Fertile Ground USA...Celebrating the people behind the plow

You couldn't miss Jeanne Carver of Imperial Stock Ranch at the SARE conference. Pulling her cart through the hotel hallways, she was always surrounded by folks, showing off her beautiful garments made from the yarn and lambskins that originate from her and her husband Dan's 30,000-acre Central Oregon ranch. As markets for lamb and wool declined in the late '90s, the Carvers wanted to secure their 140-year sheep raising heritage and decided to launch their own product line. Working with a handful of local artisans, they have available knitted hats and scarves, their Shepherdess felted purse and even wooly chaps. Don't be sheepish. Check 'em out.