52 Weeks of Sheep

In this episode I talk about the group and our 10 most frequently asked questions from participants (both old and new). It's a quick mini episode full of lots of great information about the Facebook group and the podcast!

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Week 34 - Bison Show Notes

It’s week 34 and Allie and I are talking all about bison and their fiber! Sit sown with your favorite beverage and you spinning wheel and hear what we have to say about this incredible exotic fiber, some spinning tips for it, and the recap of my travel to the Michigan Fiber Festival and possible topics for our next Bonus Podcast!

Thanks for joining us! We hope you’re having fun and learnin...

Week 33 - American Tunis Show Notes

Welcome to Week 33! This week Allie and I are talking all about the American Tunis breed of sheep, their history, their meat, and especially all about their wool! Our conversations meanders to a couple of other topics, but we always come back to the breed - and we have a great time doing it.

Links I mentioned in the podcast for more information and reading one the breed are below, ...

Week 32 - Clun Forest Show Notes

Welcome to Week 32 in the 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure! This week Allie and I are talking about the Clun Forest breed of sheep - another conservation breed. We talk about their purposes, fiber, and those ears that make them look like they are standing at attention! We do our normal conversation meandering from gardening to weather and a few other topics in between.  

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Week 31 - Dorset Horn Show Notes

Welcome to Week 31 in our 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure! This week Allie and I are talking all about the Dorset Horn Breed of Sheep. We talk about some Montana fires, summer chores and meander our way through the breed giving lots of info and insight.

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Patreon: www.patreon.com/52weeksofsheep (where all the podcasts and Bonus Epi...

Welcome to Week 30 in the 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure where Allie and I are talking all about Yak and their fiber! We also do a good deal of "yakking" our way through the week and hope you enjoy.

We hope this finds you all well, happily spinning and enjoying the podcast! As always, we appreciate your support and hope you’ll pass it along to any of your friends who might be interested.

To follow along in the adventure, you...

"Just Finn" Show Notes...

For this episode Allie and I talk all about Finn sheep - and let me tell you, we have a lot of fun doing it! I laughed all the way through the editing and hope you’ll laugh along with us as we ramble and then talk about what this breed is best known for, their wool, their purposes (and there are several), along with festival recaps, upcoming bonus episode highlights and more!

We hope this finds ...

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Welcome to Week 28! This week Allie and I are talking about the Rambouillet breed of sheep! We talk about their history, fiber facts, genetics, processing, our summer adventures and so much more!

We hope this finds you all well, happily spinning and enjoying the podcast! As always, we appreciate your support and hope you’ll pass it along to any of your friends who might be interested.

To...

Pygora, Nigoaras, Caporas, Oh My… Show Notes

It’s Week 27 and Allie and I had the chance to sit down with Anna Anderson of Calico Farm and Fiber Art to talk about Pygora goats, and as an added bonus we chat Nigora and Capora goats as well! In this episode, you’ll also hear about Anna’s rescue farm, ways to support it and all her animals on the farm.

We hope you’re enjoying the podcast and invite you to share it with...

Welcome to Week 26 and our special guest Anne Sammons from Leaf Livestock as we talk about Polypay sheep, festivals, dyeing, and so much more. Allie and I had a blast chatting with Anne and learning all about her farm, family, and these truly wonderful sheep.  

We hope you enjoy our time with her as much as we did - and that you come away with a new understanding of this breed and the Leaf Livestock Farm!

You ca...

Welcome to Week 25! This week Allie and I are talking about the Gulf Coast Native breed of sheep! We talk about all of the names these sheep are known as, as well as their excellent foraging abilities and their adaptation to a climate Allie and I could never be fit for. Of course the conversation meanders as it often does with us. We hope this finds you all well, happily spinning and enjoying the podcast! As always, ...

This week Allie and I are talking all about the Navajo Churro breed of sheep, another conservation breed and part of the Livestock Conservancy's Shave Em to Save Em initiative.

We talk all about sheep, summer plans, what we're working on, and all the fun fiber stuff.

As always, we hope you're enjoying the podcast, learning lots, and having tons of fun on the journey with us.  Please give us a listen and feel free to share with f...

Welcome to Week 23! This week Allie and I are talking all about Teeswater sheep, fiber festival information, and a special announcement for our June Bonus Episode! We appreciate all of you and hope you're enjoying the podcast. Please feel free to share it with your friends and invite them to become part of the adventure!

I was able to locate some information for those of you in Montana for the folks who raise Wensleydale and Teeswat...

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It’s Week 21 in our 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure and this week Allie and I are talking with Mona Hylton of Lone Pine Wool and Lone Pine Wool Emporium from Helena, Montana to talk CVM/Romeldales. We talk farm and sheep life, shop life, and more as we meander our way through the conversation. We truly appreciate you listening and your support and hope you enjoy the podcast. As always, please feel free to s...

Llama Show Notes

Hello, and welcome to week 21 in the 52 Weeks of Sheep Adventure! This week, Allie and I had the pleasure of talking with Amy Bowling of Forget Me Not Farm / Forget Me Not Fibers about Llamas. This was such a fun and super informative chat on the podcast. We do hope you’ll give us a listen. She shared so much information about Llamas I could never have dreamed of and ways we can help get the ...

It’s Week 20 and this week Allie and I are talking about the Ryland breed of sheep. We also talk weather, gardening, what month it is, what day it is, and more. Visit us again next week when we have special guest Amy Olshewski Bowling talking about Llamas, and Patrons, you’ll have a very special treat and guest interview coming your way as well! We hope you enjoy, and as always, feel free to share the podcast with yo...

Week 19 - Shropshire (Conservation Breed)

This week Allie and I talk all about Shropshire’s. We also talk about new kids coming to Curly Ewe Farms, Mother’s Day celebrations, upcoming events, and shearing. We hope you have as much fun listening to it as we did recording this week.

You can find out more about Shropshire sheep at the Livestock Conservancy website: https://livestockconservancy.org/heritage-breeds/herit...

It’s Week 18 and this week Allie and I are talking about the Hill Radnor breed of sheep. We also talk weather, gardening, spinning challenges, what to do with wool, and more. We hope you enjoy, and as always, feel free to share the podcast with your friends. We appreciate you listening and joining us on the adventure!

You can read more about the Hill Radnor breed at the following locations:

Hill Radnor Flock B...