Loopy Ewes

Farmer at Great Cotmarsh Farm | Knitwear from one flock | Reconnecting fashion and the soil | #Organic #Regenerative | @GroundtoGarment and @HeritageGrazier

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

Ever wanted to see how we farm for yourself? We have just opened a small, nature-friendly campsite on the farm with tipis and tent pitches, so you can meet the flock that provides the beautiful wool for my knitwear.

[Phepson Angus @RobHavard1]

Do not feed these industries. They are parasites slowly sucking the life out of and then killing our family farms, our soils, our environments and then keeping all the spoils for themselves. #GoOrganic let's start a shift and starve these parasites to death.

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@agentmary @EmilyBaah @sheepinstitches @woolismybread @Arnbeg @BarnacreAlpacas @barklandcroft @HayleyHammy @ZwartblesIE @highfieldsherdy @EnnoFarm 😂🙌

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@howemill @kuantancurls @Johnstons_Elgin @TheHirsel Thanks for the shout out 🙌

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@glirarium @cornishgrill @BenGoldsmith Absolutely - as with any enterprise!

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

Look at that cracking fleece. She’s spent the last 5 months growing a strong, healthy lamb on 100% pasture and still puts out fibre like that 🐏💪🤎.

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@niels_corfield @FarmersGuardian @piggy_jags We have a lot of barns and if we could capture the water that runs off them it could be used to support activities such as a market garden. Anyone have a link to the gov page about this?

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

Any thoughts on how much worse the wet weather is going to get in the South of England? We lamb outdoors on wet ground starting in a week. We could do indoors, but it would come at a big financial cost & I’d be gutted if I made that jump, then a week later the weather improves 🤦‍♀️

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@mendipfarmer Farm B definitely for me. Can’t imagine ever clearing that debit over a lifetime.

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@herdyshepherd1 😂🤣

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@DrDowhittle 😂🤦‍♀️❤️

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@mendipfarmer But wasn’t it originally more about producing enough rather than subsidising the cost to buy?

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@mendipfarmer Food would have to become a lot more expensive. In my opinion subsidies don’t underpin farmers - they underpin a cheap food system.

[Ground to Garment @GroundtoGarment]

Episode 2 out now … Leather is controversial in sustainable fashion conversations. The cattle industry gets labelled as one of the big emitters of methane & leather manufacturing uses toxic chemicals that pollute the environment - but this isn’t the only way to produce leather.

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

I feel very blessed to have this amazing community in my life. Our wonderful South West England Fibreshed is made up of the most inspiring women (and a few men of course!). You can hear about our work in the latest @farmerama_radio podcast. Full details below 👇

[Farmerama Radio @farmerama__]

The first episode of Farming Fashion is out! This 3-part podcast series explores regenerative fibres and fashion with South West England and South East England Fibreshed. In Part 1, hear from @tamariskfarm_ @LoopyEwes and @FernhillFarm1. Tune in: https://t.co/kZFldtYgcY

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@mendipfarmer @ArdrossFarm @PastureForLife @EdinvaleFarm @howemill @andyrumming We’ve only been certified a year so probably takes time.

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@EdinvaleFarm @mendipfarmer @PastureForLife @howemill @andyrumming We were hoping it would help us sell our lamb and beef through butchers and wholesale but that’s not really paid off yet unfortunately … I think our organic certification will mean more to the general public for reassurance on animal and environmental welfare.

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

@EdinvaleFarm @mendipfarmer @PastureForLife @howemill @andyrumming Yes - agree with above. There’s a lot of learning opportunities like farm walks and online seminars (which we struggle to take advantage of unfortunately due to day jobs, kids and family logistics).

[Loopy Ewes @LoopyEwes]

Wishing ewe a Merry Christmas from the flock and I 🎄🎅🏻 xx

[Chris Rumming @LydiardTurkeys]

We still have turkeys available! find your local turkey farmer and support them, sales dropped off a cliff when the bird flu in turkeys story hit the headlines and I think people rushed out and bought frozen.
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