Shopping small like this literally keeps family ranches in business so they can feed their families and keep the lights on.
Let’s take a moment to talk specifically about Mountain Meadow Wool. I love to talk about this incredible small business because it’s where I source the wool for my own yarn dyeing business. They are a woman-owned company originally founded for the purpose of helping keep Wyoming ranchers in business. These ranches are now thriving because they’re receiving a fair wage for their stunning wool, which is not as common as you’d think.
Also, as mentioned in the above point, buying farm yarn provides jobs. Jobs for the ranchers and all they employ, jobs for the spinning mills and jobs for the dyers. Your purchase truly does make a difference in the lives of many, many people.
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I have never tried farm yarn. Your colors are absolutely gorgeous and I love the fact that you use natural colors. I may just have to try a couple. This sounds silly, but in all the years I have been crocheting and the few years I have been knitting, I never gave much thought to purchasing yarns like this. It’s always been a purchase from a local craft store. I don’t really have any local yarn shops close to me. Thank you for introducing me to this yarn. I look forward to trying this.
Thank you for sharing, Tami. And I don’t think it’s silly at all that you’ve only used yarn from craft stores. I could be wrong here, but I’d say most knitters and crocheters start with craft store yarn. I used it for years and years! There’s nothing wrong with using what’s available locally to you, but I’d be honored for you to try some of my farm yarn too❤