Whitney Farmstead December Newsletter

Painting by Malaika of Oakridge Dairy, Natick Massachusetts

Whitney Farmstead December Newsletter
Hello from Malaika and Matthew at Whitney Farmstead. We hope you all are well and looking forward to winter, as we are. Our winter begins with Felting Season and ends with Sap Season. Maple trees need a good cold and snowy winter to produce ample sap in the Spring, so in the name of Maple Syrup, please keep your fingers crossed that we have a good ol' traditional winter ahead of us. Meanwhile here are a few tidbits we have going on in December:

Homegrown Hand Sheared and Felted
Icelandic Sheep Wool Goods
- Custom Mittens and Insoles, Trivets and Coasters -
Felting season is in full swing now and this year Malaika is making mittens and insoles, in addition to trivets and coasters. We will be making Michigan trivets and coasters by special order only. They are $9 each for coasters and $14 each for trivets. Email us at whitneyfarm.mi@gmail.com to put in an order. All of our wool goods are available at Argus Farm Stop, the Ann Arbor Farmers Market, and all three upcoming events which you will read about shortly!

Whitney Farmstead and Tiani Body Care Holiday Gift Boxes

Malaika and her sister Violet, owner of Tiani Body Care (https://www.tianibodycare.com/), are working together to make holiday gift boxes. Each one has a felted wool coaster and trivet, 2 rural heritage greeting cards, and a Tiani Body Care soap, lotion, salve, and lip balm. They are $60 each and are available at Argus Farm Stop, the Ann Arbor Farmers Market and all three of the events listed below.

Upcoming happenings we will be at:

December 2nd and 3rd (this weekend):
Annual Huron Valley Woodturners' Benefit/Sale at Crossroads Community Center (5501 Webster Church Rd. Dexter) on December 2nd from 10-5, and December 3rd from 10-3.
http://www.huronvalleywoodturners.org/wp-content/uploads/2017-Holiday-flyer.jpg

Sunday December 10th:
Webster Farmers Market from 12-3 at Crossroads Community Center (5501 Webster Church Rd. Dexter)
https://www.facebook.com/websterfarmersmarket/

Sunday December 17th:
Local Artisans Holiday Pop-up at the Argus Farm Stop Packard (1200 Packard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104) Sunday December 17th from 10 am-2 pm
https://www.facebook.com/argusfarmstop/

Webster Farmers Market:
We are helping to start a Webster Farmers Market which will take place
Sundays from 12-3 (except the 3rd Sunday of each month) at the Crossroads Community Center, which sits on the corner of Farrell and Webster Church Roads. The first market is December 10th! We will have a variety of veggies, herbs, meats, bake goods, artisan crafts, body care products, and a cozy, quaint, welcoming space to relax and visit with neighbors and support local farmers on a Sunday afternoon. We hope to see you there!

Thank you for taking the time to read our December Newsletter. We hope to cross paths with you soon.
Happy Holidays,
Malaika and Matthew
the farmers at Whitney Farmstead

~ stewarding the land we call home ~

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Whitney Farmstead · 3803 Farrell Rd · Dexter, Michigan 48130 · USA