Background Research and Resources

The Wool Industry

Hunter, Anna. The True Cost of Wool: A Vision for Revitalizing the Canadian Wool Industry

Parkes, Clara. Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool

Miller, Michelle. Is there hope for a wool market in U.S. agriculture? April 1, 2025. www.agdaily.com

Witte, Rachel. Soft, Renewable, and Climate Beneficial™: Why U.S. Wool Deserves a Comeback. June 3, 2025. Fibershed.org.

Shepherds and Their Stories

Hunter, Anna. Sheep, Shepherd & Land: Stories of Sheep Farmers Reinvigorating Canadian Wool

Whybrow, Helen. The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd’s Life

Sheep, Wool, and Fiber

Robson, Deborah and Carol Ekarius. 2011. The Fleece and Fiber Sourcebook. Storey Publishing.

Simmons, Paula and Carol Ekarius. 2019. Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th edition. Storey Publishing.

Theory and Methods

Berry, Wendell. 1977. The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture. Counterpoint Press.

Carrier, James G. 2021. Economic Anthropology. Agenda Publishing.

Wilson, Shawn. 2008. Research is Ceremony: Indigenous Research Methods. Fernwood Publishing.