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Reinvigorating Colorado's Yarn Economy
ResumeRanchers in the Midwest and the Rocky Mountains have a rich heritage of raising sheep – either for their meat or for their wool.
Colorado ranks third in the country's in wool production - even though the overall sheep herd there has been slipping for decades.
But one entrepreneur is hoping to reinvigorate the region’s wool economy.
From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Harvest Public Media’s Luke Runyon explains how.
- Harvest Public Media: A Colorado Twist On The Local Food Movement: Local Yarn
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- Luke Runyon, Harvest Public Media’s reporter based at KUNC in Northern Colorado. He tweets @LukeRunyon.
This segment aired on December 30, 2014.