Camels, Yaks, Tshis thiab Llamas Yog "Tsev Neeg" ntawm Tregellys Fiber Farm
Kuv paub leej niam ntawm ob leej twg ua tsis tau lawv cov me nyuam lub npe ncaj. Yog li ntawd, kuv tau zoo siab heev li Ed Cothey tos txais nws cov ntxhuav, yaks, tshis, llamas, yaj, lwj, pigs, turkeys thiab dev los ntawm lub npe raws li nws tau qhia peb mus rau 150 los yog cov tsiaj txhu uas tau qhia nws lub tsev nyob rau hauv Tregellys Fiber Farm nyob rau hauv Hawley , Massachusetts. Muaj, kuv hais tias ntxhuav!
Cothey thiab nws tus poj niam, Jody, yuav 1806 Dodge farmhouse nyob rau xyoo 1994, thiab qhov qub qos yaj ywm ua farm overlooking lub toj toj ntawm Western Massachusetts yog tam sim no lub tsev mus rau ib lub txiv neej me me ntawm cov tsiaj nyeg tsim cov tsiaj txhu thiab cov organic organic dye studio nyob rau sab hnub tuaj ntug dej hiav txwv , Ntxoov Ntoo Kua Txawj Dye Studio.
Lub vaj tse txoj kev hloov pib nrog ib qho kev ua kom pom kev ntawm 40,000. Lub Cotheys hloov pauv ntoo chipper rau ob peb lub tshis mis nyuj, thiab Tregellys, lus txhais lus Pobntseg lub ntsiab lus "nraim homestead," yug. Cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo tsis ntev - "Kuv tsis xav mis nyuj txhua txhua hnub," Cothey hais. Lawv kev hloov yog peb lub llamas, ob tug npua thiab ob tug yawg Merino. "Nws tsi ntawm skyrocketed los ntawm muaj," nws hais.
Kev ua liaj ua teb thiab nws cov tsiaj nyhav rau qhov chaw ua haujlwm, kev ua haujlwm rau tsev kawm ntawv, khw muag khoom noj thiab cov khw muag khoom muag, cov roj fiber ntau rau cov neeg siv tes ua, cov khoom siv tes ua sweat thiab cov tes ua haujlwm tiav yog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm txoj kev ntaus nrig lossis tseem mus txawv tebchaws. Muaj kev yoojyim los ntawm Route 2, Mohawk Trail, Tregellys Fiber Farm zoo siab tos txais cov neeg tuaj sab hnub tuaj txij lub caij nplooj ntoos hlav txij hnub poob ntawm 10 teev sawv ntxov thiab 4 teev tsaus ntuj, tab sis koj yuav tau hu ua ntej, (413) 625-9492, qhia rau cov tswv paub koj rov los. Tsev kawm ntawv thiab lwm pawg neeg tuaj yeem tuaj yeem teem caij nrog teem caij - menyuam yuav pom kev pom muaj ntau yam tsiaj hauv qhov chaw tsis zoo.
Nyob rau hnub ua hauj lwm, koj tuaj yeem saib xyuas dyer Jody McKenzie ntawm kev ua haujlwm nyob rau hauv lub dye studio.
Tus neeg twg uas nyiam hnav thiab leej twg zoo siab cov ntawv nplua nyeem ntawv yuav tau mus tshaj tawm thaum lawv pom cov nyhuv McKenzie ua kom muaj zog. Skeins ntawm cov xov tooj thiab cov qoob loo ntawm cov xov roj thiab cov qoob loo ntawm cov roj hmab thiab cov qoob loo ntawm cov kabmob nyoos ntawm cov kabmob uas muaj cov kabmob ntawm cov khw muag khoom, uas yog cov khoom ntim tes, cov khau khiab, siv cov cim cov cim ntawd.
Ed Cothey yog ib tug neeg ua liaj ua teb thiab tus neeg ntes dej hiav txwv tob rau 28 xyoo ua ntej mus rau Tebchaws Asmeskas, thiab thaum lub caij ntuj no xyoo 1996, nws muab kev txawj ntse los kawm ua ib tus neeg xam phaj rau kev ua haujlwm. Nws handwovens yog ib yam ntawm cov neeg ua liaj ua teb cov khoom tshwj xeeb tshaj plaws, thiab nws hais tias ntau heev, xav tias koj tsis tuaj yeem muas khoom fiber ntau nyob qhov twg.
Ua tau, feem ntau cov fiber ntau tsim ntawm Tregellys yog mohair los ntawm ib pawg neeg ntawm Angora tshis. Feem ntau ntawm cov mohair zoo nkauj nrog wool thiab spun ntawm Green Mountain Spinnery hauv Putney, Vermont. Ntau cov kab txawv txawv yog ua los ntawm cov neeg ua liaj ua teb Navajo Churro yaj, Icelandic yaj, llamas, yaks thiab Bactrian los yog ob tug ntxhuav ntxhuav.
Ed thiab Jody Cothey cawm ntau tus tsiaj txhu thiab nrhiav kev cog qoob loo uas tsis tshua muaj, xws li ntau yam uas tsis muaj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo fiber ntau. Tregellys Fiber Farm yog lub tsev rau Baudet du Poitou donkeys, ntseeg tau tias yog tus menyuam yaus tshaj plaws thiab khaus laub nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb, thiab tsis tshua muaj noog xws li Mandarin ducks ntawm Tuam Tshoj, dub nciab ntawm Australia thiab Shetland geese uas yog nyob rau hauv Shetland Isles. Bess, ib tug camel uas tau tshwm sim hauv zaj yeeb yaj kiab hauv Antonio Banderas movie "Thib 3 Warrior," yog tsis muaj kev tu siab thiab tsis muaj teeb meem thaum lub Cotheys coj nws "tsev." Txhua tus tsiaj tsis muaj lub npe xwb, tiam sis nws yog ib zaj dab neeg thiab lub luag haujlwm ntawm no "tsev neeg" - txawm tias tus me nyuam me, me me, nws txoj hauj lwm, nws tshwm sim, yog kom nws cia nws cov ntiv taw.
Tom ntej phab: Yog tias koj yuav mus ...
Tregellys Fiber Farm, nrog nws cov tsiaj txhu zoo, txuag cov studios, dye studio thiab khw muag khoom ua yeeb yam, cov roj fiber ntau rau handspinners, cov khoom siv tes ua sweat thiab cov tes ua haujlwm tiav, zoo tsim nyog tua tawm ntawm Mohawk Trail lossis tseem ceeb tshwj xeeb.
Yog tias koj yuav mus ...
Qhov chaw: Tregellys Fiber Farm thiab Shades Natural Kettle Dye Studio muaj nyob rau ntawm 15 Dodge Branch Road hauv Hawley, Massachusetts.
Cov Lus Qhia: Los Ntawm Route 91, nqa Route 2 (lub Mohawk Trail) sab hnub poob, dhau Shelburne Falls, thiab tom qab lub hla dhau, lem sab Route 112 South to Ashfield. Ntawm txoj kab Ashfield / Buckland, lem sab xis ntawm Clesson Brook Road. Ntxiv mus 2-1 / 2 mais thiab ua koj txoj cai thib peb mus rau Dodge Road. Thaum txoj kev tib rab phom, mus rau sab xis. Cov ua liaj ua teb yog qhov kawg ntawm txoj kev av no. Los Ntawm Route 2 East, lem phab laug rau sab qab teb 112 sab qab teb mus rau Ashfield thiab npaj mus raws li saum toj no.
Hu Mus Ua Ntej: Koj yuav tsum tau hu xov tooj mus ua ntej kom teem caij mus ncig xyuas ua liaj ua teb. Hu rau (413) 625-6448 kom teem caij tuaj ntsib koj. Koj tuaj yeem xa email rau Tregellys Fiber Farm, tregellysfibers@aol.com, rau cov lus qhia ntxiv.
Tom ntej nplooj: Ntau cov duab ntawm Tregellys Fiber Farm