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Northern Heritage Farm: The Farm
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An aerial view of our farm, circa mid-1990s. NHF is nestled on roughly 140 acres in northwestern Wisconsin. My husband grew up here, and now we are lucky to be stewards of this gorgeous piece of land. The farm has a bit of everything- pasture, forest, native prairie, and wetland. As someone who lived in a large city for 17 years, I still can't get over the beauty outside my door every day. Me in the western prairie, mid-autumn. Small pond in the middle of the western prairie, late summer. The southernmos...
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Northern Heritage Farm: Review - Swans Island All American Collection
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Review - Swans Island All American Collection. My favorite yarn company, Swans Island. Recently released a new yarn. That is 100 percent American made. It's a rustic worsted blend of rambouillet wool from the Erk Ranch in South Dakota and alpaca from small farms on the East Coast. The 2-ply yarn is lofty and dyed in 16 gorgeous, heathery, natural tones that evoke the small Maine island the brand is named for (and was originally located on). 169; Swans Island Company. I shoul...
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Northern Heritage Farm: The Dreaded M-Word
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Monday, February 16, 2015. The worm travels along the spinal fluids and spinal cord, causing central nervous system damage. Some books will even go so far as to tell you there is no cure and infection always results in death. Thankfully, this isn't true. We have a wonderful vet out here (the upper Midwest's camelid expert! So, how did Amber get m-worm if I routinely deworm the herd? Labels: a day in the life. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Follow the adventure here too! A Time to Burn, Again!
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Northern Heritage Farm: Fiber CSA
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Our fiber CSA offers amazingly soft, high-quality, 100% natural fiber that is all the more special because you know the names and stories of the animals who grew it. All without having to get down and dirty on the farm! Our animals are humanely raised on pasture for as much of the year as weather permit s. More info on offerings to come soon! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow the adventure here too! Review - Swans Island All American Collection. A Time to Burn, Again! And Then There Were Ten.
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Northern Heritage Farm: Making an All-American Yarn: An Interview with Swans Island Yarn
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Friday, December 12, 2014. Making an All-American Yarn: An Interview with Swans Island Yarn. I have a very special treat for all of you today! Jackie Ottino Graf, one of the amazing dyers at Swans Island Company. Graciously agreed to chat with me about the company's All-American yarn line that I reviewed. Last month. So grab a cup of tea and read on for the process and inspiration behind the yarn! Where did the idea for your rustic yarn line come from? What's special about the source ranch? Worsted spun ...
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Northern Heritage Farm: A Time to Burn, Again!
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015. A Time to Burn, Again! This weekend the Apple River Fire department came out to do a controlled burn on our larger prairie. As I mentioned last year. When we burned our smaller prairie, controlled burns are a key part of prairie restoration. The fire burns out non-native plants, freeing up room and nutrients for prairie plants. The prairie plants have deep roots (bluestem roots can be as deep as 12 feet! So they can survive fires. Fire also. Another thing that was a bit different...
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Northern Heritage Farm: And Then There Were Ten
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Friday, June 19, 2015. And Then There Were Ten. I added two new ewes to the flock this past weekend, bringing the total up to a nice even 10! Meet Lilith and Kilda:. Lilith is on the left, Kilda is on the right. They both come from Kathie Miller's Southern Oregon Soay Sheep Farms. Lilith has been a firestarter from the moment I showed up at Narnia Farms to collect her (a transport brought a bunch of Kathie's sheep to Narnia for central holding/quarantine until all the WI farmers could pick them up)!
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Northern Heritage Farm: About
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I'm Jessica. Welcome to Northern Heritage Farm, my dream 9 years in the making. It mostly started with yarn. Growing weary of the publishing industry, I started thinking about what I would do if I could get paid to do anything. I had recently enthusiastically taken up knitting, so it was my first thought. This thought expanded as I slowly learned to spin and started to explore where my favorite fiber (alpaca, of course! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Follow the adventure here too! A Time to Burn, Again!
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Northern Heritage Farm: Soay Fleece!
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Friday, July 17, 2015. ETA: Um, wow. Less than an hour after posting this, all the regular fleeces are sold! Thank you so, so much. What a boost for this farmer, and for this very special breed! I do still have second cuts available by the ounce, so scroll to the bottom if you're interested in those. I finally finished skirting the sheep fleeces this weekend! I've decided to keep Kilda's fleece for myself this year, and Lilith hasn't been rooed yet. So here's the breakdown:. I also have 1.5 pounds of...
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Northern Heritage Farm: First Lamb!
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Friday, May 1, 2015. The farm's first lamb arrived yesterday morning! This is an image-heavy post, so grab a nice cup of tea while it loads and then enjoy all the adorableness! I knew Dawn was going to be the first to lamb, as she was the largest. This is her on the eve of lambing- just look at that bulging belly! I could tell right away that Dawn was going to be a good mama. She's very attentive to her lamb, and makes a soft nickering sound often while licking or nudging baby. Even at less than an hour ...
