A connection to the earth, a presence in the community.
Fat Toaster Farm is located on the orchard ridge of Kent City, Michigan, just one mile north of the tiny village of Casnovia and only 25 minutes north of Grand Rapids. After farming for over eight years in Rockford, Michigan, we moved to a more spacious home and property in January of 2018. We’re committed to doing all we can to grow and raise ethical food for our table, alongside sharing fiber arts, animal husbandry, meals, social justice, and opportunities for education with our community. Here is how you can support us in that effort:
- Offer your help to organize or participate in a volunteer work day at the farm. Between the recent move and the challenge of raising a tiny human, it is difficult for us to find time to do some of the routine tasks on our own. Would you be willing to help organize some friends and plan a barn clean out? Maybe you could help us sort out the tools in the poll barn that are still packed from the move? We can often provide food, libation, and some post-work fun (like a bonfire)! We have enough work to keep a group busy for several days. Please Contact Zach today to offer your help in organizing.
- Check out our eclectic fiber arts items and make purchases that support our farm. We have hand-spun and machine-spun yarn, wool roving, a HUGE selection of supple tanned sheep pelts, and even fun items for beginners, such as the handspinning starter kit featured below! If you don’t see what you’re looking for on our Etsy Shop, feel free to contact us to find out what new stock we might have!
Try your hand at making your own yarn with this handspinning starter kit!
Includes an 8oz. ball of wool roving* and one handmade wooden drop spindle. This is the perfect package for you or that crafty person in your life who wants to try making their own yarn at a very reasonable price! Drop spindle spinning is an ancient and easy process to master (click here for a YouTube video that demonstrates). Get yours today! Per kit $40/each – Call/Email us for local purchase or click here to visit our Etsy store and order yours today!
*Jacob Sheep wool roving is available in an assortment of colors (black, white, grey, swirl, etc.). You can choose from any in-stock roving!
