2017 Workshops and Presentations
June 10, 2017 Park Rapids, MN
Beginning Shepherding Workshop
Sustainable Sheep and Fiber Community In Partnership with University of Minnesota Extension Hubbard Co.
The Beginning Shepherding Workshop is a great way to learn some basics about sheep or goat care and how to get started and keep your animals healthy. Come learn from some of our local producers and educators and network with fellow farmers and fiber artists.
June 10, 2017
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Faithbridge Church
1505 Park Avenue South
Park Rapids, MN 56470
Pay at the Door
Session Topics:
Using a Microscope for Fecals- Margo Hanson, Marsh Creek Crossing Farm
Fiber Preparation and Fleece Skirting- Julie Zilka, Wether'sField Farm, Trudy Delich, Berry Hill Farm
Alternatives to Parasite Control- Alethea Kenney, Reedbird Farm/Boreal Balance, LLC
Snacks and Coffee Provided
Cost:
$15/person
$10/person for SFA or SSFC member
Beginning Shepherding Workshop
Sustainable Sheep and Fiber Community In Partnership with University of Minnesota Extension Hubbard Co.
The Beginning Shepherding Workshop is a great way to learn some basics about sheep or goat care and how to get started and keep your animals healthy. Come learn from some of our local producers and educators and network with fellow farmers and fiber artists.
June 10, 2017
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Faithbridge Church
1505 Park Avenue South
Park Rapids, MN 56470
Pay at the Door
Session Topics:
Using a Microscope for Fecals- Margo Hanson, Marsh Creek Crossing Farm
Fiber Preparation and Fleece Skirting- Julie Zilka, Wether'sField Farm, Trudy Delich, Berry Hill Farm
Alternatives to Parasite Control- Alethea Kenney, Reedbird Farm/Boreal Balance, LLC
Snacks and Coffee Provided
Cost:
$15/person
$10/person for SFA or SSFC member
September 30 - October 2, 2017
North Star Farm Tour
Dresow Family Farm
10900 Garfield Ave.
Lonsdale, MN 55046
Alethea Kenney will be vending and signing her new book, "An Ounce of Prevention: Raising and Feeding Animals Naturally".
North Star Farm Tour
Dresow Family Farm
10900 Garfield Ave.
Lonsdale, MN 55046
Alethea Kenney will be vending and signing her new book, "An Ounce of Prevention: Raising and Feeding Animals Naturally".
October 7-8, 2017
Fosston Fiber Festival
Reedbird Farm and Alethea Kenney will be at Fosston Fiber Festival for the 3rd year in a row! Come out and take a workshop or shop or just enjoy the demonstrations.
Fosston, MN
Fosston Fiber Festival
Reedbird Farm and Alethea Kenney will be at Fosston Fiber Festival for the 3rd year in a row! Come out and take a workshop or shop or just enjoy the demonstrations.
Fosston, MN
February 11, 2017 St. Joseph, MN Sustainable Farming Assn. Annual Conference
Raising Sheep & Goats from a Wild Perspective – and –
The Sustainable Sheep & Fiber Community of Northern Minnesota: Keeping It Local
A two-part session by Sustainable Sheep Networking Group.
First, Alethea Kenney will discuss sheep and goats as they relate to wild herbivores, particularly the role these animals play in a grazing system in Minnesota, and how this can guide our management practices in disease and parasite prevention naturally.
Then, Julie Zika (left) will discuss the development of the new Sustainable Sheep & Fiber Community of Northern Minnesota, its roots in SFA’s Sustainable Sheep Networking Group, and how promoting small scale, locally produced fiber animals and their related products can help create communities that are more prosperous and have stronger social networks and more engaged citizens.
Alethea Kenney has a B.S in Wildlife Science and has been raising heritage and crossbred sheep and other animals since 1996. She is working toward DEMETER (biodynamic) certification for her farm. A traditional naturopath, she specializes in helping animals and educating the people who keep them. She is also the small ruminant consultant for North Central Feed Products LLC, producers of her livestock mineral line, Back in Balance Minerals®. She studies, consults, writes and teaches about natural dyes for fiber, and herbs and minerals as they relate to health in humans and animals
Raising Sheep & Goats from a Wild Perspective – and –
The Sustainable Sheep & Fiber Community of Northern Minnesota: Keeping It Local
A two-part session by Sustainable Sheep Networking Group.
First, Alethea Kenney will discuss sheep and goats as they relate to wild herbivores, particularly the role these animals play in a grazing system in Minnesota, and how this can guide our management practices in disease and parasite prevention naturally.
Then, Julie Zika (left) will discuss the development of the new Sustainable Sheep & Fiber Community of Northern Minnesota, its roots in SFA’s Sustainable Sheep Networking Group, and how promoting small scale, locally produced fiber animals and their related products can help create communities that are more prosperous and have stronger social networks and more engaged citizens.
Alethea Kenney has a B.S in Wildlife Science and has been raising heritage and crossbred sheep and other animals since 1996. She is working toward DEMETER (biodynamic) certification for her farm. A traditional naturopath, she specializes in helping animals and educating the people who keep them. She is also the small ruminant consultant for North Central Feed Products LLC, producers of her livestock mineral line, Back in Balance Minerals®. She studies, consults, writes and teaches about natural dyes for fiber, and herbs and minerals as they relate to health in humans and animals
