I attended Advanced Shearing School with Australian shearing guru Mike Pora from January 28-30, 2019 in Newell, SD, and thought other shearers might benefit from some of what I learned. I took this class for a few reasons. … READ MORE about The Phenomenal Pora, or Some of What I Learned at Advanced Shearing School
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Didn’t Used To Happen
Once in a while, an apparently unremarkable thing gives me pause and I think, “That didn’t used to happen.” In May, for example, I sheared some sheep that I shear every year. At the end of the job, the owner … READ MORE about Didn’t Used To Happen
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My Book is Available for Preorder
That's a sentence I never expected to type. A couple of years ago, I started organizing notes, journal entries, and voice notes recorded during long hours of driving into a book, and the supportive, lovely … READ MORE about My Book is Available for Preorder
About Stephany Wilkes
Stephany Wilkes is the author of Raw Material: Working Wool in the West. She is also a sheep shearer certified by the University of California Agricultural and Natural Extension Center, a wool classer certified by the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), and the President of the Northern California Fibershed Cooperative.
Stephany Wilkes resides in San Francisco where she serves surrounding agricultural regions.
SHEEP SHEARING, WOOL & RANCH SERVICES
I provide a range of services throughout the Bay Area and northern California including tiny flock shearing, wool processing, ranch hand assistance such as lambing as well as other livestock needs.
I work year round and in all kinds of weather. Please visit my services page and contact me with inquiries.