I have always been a great animal lover and wanted to produce an agricultural product but the challenge was  to find a way to farm without harming my animals. I could not bear to sell them for meat.  Fiber farming seemed the perfect solution.   I could bring in a harvest every year and no animals had to be  sacrificed in the process. So began my venture into the fantastic world of fiber and fiber animals. I have chosen a two path approach to my farming project, one being the fiber itself and the other one raising and breeding Olde English Babydoll Southdown sheep.

The goal I have set for my fiber is to produce the softest roving possible that is comfortable to wear next to the skin using the fiber I have available on my farm.  I use a combination of Olde English Babydoll Southdown wool,  Romeldale wool and  angora   from my rabbits, most of which are German. My sheep are coated with Matilda coats to keep them clean and reduce vegetative material in the wool. My fiber is professionally processed by Zeilinger’s in Frankenmuth Michigan.

As for the sheep, I have bought all of my Olde English (OE) Babydoll Southdown breeding stock from Windwood Acres in Tekonsha MI.   The goal of the breeding program is to produce OE Babydoll sheep that are reminiscent of those in England 70 years ago,  stocky,  well muscled and square,  while focusing on a lovely wool cover.  Babydolls are some of the most docile sheep available and truly bond to their humans like puppies. They do not wander or challenge fences and can live on less food than most sheep their size due to a very efficient metabolism.  They are very hardy and easy to handle and make wonderful pets.  They also have a  fine wool which measures from 19 to 23 microns and is easy to spin. My breeding program is small and exclusive and I take a very limited number of reservations for lambs each year.  I am registered with the Mock registry.