.Hand-spun / Hand-dyed yarn from the fiber animals at Knox Farm State Park in East Aurora, New York as well as from other sheep with names.
What is organic yarn anyway? If it means the sheep are well-fed, well-cared-for, have lots of pesticide-free pasture, are protected against predators, in good health with lots of friends----and then their wool is cleaned with eco-detergent, dried in the fresh air, carded the old fashioned way and dyed by hand with low-impact environmentally friendly dyes, spun by hand, and labeled with a photo of the sheep who donated it.....if that's organic yarn, then this is the place to buy some.
N.B.--Of course not all of the yarns in the shop are organic, though most are. If it is organic, I will say so in the descriptive tag.
Note 1: I am now using "Greener Shades" --an eco-dye--in our yarn and roving.
Note 2: No fragrance of any sort is used in the making of these yarns. There is no cigarette smoke at all. The only animal is a short-haired dog who is not remotely interested in the fiber. Any other questions about allergens, please ask.
**Knox Farm is no longer a NYS Park as of 1/1/2011. The animals have been privately adopted and are well. I will continue to spin their fleece as well as other organic "friends" with fleece. **
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