, located within a 100 mile radius of Asheville, NC, it's time to gather! We want to put YOU on the map.

This virtual Fiber Farmer Listening Session is an opportunity to:

This event is FREE! 

How to Join the Meeting:  After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link. 

Host/ Guest Speakers:  Dana Brown of WNC Communities will speak about the AgOptions grants.  Other speakers TBA.

What to Bring: 

• Come prepared to share about your farm: the fiber type you raise, how you are selling and processing your fiber, resources you have for scouring, shearing and skirting, what mills you are using, etc.

• Bring your questions, needs and dreams for your fiber farm. 

• A notebook and pen to take notes.
  

Fiber Sample Opportunities!

We will discuss these opportunities at the meeting.  Feel free to bring your questions.

• We will be offering micron testing during our Fiber Fest event on April 22nd.  If you’d like to have a sample of your fiber assessed with a micron tester, please bring a washed, clean sample (no VM), with a small sample from shoulder, rib and britch for an overall reading, in a labeled zip lock bag.  $5/sample. 5 or more = $3/sample. Samples will be processed at the event on April 22nd and reports will be emailed shortly after.  

• If you’d like us to include your fiber in our regional fiber sample book, please bring 2 oz of your washed fiber in a labeled zip lock bag to the Local Cloth Studio during shop hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 11 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1 - 4 pm.  Please include your name, farm name, website, email and phone number with the sample.