Calling all Fiber Farmers!  

Our non-profit, Local Cloth, received a small grant  in 2022 to create a new online map and database of fiber farms in the Blue Ridge Mountains Fibershed (farms located within a 100 mile radius of Asheville, NC).

As part of this project, we are holding Fiber Farmer Listening Sessions in three regions of our Fibershed this March:

March 1 at The Local Cloth Studio, 6-8pm, in Asheville, NC

March 2 at Cherry Mountain Farm, 1-3pm, in Rutherfordton, NC

March 3 at Two Roots Fiber Mill, 1-3pm, in Greeneville, TN

These gatherings are an opportunity to:

    – Become part of a new online map and database of fiber farmers in our region

    – Discuss what resources you need to be successful and grow your market

    – Contribute fiber samples to a sample book that will be shared with our region’s fiber artists and designers

    – Drop off a sample of your washed fiber for assessment with a micron tester and learn about its potential for value-added goods

    – Learn about the possibility of selling fiber to Local Cloth for the Blue Ridge Blankets Project

    – Connect with other farmers in your region for networking, community and support

We will have a guest speaker at each location, with topics including: agritourism, grants available to fiber farmers, and how to prepare your fiber for the mill.

Plus: Tours of Two Roots Fiber Mill and Cherry Mountain Farm.

These events are FREE and refreshments will be served.  

Registration is required.  Space is limited.

We hope to see you there!

To register, please visit our website:

https://localcloth.org/fiberfarmers