{"id":21865,"date":"2014-03-17T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T13:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=21865"},"modified":"2014-03-10T14:34:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T19:34:45","slug":"adventures-in-yarn-farming-by-barbara-parry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/adventures-in-yarn-farming-by-barbara-parry\/","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Yarn Farming by Barbara Parry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?cn=1039792\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21866\" alt=\"adventures\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/adventures.jpg?resize=310%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"310\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/adventures.jpg?w=310&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/adventures.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a>City and suburb dwellers sometimes dream about what it would be like to live on a country farm and raise animals. <a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/title.aspx?cn=1039792\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>Adventures in Yarn Farming<\/strong><\/em><\/a> invites readers to participate vicariously in the daily life of a working sheep farm without ever having to muck out a barn, be chased by a recalcitrant ram, or lift a hay bale.<\/p>\n<p>Told through the eyes of veteran shepherd and textile artisan, Barbara Parry&#8217;s stories follow her flock over the course of a year, showing all the facets of life connected to sheep and making yarn. Readers get a front-row seat to the sheep show &#8211; tending sheep on winter mornings, shearing day, the round-the-clock chaos of lambing season, preparing fiber for yarn &#8211; and a visit to Barbara&#8217;s dye studio, where she colorfully transforms skeins for hand-knit creations. With the growing locavore movement, the rising eco-friendly trend in sustainable farming, and the ever-increasing interest in crafting, this book is relevant on many fronts. It will draw readers who yearn for a closer connection with a rural lifestyle and who enjoy making things by hand. Through 13 projects, as well as sidebars and side excursions, readers get a slice of life on a New England farm. <em>(description from publisher)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City and suburb dwellers sometimes dream about what it would be like to live on a country farm and raise animals. 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