A Dye Gathering Trip
Nature’s Cauldron Farm is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, at the edge of a large amount of backcountry leading into high...
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Homework for Dyers
I sent out my August newsletter to the natural dye CSA shareholders yesterday, and it is full of good, basic information about...
read moreThe Madder Saga
Friends who have been following my CSA start-up’s progress will recall that Jan offered to give me all her madder roots, if I...
read moreThree Bags Full
Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full. One for the Master, One for the Dame, One for the little...
read moreWool Into Gold
When I was little, the tale of Rumpelstiltskin was one of my favorites… spinning straw into gold! Now, as an adult spinner, I...
read moreWelcome, July!
The garden got some drenching rain three days ago, something very unusual for the end of June in these parts. I was happily...
read moreRhubarb Season
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) is one of the harbingers of spring in most parts of the US, and grows well in many temperate regions. It...
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