Joybilee Farm: 6 Compelling Reasons to Diversify with Agritourism Great ideal for fiber farmers like us. Elizabeth Apple Rose Farm Wrightstown, NJ www.applerose.com
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Today is my day to dye Mohair Locks. I am starting out with a rich teal color. Mohair is always very exciting to dye because the color grabs fast and deep when the wet Mohair is plunged into the ...
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Today we are placing the various breeding groups in the pastures. After carefully reviewing the genetic history of each ewe she is placed with the ram that is as distant as possible to her geneti...
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We have beautiful fresh Cormo Top from our sheared fleece 2/25/10. Be sure to check it out on our web site http://www.applerose.com
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20 New Colors of Mohair Roving We just got back our new Mohair Roving. It is very interesting because it is the first time I dyed using softer less bright colors . All of the various colors blen...
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I have always wanted to see the much admired Chelsea Flower Show in London and I got to go this month. I also went to see Great Dixter Gardens, the gardens of Christopher Lloyd and Sissinghurst, ...
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We completed out 11 year of lambing in early May. There are now about 25 beautiful lambs running around in the pasture with our Guard Llama. These Cormos and California Reds are waiting to be bou...
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Open House at The Apple Rose Farm Fiber Store Saturday December 19th 10Am - 4 PM Our store will be open for business and you can purchase all the things you see on our web site http://www.appl...
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We have a new ETSY STORE that has lots of nice new Cormo, California Red and Mohair fiber listings. Please take a look and let me know what you think. http://www.applerosefibers.etsy.com Eli...
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HELLO, IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I WAS ABLE TO POST HERE. I FORGOT THE PASSWORD AND THE WAY TO SIGN IN! I GET OVERWELMED WITH ALL THE PASSWORDS AND SIGN IN PROCEDURES ALL OVER THE ...
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Well, I finally got up the nerve to try natural dying. I made up a big pot of natural dye using Madder Root, alum and cream of tartar. I love the color. I think I will add a line of natural dyed ...
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When Keving Ford shears our sheep they just seem to relax and fall asleep. Here you see a lamb waiting for mom to finish being sheared. No fuss, no bother!
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We raise Cormo Sheep, California Red Sheep and White Angora Goats. We process our fiber into Batts, Roving and Locks. In the spring we sell fresh sheared fleece. You can see our fiber store and fiber for sale on our web site.
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Here you see how I dye the Mohair on my kitchen stove and how I dry the Mohair locks outdoors.
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Today I dyed about 30 pounds of washed Mohair from our flock of Angora Goats. It is really amazing how much fiber these pretty little creatures produce. We shear twice a year and each of our goat...
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Hello Everyone, I am new at this and still trying to figure out how to set it up. I'm Elizabeth Ferraro from the Apple Rose Farm in Wrightstown, NJ. We raise Cormo Sheep, California Red Sheep an...
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