[Ag-eq] Blind Gardener Discussion List

[Claudia J Combs-Wise]

I know a very gifted 12-year-old girl in NJ who would love to do something 
like this.  She home schools and is interested in crafts.  Are sighted 
people welcomed to join?
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From: "Laurie Porter" <freespirit1 at tds.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Blind Gardener Discussion List


> There are many people on this list who have discussed wanting to learn to 
> spin wool.  So read the following information and if you want to, we'd 
> love for you to subscribe. We do have sighted people on the list.
>
> NFB has a new division for blind crafterscalled the. NFB Krafter's Korner. 
> Please note both
> Krafter's and Korner are spelled with aK from our founder Joyce Kane. We 
> discuss all kinds of crafts, talk about accessible books and recordings 
> and teach
> a variety of fre classes  using email and a phone conferencecalling 
> service. It's very cool. It's blind people teaching other blind people 
> over the phone
> . If you take the classes, you get a free recording of the class along 
> with the documentation so you can practice on your own. The teachers are 
> also available
> to assist you in person. We are very dedicated and enjoy sharing our 
> crafts.
>
> We have already had classes in beginner knitting, beginner bead jewlery, 
> making hole made soap, oragami and last week we learned how to make 
> rosaries with
> beads and wire.  We have many classes coming up that you might want to 
> register for. They are free to all who join the division after February 1 
> 2009.
> You can get information about where to send your dues on the list or check 
> out our blog at _http://krafterskorner.blogspot.com/_ 
> (http://krafterskorner.blogspot.com/)
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> From: <wawanuky at runbox.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Blind Gardener Discussion List
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>> Hi everyone,
>>  Somehow I got on this list. I am not blind but was seeking
>> out blind people to help teach how to spin.
>> I am an alpaca farmer in NC and spin their beautiful fleece
>> by hand, the old fashioned way . I realized that this would be a
>> wonderful skill that blind people could easily develope as it is
>> almost 100% by feel.
>>  I called a few organizations locally (I'm s. of Charlotte)
>> however got no response. So there I am...
>> If anyone would like to take me up on this, I'll be available
>> but I live in Monroe, NC>
>>  best regards,
>> Val
>> Happy Hills Alpaca Farm
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I used to be a frequent poster on this list.  I think I'm still a
>>> member.  It is full of gardeners of all skill levels.  Richard, the
>>> group owner keeps a list of accessible gardening web sites.  That
>>> list, and the list of USDA climate zones gets emailed to everyone on
>>> the First of each month.
>>>
>>> See ya online,
>>> Fred
>>>
>>> Blind Gardeners, is a group for blind and visually impaired people
>>> who are interested in gardening. Discussion topics include, gardening
>>> in general, problems unique to blind and visually impaired gardeners,
>>> the availability, quality, and speech accessibility of gardening
>>> CD's, gardening books in other formats, and what to do with the
>>> produce of the garden. This group is family friendly, so no profanity
>>> please.
>>>
>>>
>>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blind-gardener/
>>>
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