tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post1598271104017706232..comments2023-09-27T07:12:34.223-04:00Comments on Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm: Big news! And a contest! And another contest!Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016913006092617678noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-27862301904610750952008-10-28T21:01:00.000-04:002008-10-28T21:01:00.000-04:00Herd Mentality: Gathering a Flock of Supporters t...Herd Mentality: Gathering a Flock of Supporters to Help Shepherd Our Dream.<BR/><BR/>(you've had to think at least as much about gathering your Online Herd of supporters as you do about caring for your Offline Herd of fiber-makers!)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07475837511132447438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-49059501962892211612008-10-14T20:50:00.000-04:002008-10-14T20:50:00.000-04:00Here's a few more ideas to throw into the mix:-She...Here's a few more ideas to throw into the mix:<BR/><BR/>-Sheep Sharing<BR/>-A Yarn to Share<BR/>-Yarn Farmer <BR/>-Wool on the Web<BR/>-Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm (simple, but sweet!)<BR/><BR/>I guess it depends on where you want your book's emphasis to be: your own personal path, life on the farm, the intersection of the internet and agriculture ...evergreenknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494346036433878698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-46615137670787523012008-09-14T02:11:00.000-04:002008-09-14T02:11:00.000-04:00It is a book about how you got to where you are? I...It is a book about how you got to where you are? It seems like it started with an idea and grew to something that involved others to help you help them? (shares, etc)<BR/><BR/>Sheep, Share, Shear: The 3 S's of Fiber Farming (preferably, subtitles are so lengthy but I guess you need them if it's this kind of book?)<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could write your take on it all as a children's book? How fun would that be with illustrations, etc? It could still tell the story, but in a more fun way.Pattern and Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911394491083914986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-80445409500541160162008-09-11T12:35:00.000-04:002008-09-11T12:35:00.000-04:00Here's my idea:Farm 2.0 -A flock, 2 shepherds and ...Here's my idea:<BR/>Farm 2.0 -<BR/>A flock, 2 shepherds and an internet community that revolutionized the small farm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-67606424425926875452008-09-09T19:29:00.000-04:002008-09-09T19:29:00.000-04:00Sheep in the Vineyard: A Shepherd's TaleCongratula...Sheep in the Vineyard: A Shepherd's Tale<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!sheep#100https://www.blogger.com/profile/04207640881710412597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-31916648044951912342008-09-09T18:32:00.000-04:002008-09-09T18:32:00.000-04:00SheepWise - How to lose your mind and find your ...SheepWise - How to lose your mind and find your heart with sheep.<BR/>or words to that effect (Big Fat Grin)<BR/>love,<BR/>jordijordi https://www.blogger.com/profile/01231592235682151842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-85513736943625015622008-09-05T22:17:00.000-04:002008-09-05T22:17:00.000-04:00Just one more ounce, please : The exctasy of spin...Just one more ounce, please : The exctasy of spinning and knitting are beckoning. <BR/><BR/>From the sheep to the needles: the transformtion & journey that the fleece undergo<BR/><BR/>So much fleece so little time. <BR/><BR/>Nothing like Firber Goodness to warm the heart of knitters and spinners.thomrjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639525303769549599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-62240570444197958502008-09-05T13:16:00.000-04:002008-09-05T13:16:00.000-04:00Hmmmm....not creative enough to think of a title. ...Hmmmm....not creative enough to think of a title. Subtitle could be From The Other Martha (Vineyard, Of Course).....Congrats and good luck!daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460011312097894940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-16857909447405481542008-09-03T21:38:00.000-04:002008-09-03T21:38:00.000-04:00How about:From CBS to CSA - A Journalist's Journey...How about:<BR/>From CBS to CSA - A Journalist's Journey to Shepherding.<BR/><BR/>Hope the cold is improving. It happens when it is least convenient.Cheryl in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565298133945319934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-21249237664110135892008-09-03T12:24:00.000-04:002008-09-03T12:24:00.000-04:00Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm:Feeding That Other Ad...Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm:<BR/>Feeding That Other Addiction<BR/><BR/>Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm:<BR/>All wool, no whine<BR/><BR/><BR/>Hey - I received a shopping bag with your logo on it awhile back. Got it as part of a yarn swap - I use it all the time!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your book!5elementknitrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595545440993534260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-49203971975548983822008-09-03T12:18:00.000-04:002008-09-03T12:18:00.000-04:00here is mine:Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm: from co...here is mine:<BR/><BR/>Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm: from corporate america to sheep farmerMeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362733965636625696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-55492572104540621202008-09-03T10:03:00.000-04:002008-09-03T10:03:00.000-04:00How about "Counting Sheep on Martha's Vineyard- th...How about "Counting Sheep on Martha's Vineyard- the country's first fiber CSA" (or just Counting Sheep- the country's first fiber CSA)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452536489629296834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-43839499909032133242008-09-03T02:23:00.000-04:002008-09-03T02:23:00.000-04:00ouch, my head hurts too much to think straight but...ouch, my head hurts too much to think straight but there are some really good ideas here so i am not worried! and i have no patterns either...but sounds covered there too! congratulations!<BR/><BR/>puddleduckHODGEPODGESPVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927824273405396938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-30687187063635899592008-09-02T09:48:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:48:00.000-04:00Dawn,Do you think Susan is old enough to really ap...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>Do you think Susan is old enough to really appreciate the High Hair part? :o) As a native Texan now displaced to Missouri, I think I know what you mean. Growing up in Texas in the 60s I managed to miss out on what I would call "High Hair" if for no other reason than mine is so fine and fairly thin that it wouldn't work for me. Or maybe it's "Big Hair" and you mean something else by "High Hair"?<BR/><BR/>Valerie, Texas, now MOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-74022955582277510182008-09-02T07:51:00.000-04:002008-09-02T07:51:00.000-04:00OMG! The entries are so good!Here are two I came ...OMG! The entries are so good!<BR/><BR/>Here are two I came up with in the shower and one is eerily similar to another one that someone came up with.<BR/><BR/>From Sheep to Shore: The Story of Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm and More<BR/><BR/>From Sheep to Skein<BR/><BR/>Here is another one.<BR/><BR/>From High Hair to Mohair: How I went from TV Reporter to Goat Sorter<BR/><BR/>Of course, you can only appreciate the High Hair if you are from TX.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-78543152362580411712008-09-01T10:45:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:45:00.000-04:00Susan,Am really excited for you! After looking a...Susan,<BR/><BR/>Am really excited for you! After looking at Chelsea Green's website and reading their book guidelines, titles of other books they have published, and reading your archived blog about the day you collapsed in the tub still wearing your bra and panties, with the subsequent discovery of your "fan" club, I really think your title ought to say something about involving others in your project. Here's some suggestions - my favorite is the one about the shepherd's crook -<BR/><BR/>Engaging People in Shepherding -<BR/><BR/>A new twist on Community Supported Agriculture<BR/><BR/>Widening the Reach of the Shepherd’s Crook –<BR/> “Tails” from the First CSA Fiber Farm<BR/><BR/>Shepherding – <BR/> Knitting a new Fiber Farm Approach with CSA<BR/><BR/>“Tails” from the First CSA Fiber Farm<BR/> Knitting together a community of support<BR/><BR/>A Day in the Life of the First CSA Shepherd<BR/> Blogging to Worming <BR/>(don't know if you could do an A - Z thing - but having read your blog over the past months, you definitley have a lot of variety in your activities)<BR/><BR/>Hope your cold has relented and you are feeling better.<BR/><BR/>ValerieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-74662903003525254572008-09-01T10:13:00.000-04:002008-09-01T10:13:00.000-04:00Here's mine...Sand, Sun & Sheep...fiber am...Here's mine...Sand, Sun & Sheep...fiber amongst the dunes.Lizardknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11869524027031916526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-90574312570641763182008-08-31T22:25:00.000-04:002008-08-31T22:25:00.000-04:00From Shear to Shore: The story of Martha's Vineyar...From Shear to Shore: The story of Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farms, The Country's First FIber CSA<BR/><BR/>The Ferry, The Flock, The Friends and The Fun: Starting America's First Fiber CSA on Marth'a Vineyard<BR/><BR/>Flocking to a Good Idea: How the First Fiber CSA became a reality<BR/><BR/>Congrats and I look forward to the book.Kitten With a Whiplashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03398822257651862516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-60773679940375500262008-08-31T22:09:00.000-04:002008-08-31T22:09:00.000-04:00Sheep on the Beachalong with a photo of the sheep ...Sheep on the Beach<BR/><BR/>along with a photo of the sheep with the sand and water behind them like the photo that you have on the far left of the web siteFrancescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839335336612069271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-2682435141706155652008-08-31T19:44:00.000-04:002008-08-31T19:44:00.000-04:00Holy Cow! (I mean Sheep! I mean Goat!)That is awes...Holy Cow! (I mean Sheep! I mean Goat!)<BR/><BR/>That is awesome!<BR/>JC said Spinning a Tail - what about Spinning a Tale - the first flock of Martha's Vineyard<BR/>or<BR/>The Life and Times of a Shepherd in the Modern World<BR/>or<BR/>Salty Sheepies, the Martha's Vineyard Tale<BR/>or<BR/>How to succeed in shepherding without really trying (NOT)<BR/>(that's a take off on an old title, How to succeed in business...)<BR/>Panic on the Vineyard<BR/>or<BR/>The Sheep have escaped again<BR/>or<BR/>Bad Goats!<BR/>or<BR/>oh my gosh I could go on and on<BR/><BR/>and yes, I might have three patterns, one I just started writing for a lion stuffed animal..maybe...woolieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075203838346030541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-37358371533555437102008-08-31T15:24:00.000-04:002008-08-31T15:24:00.000-04:00What the Sheep Don't Know:Their Farm Is a Communit...What the Sheep Don't Know:<BR/>Their Farm Is a Community-Supported First<BR/><BR/>From Cyber to Fiber:<BR/>Internet Lifecycle of the First CSA (Community-Supported) Fiber Farm<BR/><BR/><BR/>High fiber on Martha's Vineyard:<BR/>Modern-Day Shepherds Count Sheep and ShareholdersCristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00703718496255462897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-11040672607293757792008-08-31T13:20:00.000-04:002008-08-31T13:20:00.000-04:00Huge congrats! I just read that book a month or tw...Huge congrats! I just read that book a month or two ago....loved it! Being a native vermonter i so would love to have a small farm, how the heck did i marry such a city boy??!<BR/><BR/>I have never tried to write a pattern but have a small idea, may have to try it.<BR/><BR/>Of course "Holy Sheep, adventures on an atlantic island fiber farm" comes to mind.<BR/><BR/>or "freaky Fiber" or "fiber freaks" "roaming fiber" "grazing fiber" dorky i know, but i can't wait (for you and us!!) and do also hope the book has lots of pics!Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851819627750022788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-92113724903785100622008-08-31T10:02:00.000-04:002008-08-31T10:02:00.000-04:00-- Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail: The Rapid Success ...-- Two Shakes of a Lamb's Tail: The Rapid Success of the First Fiber CSA<BR/><BR/>Congrats on the Book Deal and all you've achieved! <BR/><BR/>zoeZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969668155167057932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-265519084653960352008-08-30T20:00:00.000-04:002008-08-30T20:00:00.000-04:00Congrats! I look forward to reading the book when ...Congrats! I look forward to reading the book when it's available. I didn't have any good title ideas, but tonight while making dinner, this came to me:<BR/>"What I Herd in My Heart: A Shepherdess Following Her Dream."<BR/>or something like that. I like the "Herd in My Heart" part best.<BR/>Anyway, best of luck to you two as always. Looking forward to seeing you in September!<BR/>Kate B.Katom Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623473833501062403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632660835713268319.post-49196700679658955292008-08-30T19:17:00.000-04:002008-08-30T19:17:00.000-04:00Tending the Flock; Living a Life of Creativity and...Tending the Flock; Living a Life of Creativity and PurposeSusan in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619787089788089782noreply@blogger.com