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2010 Season:
Open May 1 to October 17
Tues to Saturday 10am to 5pm
Download our brochure for more information about visiting our farm and a map.
Visit
our Farm
A joyful communion of ethical husbandry and fiber
artistry. Walk through natural dye
gardens where eco-friendly, plant based, colours grow. Meet
the contented angora goats,
coloured sheep, llamas, and angora rabbits, that provide the fiber,
which is
the basis of our “wearable, huggable art” and art
yarns. Linen
culture demonstration garden. Natural Dye Demonstrations. Handcrafted fiber art tools
created
from
local wood. Guided farm tours include
demonstrations of traditional fiber processing. Basket willow, available
in
season.
A joyous way to spend a few hours or a few days.
Enhance your visit with a private custom workshop.
Workshops
at the farm
Plan an uncommon learning adventure as part of your visit to Joybilee
Farm. Family groups are welcome, as well as adult learners.
We fit with your schedule. We plan the workshop according
to the ages and experience of the participants so go ahead and call us
with your ideas.
Plan a weekend and enjoy relaxed accommodation at the Riverbend B&B in Grand Forks at a special rate.
Located on Hwy. 3,
10 minutes East of Greenwood, and 20
minutes West of Grand Forks. Open
May 1
to
October 17, Tues. to Sat. 10am to 4pm, or by appointment year round.
Admission is free. Guided
farm
tours -- $5 per person (takes 1 to 2 hours with hands on fiber fun! All ages welcome.).
June - Labour Day, 2010 -- Find
Joybilee Farm at the Farmer's Markets in Grand Forks (Tues. and Fri.) with farm fresh goat's milk soaps and shampoo bars, naturally
dyed yarns, handspun, one of a kind wearable, huggable art, and
naturally dyed, eco-traxtm
scarves.
Come for the weekend and enjoy special rates at Riverbend B&B
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Special Events at the Farm for 2010
Accommodation available at special rates:
Sat.
July 24, 2010 1pm to 4pm Natural Indigo Dye Demonstration
at
Joybilee Farm. In conjunction with the Boundary Spinner
and Weaver Guild, Joybilee Farm
will host an indigo dye demonstration. Come to
Joybilee Farm on Saturday and see hand woven shibori textiles dip dyed
in a natural indigo fermentation vat. Learn about woad and indigo
and witness the magic of the natural indigo vat. Take home seed
to grow your own blues.
ART Sale of indigo dyed
scarves and shawls, indigo dyed ikat yarns and natural dye kits. Materials for dyeing available for a small fee. No admission charge and farm tours available for a
small fee.
Accommodation available at special rates:
What do
Egyptian mummies, Viking sails, M'Lady's corset, linseed oil, flax bread and linen towels have in common? Come to
the Linen Festival at Joybilee Farm and find out.
This will be a fun and educational day. Our fiber flax
field will be harvested. Every step from field to finished cloth
will be explained and you can participate in breaking flax and hackling
it ready for spinning.
Spin some linen and even try your hand at
weaving. Linen was an important crop in the Boundary area as
recently as the 1950s. Several locally grown, hand spun and hand
woven linen textiles are on loan to Joybilee Farm, for your enjoyment,
as part of this exceptional event. Randy Cowan from Crop Fibers
Canada will be our guest speaker. ART sale and artisan studio
open.
$7 admission for the day (family rate: $25), The whole family is
welcome.
Download the 2009 festival brochure. The 2010 brochure is in progress but last year's will give you a good idea of what the festival is all about.
Accommodation available at special rates:
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Community Events that Joybilee Farm is participating in:
August 14 - 10am to 5pm, Saturday. Boundary Artisan
Studio Tour - no admission charge, open studio -- meet the artisan at
work, view the live animals that provide the natural fiber for our art.
Art sale.
September 18 & 19, 2010 Rock Creek and Boundary Fair, Joybilee Farm will
be near the sheep barn with live fiber friends, spinning wheel
demonstrations, weaving and wearable art. In
2006 we introduced you to the fine qualities of angora fiber and hand
made felt. In 2007 we showed you how to make wool felt.
In 2008 we played with you in the Natural Indigo Vat. In 2009 we
introduced you to the culture and production of linen fabric.
What will the special activity be in 2010? Come and see us
at the Fair.
Sept. 25 - 10am to 5pm, Saturday, Boundary Artisan Studio Tour - no admission charge, open studio -- meet the artisan at
work, view the live animals that provide the natural fiber for our art.
Art sale.
TBA -- Oliver Christmas Artisan Fair at the Recreation Centre
in Oliver, B.C.
Dec. 3 & 4, 2010 -- Boundary Artisan Association Christmas Faire, Grand
Forks, B.C. at the Grand Forks Art Gallery.
Dec. 4, 2010 -- Rock Creek Christmas Craft Fair, Rock Creek Fair
Grounds, Rock Creek, B.C.
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