NEXT MEETING: OCT. 27, 2016
PLEASE NOTE: The next meeting date is on a THURSDAY. Can't seem to get those Wednesdays anymore! PROGRAM: Stephany Wilkes She will be talking about how she ended up funding a wool mill and the unexpected challenges of textile start-ups. In Stephany's words, "I personally think that story is neat because it's "how far we've fallen and what we've lost, culturally and industrially" and also, this is why it's THIS HARD to start up a textile manufacturing business in 2016!" Stephany is a tiny flock sheep shearer and was certified as a Beginner Level 2 sheep shearer by the University of California ANR in Hopland, CA in May 2015, after receiving Beginner Level 1 certifications in May 2013 and 2014. She is also a certified Level I Wool Classer, having met the requirements of the American Sheep Industry (ASI) Association’s Certified Wool Classing Program in May 2014. You can read more about her life and work at: http://westbymidwest.me DATES FOR YO...