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Saber fazer students: Royal'Pacas
Today, we're going to tell you a little about the story of two of our students, Patrícia and Francisco, from Royal'Pacas Family, a project where they develop various activities based on their real alpacas: visits, workshopsand even organizing shearing for alpacas, among other services. In 2021, Patrícia and Francisco came to Saber Fazer for personalized training on alpaca fiber processing, which was something they were curious about and would like to develop, since they have wonderful fiber every year.
The path of the Black Merinos from Monte dos Cedros
Today we want to talk to you about Monte dos Cedros, owned by Carlos and Marta, two young producers, both with a degree in Animal Production, who started producing Black Merina sheep in 2019 under extensive and certified organic grazing.
Flax, tow and flax waste: an explanation
Anyone who likes flax is surely familiar with the term “tow”, but possibly doesn' t know the real difference between flax and tow, or what flax waste is. Today's post explains the difference between these three types of fibers, all of which come from the same source but are different from each other.
The sexiest sheep
If I had to choose the sexiest sheep in Portugal, I'd say there's a good chance it would be the Churra Mondegueira breed, preferably a “Marialveira”. They don't bathe because they spend every day of the year grazing extensively, but their heavy fleeces with long, sometimes curly strands give them that special charm.
We should probably look at what we're wearing too
Rebeca Burgess, founder of Fibershed, in this interview;
Where do your plastic clothes end up?
There are other costs, as well. This disposable, mass production of fast fashion is amplifying one of the biggest environmental problems you’ve probably never heard of. Billions of micro fibers—small bits of plastic easily consumed by aquatic life—are being emitted into the environment from the clothes we wear.