A chef-turned shepherd opens her northern Macomb County sheep farm to the public every fall. This year, the Sheep and Wool Festival is on Sept. 28-29.
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"Yvonne once worked as a chef in some of Detroit’s toniest restaurants, but her satisfaction with that life trickled away. A meeting with a charming part-time farmer at a local market set her on a different path. "Peter still jokes that I was his best client until he married me," Yvonne says with a laugh. Today, the couple tends to a flock that includes 60 Corriedale, Colored Corriedale, Jacob and Moorit sheep and to Sheep Stuff, a cottage industry that turns wool into throws, sweaters and other products.
During the festival, visitors learn about shepherding and traditional crafts, such as carding, natural wool dying, spinning and knitting. Sheep shearing, border collie demos, and workshops in beekeeping, broom making and other skills round out the offerings.
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