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Heritage Harvest Festival 2017
The Heritage Harvest Festival is coming up September 8 and 9. It is a huge deal held at Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, VA. This event is sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson...
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Farm-to-Table Dinner and Winter Garden Talk
Come to the Newfound Gathering Place and Eatery in Ashland, VA on Wednesday, September 27 for a Farm-to-Table dinner and a talk on eating from your garden through the winter–all for $15! The evening...
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Feed the Soil, Build the Ecosystem
Over the years, whenever anyone asked me for advice on organic gardening, my response has always been Feed the Soil and Build the Ecosystem. Often they were expecting recommendations on what amendment...
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Holiday Heirloom Wallhanging
Last December I finally got around to making a wallhanging using my old jewelry. It was an idea that had been bouncing around in my head for years, but I never took the time to act on it. If you know...
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Homegrown Cotton Shirt in the News!
My homegrown, handspun, handwoven, naturally-colored, cotton shirt is in the latest issue–April/May 2018–of the Mother Earth News! You can access the article online here, but it is prettier to read...
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Flax to Linen Workshops at Snow Farm
Cassie Dickson teaching how to turn flax into linen. From the response to the Mother Earth News article about my homegrown cotton shirt in their April/May 2018 issue, there seems to be much interest in...
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Grow Your Own Clothes Workshop
Cindy Conner in her homegrown, handspun, handwoven, naturally-colored cotton vest Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to make your own clothes from what you could grow in your garden? Well,...
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Plan and Plant a Learning Garden
You haven’t heard from me for awhile, but not to worry. I am alive and well and have been busy working on fiber projects. In 2019 I made a dress from my homegrown cotton and flax/linen that won Best in...
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Homegrown Linen Vest
Homegrown Linen Vest Work with my homegrown fiber, specifically cotton and flax/linen has kept me too busy to post lately, but I wanted to share my most recent project with you–a vest from my homegrown...
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From Seed to Garment–free presentation
The Carolina Fiber Fest has gone virtual this year and I am giving a free presentation that shows how to go from seed to something to wear with cotton and flax/linen. Zoom in at 2 pm Eastern time on...
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2022 Events
I have just posted the events in 2022 that I have committed to. You can see the list here or view it on the events page of my website at www.HomeplaceEarth.com. Except for the talk about transitioning...
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Homegrown Flax and Cotton–the book is here!
My new book, Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth is here! If you want to learn how to clothe yourself from your garden, this is the book...
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October 2023 Virginia and New York Events
My new book, Homegrown Flax and Cotton: DIY Guide to Growing, Processing, Spinning & Weaving Fiber to Cloth is off to a good start and I’ve enjoyed meeting people who are excited it is finally...
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Upcoming 2024 Events
I will be getting out and about to do some book signings and other interesting things. If you want to join me at these events, here is the list: March 8-9 Carolina FiberFest. I will be signing books...
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