Sheep, Shepherd & Land: Stories of Sheep Farmers Reinvigorating Canadian Wool

by Anna Hunter, photography by Christel Lanthier

Journey across Canada with sheep farmer and wool educator Anna Hunter as she visits small-scale farms on a mission to reinvigorate the domestic wool industry, raising sheep breeds that thrive in their regional climate and land base. Learn about farmers' motivations, their dedication to climate-forward practices, and their passion for developing the infrastructure to ensure their wool is processed, milled, and used by businesses, fibre artists and hobbyists locally. Readers passionate about fibre arts, regional and circular economies, or sustainable agriculture will be fascinated and inspired to learn that wool is at the vanguard of efforts to revolutionize a Canadian industry. Anna, along with professional photographer and sheep farmer Christel Lanthier, travelled from British Columbia to the Maritimes, visiting farmers and capturing their stories in words and images. As you go along for the ride - over mountains and prairies and barely avoiding a tornado - your mind will open and your heart will be warmed by the dedication and commitment of farmers working to change their industry - and the world.

Anna Hunter is a sheep farmer, wool mill owner, educator and advocate in Eastern Manitoba, Treaty One Territory. She is passionate about building community and connecting rural fibre farmers with urban consumers, fibre artists and crafters. She believes that regenerative agriculture and climate-beneficial food and clothing are
integral to moving forward as farmers, fibre artists and Canadians. Visit her Long Way Homestead website for education & advocacy info as well as an online farm store including breed-specific yarn, natural dyes, wool pillows, and more! Visit CanadianWool.org for an education & advocacy deep-dive and a growing national directory of Canadian fibre farmers and the products they offer.

8.5" x 8.5"
Softcover
128 pages

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Also see companion knitting pattern e-book From Sheep to Hand: Five Knitting Patterns Featuring Canadian Breed-Specific Wool, available from publisher Nine Ten Publications or the Long Way Homestead website.

Now in-store and online: colouring book & wool pellets for your garden or houseplants, both from Long Way Homestead!