Wayland Winter Farmers' Market
Farm Fiber Day #1
Sunday, January 23, 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Farm Fiber Day is back! Join us on January 23rd and again on March 6th
from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM We will have over 35 fiber vendors, with some of your
favorite Saturday food vendors joining us as well. Just like our Saturday market,
you'll find vendors indoors and out. Look for yarn, roving, fleeces, spinning fiber,
finished items (socks, hats, woven scarves and table linens, felted objects).
We will have visiting sheep and bunnies, spinning on wheels and
drop spindles, and sock making machine demonstrations.
Vendors are located outdoors under cover, in unheated greenhouses, under tents
Mask wearing will be required of all shoppers and vendors while indoors beginning at 10, when the store opens, and continuing through the
market hours of 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM (no matter what your vaccination status is).
Masks are not required (but encouraged) for those shopping outdoors.
Vendors will be selling prepared foods and hot coffee, which can't be consumed
indoors, however, seating will be available for those who would like to dine outdoors.
Please bring ready to eat food purchased indoors outside before eating.
Looking for hot coffee or kombucha?
Additional parking is available across the street at the Town Center parking lot.
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Maps will be available at the Information desk in the Plant Shop and at the SNAP desk.
Map details are subject to change, so we will have the latest version when you arrive.
Check our website for updates/changes that might occur between the
time that you receive this email and the opening of the event on Sunday.
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The Needle Gauge/Stitch Gauge made for us by Katrinkles
can be purchased at the Plant Shop (see map) register area at Russell's.
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*Some of the photos in this email show people not wearing masks.
These were taken in prior years. Everyone will have a mask on indoors this year.
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Jim Grant from Good Karma Yarn & Soap will be cranking socks in Zone D (see map). |
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We’ve gone from a few bins of yarn at the Wayland Farmer’s Market to attending fiber shows all over the country, but along the way our focus has been the same as it was in the beginning. Yarn we love, colors we love, and every skein dyed by hand with the exact same care and attention to quality on our hundred thousandth skein as we took on our tenth.
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Aaronap Cellars is a micro-winery located in Westford, MA. They focus on producing small volume, innovative, artisanal wines from the best vineyards and orchards in New England and beyond.
Located outdoors at the market, you will
be able to enjoy samples.
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Biltmore Wool Barn offers sheared sheep, goat and alpaca wool. They also specialize in processing their products as well as fleece brought in by customers.
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The 30 acre farm has a CSA in Grande Isle, Vermont. We continue on working our dream of growing a diversified family farm with produce, grazing sheep for fiber and meat, sweet cows for raw milk and beef, poultry for eggs and meat, apprenticeships, and therapeutic/educational programs. Look for organic wool yarn, dryer balls, needle felting kits and hot sauce.
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Our mission is to bridge the gap between New England shepherds and hand-knitters in partnership with the existing vibrant yarn shop communities of New England.
As sheep farmers, we have the expertise to identify high-welfare farms. We source our wool from small flocks of sheep who are beloved by their shepherds, because premium wool comes from happy, well cared for sheep. That’s the only kind we buy. New England wool from small flocks.
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Finn wool ranges from fine to medium with an average 5-6” staple and high luster. We shear twice yearly and our fleeces are highly sought by hand spinners.
We will bring yarn, Simple Gifts and Hat knitting kits, roving, sheepskins, assorted knitted and woven items, handprinted project bags and CBD knitters salve.
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Wood artisan Jonathan Bosworth has been making beautiful tools for spinners for nearly 40 years. His drop spindles are known for their superb spin and balance. A variety of woods provide a wide range of available colors and weights. We offer a wide variety of handmade tools including shuttles, niddy-noddies, bobbins for Journey Wheels, and carrying bags for our charkhas. Sheila Bosworth will mesmerize you with her drop spindle skills!
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I'm Nicole, and I'm a fiber artist, farmer, food lover, nature wanderer, wife, and mother of 2 homeschooled nature loving children, living on the eastern coast of Connecticut.
My design philosophy is simple - it's rooted in a desire to fuse the practical with the artistic. I seek to create vessels that are unique, beautiful, and can stand up to the needs of everyday life.
I want all of my creations to be functional and add their own bit of character and beauty to your home and lifestyle.
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Stephanie's table is always overflowing with samples to help you decide which knitting kit you want to purchase. If you have a pattern of your own she will have plenty of hand dyed yarn and yarn bundles.
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Dorchester Farms
Ken Abert from Dorchester Farms is making the trip from Provincetown to bring us his colorful yarn and spinning fiber.
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Handmade products started from a small flock of local sheep and finished by local New England craftsmen and craftswomen."My extended family owns a farm in Maine. The wool in my products come from those sheep. "I make sheep ornaments, dryer balls and wool rocks. I work with local artists to create the blankets." - Alicia Monks
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Evergreen is an Angora rabbit farm specializing in handcrafted yarns and textiles. They are breeders of Giant, English, and Satin Angoras & Lionheads.
Louise Walsh, will bring her rabbits and bunnies for you to meet at Farm Fiber Day. "I am the creator of the Giant Angora rabbit breed. It’s the only Angora originating from the USA."
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The coffee you purchase has gone from the tree to the final product in days: hand-picking the beans and roasting all happens on our small farm.
Enjoy and cup of coffee outdoors while you shop!
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Foxhill Farm
Alice Field from Foxhill Farm in Lee has won many ribbons at the New York Sheep & Wool Festival through the years, including Supreme Champion in the Fleece Competition. One touch of her Cormo yarn and roving, and you will know why. Did someone say, "sweaters worth"?
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A family farmette on a quiet back road of Winchester, New Hampshire.
We raise Coopworth Sheep [wool, yarn, pelts, freezer lamb], roasting chickens, roasting ducks, duck eggs, laying hens [awesome eggs!] and turkeys in the New Hampshire sunshine.
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Dorothy Benedict, owner of the Windy Hill Farm is a felter, and weaver. Organic fiber of her Icelandic sheep is used for hand felted wearables: hats, shawls, rugs and wall hangings. Weaving is done on a ridgid heddle loom or a floor to ceiling tapestry loom. Organic wool is available to spinners by the ounce.
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It has been a busy few months for Amy and Jim Grant. Good Karma Yarn and Soap is in the process of moving their whole operation from the farm in Belfast, Maine
to Bridgton, Maine. They will continue to make yarn and soap, and have a store front and welcome visitors.
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Great Bay Wool Works was started in 2003 to provide knitters and fiber enthusiasts with farm fresh yarn in a variety of natural fleece colors. Liberty Hall Farm, our family farm, is located in Durham, New Hampshire. Our family is dedicated to raising our sheep and their lambs in a healthy and safe environment, resulting in soft and lustrous fiber free from dyes.
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Hungry from your fiber shopping?
Pick up scones, cookies and bread (Apple Pie, Brushchetta Twist, Cheddar Garlic, Cinnamon Chip Swirl, Dakota, Honey
Whole Wheat, Pepperoni and
Old Fashioned White) to keep you going!
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Our yarn is spun for us in Peru and is the softest alpaca yarn you’ll ever feel. We then hand dye in small batches in solid, tonal and hand painted colorways.
To see ALL of our Hand Dyed Yarns, go to:
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"My love of our derpy sheep led me to discovering that nearly 40% of American wool is wasted each year. Knowing the difficulties farmers face, coupled with the increasing knowledge of plastic pollution, I started arranging for the purchase of high micron count wool from small New England farmers and shepherds for our quilted wool-stuffed pillows and dog beds." - Leah Beckett
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"My hand dyed wools and yarns come from my flock and select New England farms. I will have knitting, handspinning and felting supplies plus knitting patterns. Single breed fiber is available as fleece, roving and batts." - Lisa Dachinger.
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Islay's Terrace is a line of modern fiber arts with a quirky, whimsical, southwestern style, all hand-crafted by Jillian Melnyk.
Each embroidery, hoop art & knit piece is a one-of-a-kind creation using the best fibers and materials. Each piece is hand-crafted & has its own distinct personality.
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Since the Jagger family arrived in Maine in the 1880s, the name has been synonymous with high-quality worsted spun yarns.
Today, their tradition continues with dyed, heather, and white yarns spun from 100% wool and blends with natural and synthetic fiber – all manufactured in Maine.
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Junction Fiber Mill is a wool processing mill in the heart of White River Junction, Vermont. Our goal is to promote and invigorate our local fibershed by providing top-quality custom processing, local fiber products and educational opportunities to inspire the community about sheep and wool. It is our honor to turn your flock’s fleece into the very best product possible.
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We feature naturally dyed rambouillet and alpaca/rambouillet blend yarns as well as other regional wool sourced from small farms. We use only natural dyes to color our yarns and choose plants and insects that create lasting color. In season we also grow many dye plants. The farm is located in Buxton, Maine.
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We will bring raw Gotland fleeces, high-quality and well-skirted. Breed-specific roving (natural and hand-dyed) from our Gotland, Border Leicester, Merino, Llama and Alpaca, as well as handspun and
mill-spun yarn, locks and Farm cards.
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Luluna Kombucha is micro-brewed with fresh organic ingredients and the fruit and herbs are always local when in season.
Flavors: Blue Ginger, Elderflower Grapefruit, Strawberry Fields, Hibiscus Lemonade and Solar Eclipse.
https://lulunahealth.com
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SITZENS treats for the family pets. Nutrient-dense farm foods for healthy pets. Pet toys!
Clarke Laszlo will have Navajo-churro pelts in addition to the farm's Sitzen Pet Treats. Going out of town? Ask Clarke about Farm Stays at Laszlo Family Farm.
Our Farm Stays for dogs offer a free-range boarding and daycare experience with access to barns, pastures, fields and forests. Preorder by contacting Clarke: 978-877-6214.
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Fine art made with ethically sourced wool.
Two dimensional needle felting is an incredibly unique medium that lends itself well to creating detailed fiber art by stabbing wool thousands and thousands of times into linen until you create a beautiful image.
I specialize in animal portraiture and micro landscapes.
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We believe in community, food raised with integrity, and being good stewards of the land. We are devoted to farming our way because we believe that the earth’s most delicious, healthiest foods are created when farmers work in harmony with nature.
Black Angus beef, pastured poultry, sausage, marinated meats, prepared meals including pulled pork, chicken pot pie, Shepherd's pie and eggs.
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Here at Keldaby we raise the beautiful, gentle and shyly friendly angora goats that provide Moonshine Design with the cloudsoft and highly lustrous mohair used in our fine selection of hand dyed, hand woven goods. Wrap yourself in a throw, toss a scarf or shawl around your shoulders or luxuriate in our fabulous ruanas. Step back to a more romantic era in a Western Isles hood. Discover the magic of mohair socks dyed in every color of the rainbow.
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As temperatures drop, the insulative properties of alpaca are apprieciated. "Alpaca is a semi-hollow fiber, giving it great insulating abilities," says Laura of North Brook Farm. "If you hold some of the raw fiber in your palms, you will quickly feel the warmth generated between your body heat and the fiber."
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The Plied Yarns line was conceived by Ann Weaver and Karida Collins (Neighborhood Fiber Co.) while touring the Harrisville Designs Mill in New Hampshire. "Our yarns are woolen-spun at Harrisville and hand-dyed in Baltimore. We use a unique dyeing process that distinguishes our yarn from all other yarns, both commercially dyed and hand dyed, says Ann, who is making the trip from Baltimore to join us.
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Prado de Lana Sheep Farm (translation Wool Meadow) raises Romney, Lincoln Longwool and CVM Romeldale sheep in the
They have a lovely shop on Main Street (down the alley) in Stockbridge, MA.
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Johanna Richardson creates handmade woolens for the whole family: socks, wristers, leg warmers, felted vests*, hats, mittens and slippers, silk scarves and felted playmats.
(*highly recommended - made to order)
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Jen and Neil Kapitulik create handspun yarn, dyed locks, art batts, quilted and chicken shaped potholders, needle felting kits, wool hats, fabric fridge magnets and quilts.
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Don't miss Ellen Raja's unique knitted hats, thrummed mittens and neck pieces using dyed and natural colored Longwool.
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They are family of artisans. Cindy spins, knits, designs, felts, cranks, machine knits and punch hooks. Her daughter Sarah knits, cranks, machine knits and designs. Meaghan, Cindy's second daughter needle felts our very popular catnip mice and beautifully detailed earrings.
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"We focus on the ingredients from local farms to bring deliciously simple food to farmers markets."
The Hyve's first Winter Market season is already a success, as shoppers are eager to bring home (or eat outside at the market tables) fresh prepared food.
"We will have take away soups, meals, bake goods and frozen ready to bake cinnamon buns."
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Hand selected fleeces from New England and Upstate New York, spun into beautiful yarn at New England spinning mills,
dyed at home using plants, bugs, roots, nuts and sustainable botanical extracts.
Patricia Fortinsky will bring her yarn, sweater patterns and small project patterns.
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"Our primary goal is and always will be to exceed our customer’s expectations by utilizing high quality ingredients and offering exceptional service!"
Since 2018, Uncle Joey’s Cannoli has been providing a delicious variety of fresh filled cannoli for farmers’ markets, festivals, town fairs and private functions such as weddings, birthdays, corporate events and much more.
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Fresh pasta and vegetarian, carnivore and gluten-free ravioli are available on the farmers' market menu. Pick up meat and vegetable lasagna and pasta sauces:
Pizza Sauce, Red Gravy, Golden Gravy,
Arugula Pistachio Pesto and "alla Norma".
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CHEESE:
Marinated Fresh Goat Cheese 10, Marinated Feta 10, Cranberry Chevre 8, Plain Chevre 7, Steel Wheel (sheep's milk) 10, Cambridge 2 yr (cheddar) 8, Edelweiss (double cream) 10.
SCONES
MUSTARD:
Garlic, Honey, Vermont Dark Ale, Maple Bourbon. Dill, Tarragon, Horseradish, Dijon. $7.
JAM:Fig, Blueberry Rhubarb, Blueberry Jalapeno.
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Whispering Pines Farm is a small 1/2 acre perma-culture farm in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. The farm is home to chickens, sheep and nine cats.
I started the farm about 20 years ago with a small flock of Border Leicester sheep, one angora goat and several angora rabbits.
I currently have two Rambouillet/Corridale mix sheep, Sally & Lucy, who provide good company along with their lovely wool.
Whispering Pines Farm is dedicated to providing customers with high quality wool and herbal products
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We began breeding Shetland sheep in
2010 and never turned back.
Our farm is a labor of love between mother and daughter (Carol and Montana Airey).
We strive to produce quality breeding stock with an emphasis on fiber and personality. The farm is situated in picturesque New England on the old pumpkin patch of the historic Wilder Farm.
We will bring raw fleeces, roving and handspun.
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Windy Hill Farm is located in Lakeville, MA. Carol and Richard Tripp create hand-dyed, hands-on wool and blended yarn, handwoven items , hand knits and roving for spinning and felting.
Interested in spinning? Carol will have her wheel so you will be able to watch her skills at play.
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Farmer Tammy White, with the help of her children and community, have been cultivating a home with a heart for fiber animals of all species and breeds in Vermont since 2001. The focus on breed specific fiber, by beloved flocks, keeps her busy year round. Tammy teaches Natural Dyeing, Baking, Soap Making and Farming Workshops. Wing & A Prayer Farm is home to Vermont’s first pure blood Valais Blacknose Sheep.
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SNAP tokens can be purchased in Zone D at the Wild Air Farm location
(#30 as shown on the market map).
SNAP Vendors participating:
++Flores de Café
++Laszlo Family Farm
++ Valicenti Pasta Farm
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Our sponsor, Russell's Garden Center welcomes dogs in the store. However, during Market hours, the Wayland Board of Health has asked that we keep all pets from visiting. Thank you for your understanding.
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The Wayland Winter Farmers' Market takes place
weekly on Saturdays from 10:30 AM to 2 PM, January 8 through March 12, 2022. The Sunday Farm Fiber Days take place on January 23 and March 6, with extended hours: 10:30 - 3:30.
397 Boston Post Road
Wayland, MA 01778
508-358-2283
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