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You’re invited to a Fibre Farm Tour and Potluck at Long Way Homestead and Ferme Fiola Farm in Ste-Geneviève, Manitoba! Join us to learn about textile production on the prairies from two sheep farmers, Anna and Christel.
Just a short walk from one another, Long Way Homestead and Ferme Fiola Farm both raise sheep and collaborate on many projects together. Long Way has a wool mill and dye studio while Ferme Fiola has a felting studio.
Anna and Christel are sheep farmers and wool producers who bring a wealth of knowledge to their work, and are now experts in the textile industry beginning with production. They have written, photographed, and produced books together that educate about sheep and wool, and they are both involved in the Pembina Fibreshed and Manitoba Fiber Festival (very much worth checking out). They have delved into the world of wool in a very appropriate climate!
We will start the day at Long Way Homestead to visit the sheep, the natural dye studio, the dye plant gardens, and the wool mill. Then, we’ll drive down the road to Ferme Fiola Farm to visit their sheep, the hay fields, and the felting studio.
Join us to see what thriving textile farming and production looks like in Manitoba from two collaborative and enthusiastic farms. And as a bonus, they will both have their farm stores open with beautiful wool, hide, plant dying, yarn products and more!
REGISTER: Please RSVP on Eventbrite to help us plan the event.
WHEN: July 28, 2026 | 1pm – 6:30pm
LOCATION: Treaty 1 Territory | Ste-Geneviève, MB
Long Way Homestead: 51077 Municipal Rd 41e (coordinates: 49.758985, -96.524810)
Ferme Fiola Farm: 50178 Saltel St (coordinates:49.749123, -96.525299)
DIRECTIONS/PARKING: Please park near the other cars inside the yards at each of the farms. Overflow parking will be along the gravel road near the lanes of the farm. If you see cars parked on the road, please follow in line. Thanks!
Schedule
1:00 - 1:30 pm Intro Circle at Long Way Homestead
1:30 - 3:15 pm Tour of Long Way Homestead (sheep, dye studio, gardens, and wool mill)
3:15 pm Drive to Ferme Fiola Farm (5-minute drive)
3:30 - 5:00 pm Tour of Ferme Fiola Farm (sheep, felting studio, and pastures)
5:15 - 6:30 pm Potluck at Ferme Fiola Farm
BRING:
Clothing for the weather, including sturdy shoes for pasture walk
A potluck item to share with a serving utensil (please include a little card with ingredients for folks with food sensitivities). Bring something that can be served “as is” and does not need warming up or prep.
Your own plate, cutlery, and cup
A lawn chair or picnic blanket (optional)
For restroom facilities, there will be an outhouse at Long Way Homestead and a portable toilet at Ferme Fiola Farm.
ACCESSIBILITY: The farms have limited accessibility, grass and gravel paths into the fields, and a small step into the mill and washrooms are not wheelchair accessible. If you have any accessibility needs, please get in touch with us at saray@youngagrarians.org.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This event is free and open to everyone! Supervised children are welcome
Please leave furry friends at home
Please stay home if you have cold or flu symptoms
Please do not bring alcohol to this event
Please wash your shoes before visiting the farm, especially if you work on or have visited a farm recently