The Emerald garden
Fiberuary!
The Cryptonaturalist books, by Jarod K Anderson
Green Sisters by Sarah McFarland Taylor
Sacred Actions Dana O’Driscoll
Cord Magic by Brandy Williams
Pablo Neruda selections
Among other literature selections…
Green Sisters by Sarah McFarland Taylor
Sacred Actions Dana O’Driscoll
Cord Magic by Brandy Williams
Pablo Neruda selections
Among other literature selections…
Announcements:
I will be going to Peru with a group of fiber artists this October to study weaving and dye works.
Bio
Welcome to the Emerald Garden! I’m AugstLee Gramig (she, her) and I’m an urban homesteader from Louisville, KY. I graduated from the Wendell Berry Farming Program (Henry Co. KY) of Sterling College (VT) in May of 2021 and since then have been writing this blog of my urban homestead journey, working at farmers markets, continuing my fiber farming education, and continuing to write my academic book on Ecofeminism. In addition, I am a fiber artist, quilter, gardener, and pet mom. While I don’t currently work on or operate a full-scale farm, I garden in my yard and at a 15x25 foot plot at the Floyd’s Fork Beckley Creek Park Community Gardens. I am working on my own fiber business selling my farmers market goods online as well, and direct marketing my extra produce from my gardens. One of my biggest sellers at the markets has been my embroidery. Past embroidery projects include the Chicken collection, the Hamlet collection, the Meditative collection, and my newest collection, Buds for Life. On this page you’ll probably hear very quickly about my Senior Year Capstone Research Project in the WBFP, SYRP for short. My SYRP was an academic book which included my farm plan. One of my goals is to either rent or buy a small amount of land, to get established and immersed in farm life with a self sustaining garden and chickens, and within 10 years, expand. I hope to share my knowledge and foster as well as learn from community wisdom with whoever I can, and to raise good land steward agrarians.
Cheers and Blessings,
AugustLee
Welcome to the Emerald Garden! I’m AugstLee Gramig (she, her) and I’m an urban homesteader from Louisville, KY. I graduated from the Wendell Berry Farming Program (Henry Co. KY) of Sterling College (VT) in May of 2021 and since then have been writing this blog of my urban homestead journey, working at farmers markets, continuing my fiber farming education, and continuing to write my academic book on Ecofeminism. In addition, I am a fiber artist, quilter, gardener, and pet mom. While I don’t currently work on or operate a full-scale farm, I garden in my yard and at a 15x25 foot plot at the Floyd’s Fork Beckley Creek Park Community Gardens. I am working on my own fiber business selling my farmers market goods online as well, and direct marketing my extra produce from my gardens. One of my biggest sellers at the markets has been my embroidery. Past embroidery projects include the Chicken collection, the Hamlet collection, the Meditative collection, and my newest collection, Buds for Life. On this page you’ll probably hear very quickly about my Senior Year Capstone Research Project in the WBFP, SYRP for short. My SYRP was an academic book which included my farm plan. One of my goals is to either rent or buy a small amount of land, to get established and immersed in farm life with a self sustaining garden and chickens, and within 10 years, expand. I hope to share my knowledge and foster as well as learn from community wisdom with whoever I can, and to raise good land steward agrarians.
Cheers and Blessings,
AugustLee
CURRENT PROJECTS
- — The Wool of the Week Project (COMPLETED! 🥰)
This project is a breed study showcasing different breeds of sheep’s wool from raw, dirty wool, to a finished product. The culmination of the project will be knitting a sweater with the finished, dyed wool yarns. Each week will feature a new breed (including Suffolk, Gulf Coast Native, Merino and more!)
— The Southern Roots Alpaca Project
My cousin in Alabama has a farm and some of her livestock rescues were alpaca, however she does not use their fiber. Instead, she gave me some to work with. So far, I have won three ribbons with the yarn I have made from it. The next phase is to make knit accessories with the yarn I spin on my spinning wheel. - Another of my Kentuckian fiber friends rescued a large quantity of Kentucky alpaca fiber from a woman farmer who had passed, and I have been slowly working my way through washing it. I have started processing it into yarn and garments, and am hoping that the proceeds from the sales of these goods will fund my plane ticket to Peru to study fiber arts this October.
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2024 event plans
— October Jillian Eve Peru Group
— SAFF 2024 October
— KY Sheep and Fiber May
— KY State Fair (Louisville) August
— Women’s Homestead Society Festival in Dickson TN, April 26-27
— SAFF 2024 October
— KY Sheep and Fiber May
— KY State Fair (Louisville) August
— Women’s Homestead Society Festival in Dickson TN, April 26-27
2023 Contests
- — Kentucky State Fair
19 ribbons
— Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival
4 ribbons
— Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
2 ribbons
Mission
Honoring traditional and heritage knowledge of agriculture and agrarian culture, we seek to raise food for ourselves and our community. Through shared knowledge with the young and old, we hope to establish a space for ecological creativity and healing inspiration with our neighbors and community. We are dedicated to a variety of teaching and learning experiences on the farm—believing that knowledge comes from experiential learning. We are dedicated to immersing all of the senses in the wonder of farmstead and wilderness. We are dedicated to preserving biodiversity with heritage breeds of poultry, goats, and wool sheep to feed the creative and dietary appetites of our community. With best management practices in ecological, low-impact farming; proper nutrient and watershed management; and rotational grazing, we respect and cherish our partnership with the land and water. Ultimately, our mission is to be good community members and good land stewards.
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