Manitoba Fibre Trail Presented by the Manitoba Fibre Festival
Our Farm is a stop on the Manitoba Fibre Trail this coming fall!
Manitoba Fibre Trail, a physically distanced and socially connected version of the 2020 Manitoba Fibre Festival.
We will be open
Friday, 4pm - 9pm
Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, 10am - 4pm
Ferme Fiola Farm will be offering:
Farm Fresh Yarn, Sheepskins, Tallow balm, Greeting cards, and local farm produce including lamb pre-orders.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
FRIDAY Sept 11th:
Sunset bonfire… Weather permitting
SATURDAY Sept 12th:
Guest Vendor Green Pasture Acres (Leah and Guy Bouchard) https://www.facebook.com/farmgreenpastures/ Offering Handmade 100% local Wool Duvets.
Moose hide Sheepskin Moccasin workshop https://www.facebook.com/events/622856375297163/
SUNDAY Sept 13th:
Guest Vendor Forage Natural Dye Works (Tamara Klassen) https://www.tamaraklassen.ca/what-is-forage-natural-dyeworks offering naturally dyed hand stitching thread made of organic cotton which is perfect for embroidery, sashiko, quilting and other types of hand stitching.
Pompom workshop: https://www.fermefiolafarm.ca/events/2020/9/30/pompom-making-workshop
Planning your visit:
All activities at the farm will be held outdoors and some under covered open air shelters.
PLEASE DRESS FOR THE WEATHER and BRING WATER AND SNACKS.
Accessibility:
-Most of the ground on the farm is flat and either grass or gravel. Some accessible parking available
-We have a port-a-potty available for use, unfortunately not wheelchair accessible at this time.
Food and Drink:
-Plan to bring your own water and lunch. Bring a blanket and have a picnic in the field! We will have limited small pre-packaged snacks and some drinks as well as limited water bottles for purchase.
-Fresh local pizzas can be purchased from our neighbor Ste. G’s General Store (Call ahead for pick-up!) They are delicious. Menu can be found here and here
Farm Bio-Security:
-Please ensure you do not wear (or sanitize and wash) footwear worn on your own, or other farms for our animals protection as well as yours.
-Rubber boots or shoes that can be soiled (we are a farm with muck and poop after all ) are recommended.
Covid-19:
-There is lots of room for physical distancing while having fun on the farm. We will have a sign in sheet upon arrival for contact tracing.
-Please ensure at least a llama, or one sheep and a bit (2m) of distance from those outside your bubble.
-Mask wearing strongly is recommended and hand sanitizer as well as a hand washing station will be available on site.
We will adhere to Provincial Government guidelines for Covid-19
Go to the @manitobafibrefestival website and get together with your fibre-loving bubble-buddies to map out your weekend route for the Manitoba Fibre Trail.
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