Calendar of Events

	Find us at the Market.
	Find us at the farm.

2010 Season:
Open May 1 to October 17
Tues to Saturday 10am to 5pm

Download our brochure for more information about visiting our farm and a map.

Visit our Farm
A joyful communion of ethical husbandry and fiber artistry. Walk through natural dye gardens where eco-friendly, plant based, colours grow. Meet the contented angora goats, coloured sheep, llamas, and angora rabbits, that provide the fiber, which is the basis of our “wearable, huggable art” and art yarns. Linen culture demonstration garden. Natural Dye Demonstrations. Handcrafted fiber art tools created from local wood. Guided farm tours include demonstrations of traditional fiber processing. Basket willow, available in season.

A joyous way to spend a few hours or a few days.
Enhance your visit with a private custom workshop.

Workshops at the farm
Plan an uncommon learning adventure as part of your visit to Joybilee Farm. Family groups are welcome, as well as adult learners. We fit with your schedule. We plan the workshop according to the ages and experience of the participants so go ahead and call us with your ideas.

Plan a weekend and enjoy relaxed accommodation at the Riverbend B&B in Grand Forks at a special rate.

Located on Hwy. 3, 10 minutes East of Greenwood, and 20 minutes West of Grand Forks. Open May 1 to October 17, Tues. to Sat. 10am to 4pm, or by appointment year round. Admission is free. Guided farm tours -- $5 per person (takes 1 to 2 hours with hands on fiber fun! All ages welcome.).

June - Labour Day, 2010 -- Find Joybilee Farm at the Farmer's Markets in Grand Forks (Tues. and Fri.) with farm fresh goat's milk soaps and shampoo bars, naturally dyed yarns, handspun, one of a kind wearable, huggable art, and naturally dyed, eco-traxtm scarves.

Come for the weekend and enjoy special rates at Riverbend B&B
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Special Events for 2010

July 17 - 10am to 5pm, Fri. and Saturday. Boundary Artisan Studio Tour - no admission charge, open studio -- meet the artisan at work, view the live animals that provide the natural fiber for our art.
Art sale.

Accommodation available at special rates:

Sat. July 24, 2010 1pm to 4pm Natural Indigo Dye Demonstration

at Joybilee Farm. In conjunction with the Boundary Spinner and Weaver Guild, Joybilee Farm will host an indigo dye demonstration. Come to Joybilee Farm on Saturday and see hand woven shibori textiles dip dyed in a natural indigo fermentation vat. Learn about woad and indigo and witness the magic of the natural indigo vat. Take home seed to grow your own blues.

Rumplestiltskin Guild at an indigo dye workshop

ART Sale of indigo dyed scarves and shawls, indigo dyed ikat yarns and natural dye kits. Materials for dyeing available for a small fee. No admission charge and farm tours available for a small fee.

Accommodation available at special rates:

August 7, 2010 10 am to 5pm -- "Linen Festival"

What do Egyptian mummies, Viking sails, M'Lady's corset, linseed oil, flax bread and linen towels have in common? Come to the Linen Festival at Joybilee Farm and find out. This will be a fun and educational day in partnership with the Boundary Spinner and Weaver Guild. Our fiber flax field will be harvested. Every step from field to finished cloth will be explained and you can participate in breaking flax and hackling it ready for spinning.
Linen ready to break.

Spin some linen and even try your hand at weaving. Linen was an important crop in the Boundary area as recently as the 1950s. Several locally grown, hand spun and hand woven linen textiles are on loan to Joybilee Farm, for your enjoyment, as part of this exceptional event. Artisan Market with linen clothing designers. ART sale and artisan studio open.

$7 admission for the day (family rate: $25), The whole family is welcome.

Download the 2009 festival brochure. The 2010 brochure is in progress but last year's will give you a good idea of what the festival is all about.

Accommodation available at special rates:

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September 18 & 19, 2010 Rock Creek and Boundary Fair, Joybilee Farm will be near the sheep barn with live fiber friends, spinning wheel demonstrations, weaving and wearable art.

TBA -- Oliver Christmas Artisan Fair at the Recreation Centre in Oliver, B.C.

Dec. 3 & 4, 2010 -- Boundary Artisan Association Christmas Faire, Grand Forks, B.C. at the Grand Forks Art Gallery.

Dec. 4, 2010 -- Rock Creek Christmas Craft Fair, Rock Creek Fair Grounds, Rock Creek, B.C.