Windridge Fiber Farm

About Our Farm...

Windridge Fiber Farm is located in the rolling hills of Southwestern Wisconsin, also known as the Driftless region, because the glaciers did not touch this area.  Our sheep graze about 80 acres of pasture and woods, accompanied by their faithful and sometimes grumpy llama Revival.  Our flock is a diverse group that is bred for their beautiful wool fiber.  We raise sheep with both white and colored wool.  They are mostly a cross of the Leicester (Border, English, and Blue Faced) breeds and Merino or Salish. These crosses give us a very useful medium crimp fleece with great luster.   Healthy sheep grow quality wool, our sheep have tested OPP negative and we are enrolled in the USDA Voluntary Scrapie Program. 

The Cotswolds…  In 2004 our son Dillon won a contest sponsored by the American Cotswold Record Association breeders.  His essay earned him a Cotswold ewe lamb.  So he is now in the sheep and wool business too.  The Cotswolds are a rare breed of long wool sheep.  They have beautiful long wool with wonderful luster.  He will be growing his flock in the future.  

We have 3 children Dillon-14, Tayler-12, and Brooke-8.  They are all involved in 4H and show our sheep at the Iowa County Fair.  In September they  look forward to showing the wool fleeces from their sheep at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival.  Earlier this year they had the chance to take their Cotswold fleeces to Colorado to the Wool Market at Estes Park. 

We love to teach others about sheep and wool.  We annually offer farm tours to our local school in addition to visiting classrooms with baby lambs and spinning wheel.  If you would like to visit our farm please contact us to set up an appointment.

We look forward to sharing our sheep and their beautiful wool fiber with you!