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Who We Are
Bellwether Farm Camp, Retreat, and Education Center offers a model of sustainable living that promotes physical and spiritual wellness, fidelity to the environment, and social justice.
Programming
Nestled into the curves of the Vermillion River, Bellwether Farm is a camp, retreat, and education center dedicated to exposing the wider community to the creation that sustains all of life. As a working farm, its life focuses on four primary activities.
Facilities & Grounds
Bellwether Farm is a unique and affordable option for your next gathering. The center offers brand new facilities featuring a green technology, renewable energy, and water reclamation systems.
Get Involved
Find ways to get involved with Bellwether Farm including volunteer opportunities and ways to give.
Have you ever wondered how a sheep's fleece becomes yarn? Join us at Wool School to find out! Over the course of a weekend, expert craftspeople will teach you each step in the process: skirting, washing, teasing, carding, dyeing, spinning, and needle felting. Plus, meet our sheep on the farm and explore how sustainable fiber production contributes to a healthy ecosystem. Come with curiosity and leave with new skills, new friends, and new hobbies!
This is a retreat that offers programming, lodging, and meals.
$295.00/per person
Friday July 10th
3:00 pm Arrive & Get Settled
4:00 pm Welcome and Introductions
4:30 pm Farm Tour, Meet the Sheep, Chat about Shearing
5:30 pm Skirting
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Shearing & Skirting Recap, Wool as a Sustainable Fiber, Screening of Fabric of the Land.
8:00 pm Felting Art Project Time
Saturday July 11th
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Washing Wool
10:00 am Session #1 (Education, Demonstrations etc)
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Rest Time
2:00 pm Session #2 (Additional Time for Education, Demonstrations, Carding Wool, Dying Wool etc.)
3:00 pm Felting Art Project Time
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Rotating Time (Stations set up to explore and continue hands on experiences and education)
7:45 pm Community Time and Film Screening of Sheep, Actually
Sunday July 11th
9:00 am Optional Time on the Farm with Co-Farm Managers
10:00 am Brunch
11:00 am Closing Session and Debriefs
Friday, July 10 - Sunday, July 12, 2026
3:00pm - 11:00am
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Bellwether Farm is a model of green technology featuring passive buildings, renewable energy, and more. It is a vehicle through which we can teach the wider community about fidelity to the environment, nutrition, physical and spiritual wellness, local food sourcing, food justice, and sustainable living.
Volunteer
Volunteer around Bellwether Farm. Opportunities are posted as they become available.