Because all round good egg Nick Offerman has sponsored a place for someone The Nick Offerman Grazing School Scholarship He’d like to help someone take a step up in the farming game - and might even be able to help a little with transport/accommodation

British Wool has announced an investment in a firm specialising in bio degradable tree shelters, hedging and vole guards made from local, British wool farminguk.com/news/british-w…

Timpson’s are well-known for employing ex-offenders to help them back into work. They pay their tax. They value their staff. And then there’s this. CEO James Timpson (who’s also Chair of the Prison Reform Trust) is the new Prisons Minister. Great appointment

A very special day celebrating The Flow Country 's successful #worldheritagesite bid. HM The King unveiled the plaque, using a blanket made with our wool, grown by NCC hill sheep, which graze on The Flow Country and made by the amazing Maria Benjamin . Great seeing so many folk.

No one ever deserved to win a thing more! I’m lucky to call this amazing woman my friend. She’s turns our (and lots of other farmer’s) wool in to tweed, makes soap, etc etc. Takes huge risks and invests to make Cumbria better. Check out her brilliant products Maria Benjamin

So after four years of hard work, we will soon have all thirteen valley tweeds available on our website. Thanks had to go to all our farmer suppliers and the business who have worked with us on producing these Products – Lake District Tweed lakedistricttweed.com/collections/all

Coniston throw made using wool from farms in the valley. The design is inspired by the green of Coniston slate and colour and structure of the copper mines. The soap is made using our Jersey milk and fragrance is Bog Myrtle and Heather, abundant on the fells.

I’m one of the many thousands of people waiting to get hold of my copy ❤️

Dead excited to be heading up to the Lake District with Daniel Zeichner to meet David Exwood and NFU uplands farming leaders and visit James Robinson, James Rebanks, Ullswater Catchment Management CIC, Dodgson Wood, Maria Benjamin, the Beaumonts and others :)

On Sunday Grasmere Sports we will be running a Fellgather Roadshow all about local sheep, shepherding and nature friendly farming. Come along and listen to LakesFarming FarmerNetwork National Trust in the North Foundation for Common Land Maria Benjamin

Earlier today myself and Maria Benjamin had the pleasure to meet up with the DEFRA team to discuss farming issues and the success of the Farming in Protected Landscapes programme Janet Hughes Daniel Zeichner Sue Hayman Lake District RBST Nature Friendly Farming Network

Admired Joyce Campbell for a long time and when she posted about what to do with her wool, one thing led to another and I ended up having tweed and throws made with her wool. So much of what we wear and have in our homes is anonymous. I like this connection to people and place.

We have a great panel of experts, designers and growers to discuss "Growing Fibres of the Future: Building value for flax, hemp and wool." Including Maria Benjamin from Dodgson Wood. Have you got your ticket? Sat 7th Sept, The Sheddings, Glenarm, #Northern Ireland

Bringing some beauty & warmth of Lake District Tweed to your timeline! 🐑 Dodgson Wood Maria Benjamin #LakeDistrict 🌿 Also that view of #Wastwater!

So excited to have the Eskdale throws back from the weavers, the design is based on the turn table on the La’l Ratty and the colour on the distinctive eskdale granite. Three farms in the valley provided the wool #lakedistricttweed Lake District LakesFarming British Wool Farm

Across the UK and Ireland, there is a growing demand for natural fibres to replace synthetic fibres in textiles and to replace carbon fibre and fibreglass in composites. Maria Benjamin Maria Benjamin Dodgson Wood will be discussing ✨Growing Fibres of the Future: Building value

Here’s a link to a new website I’ve been working on to help and encourage designers and makers to work with British wool. It would have been really useful to me when I started out so hope it helps. greatbritishwoolrevival.co.uk

A very nice write up about our Lake District Tweed business. businesscrack.co.uk/2024/09/06/thr…