Acknowledgments
Thanks again to the good folks who contributed “Advice from the Farm” tips and words of wisdom.
Laurie Andreacci lives in Chesterfield, New Jersey. She raises Shetlands and Tunis and is bringing Gotland Sheep to the United States. Contact Laurie at Laurie’s Lambs, (609) 324-0487
Cathy Bridges is a third-generation sheep farmer who lives near Silverton, Oregon. Her commercial flock consists of crossbred ewes bred for heartiness, milk, and mothering skills. Cathy also keeps a natural-colored Romney flock for handspinners. Contact Cathy at CathyAndEwe@CathyBridges.com.
Jerry and Lyn Brown raise Registered California Red Sheep in the La Plata Valley of the Four Corners area of New Mexico. Lyn devotes many hours each year to organizing and promoting the Wool Festival of the Southwest
Barbara Burrows raises colored Rambouillets and is one of only a few American breeders of Teeswater and Wensleydale sheep. (Tremont and Edmund are wether lambs from Barbara’s flock; she has fleece lambs like our boys for sale every year.) Contact Barbara at Ewes in Color <
http://myweb.wyoming.com/~bburrows > or ewesincolor@wyoming.com.
Melissa Gray raises Corriedale sheep and sells sheep coat patches and Baa Bars sheep treats through her home enterprise, ABC Woolcrafts
Contact Melissa at grayjoe@charter.net.
Bernadette McBride lives in Andover, Connecticut, with her four young children and husband, John. She raises Traditional Siamese and Balinese cats and recently acquired a pair of miniature Cheviot sheep named Fiona and Angus. She can be reached at bernadette.mcbride@comcast.net.
Lisa MacIver is an experienced shepherd and goat fancier. She resides in Ashland, Oregon.
Kim McCary is a former shepherd living in Waverly, Ohio. Kim is presently involved with dairy goats.
John Weaver is the author’s husband and cophotographer for this book. Enough said! Connie and Amy Wheeler are a motherdaughter team in Molalla, Oregon. They raise St. Croix, Katahdin, DorpKats, and Wool-Hybrid Sheep. Contact Connie and Amy at Hollow Hills Ranch
Lynn Wilkins lives near Condon, Oregon, and manages the family cattle ranch with her husband. She raises registered rare breed fiber sheep. She can be reached at (541) 384-3699 or at lwilkins6@yahoo.com.