Save the Date: From Ranch to Runway: An Evening with Jeanne Carver
Join the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance for a special evening with ranching, fiber arts, and conservation icon Jeanne Carver! The longtime Central Oregon resident and founder/president of Shaniko Wool Company has stewarded land in Wasco County for more than thirty years, coming into deep relationship with the landscape and lifeways of the high desert. Her work has been featured on runways, in scientific publications, on the needles of fiber artists around the world, and in the official Team USA uniforms worn at the last five Winter Olympics.
She will present on her tireless work to support the ecology of the Deschutes Basin through her dedication to land and craft. Don't miss this chance to meet Jeanne, get up close to the official Team USA outfits, and experience the generations long story of ranching in Central Oregon.
About Jeanne Carver
Jeanne is at the forefront of an economic and rural revival, helping rebuild the importance of traditional skills, connections to the origins of food and fiber, and strengthening local, regional and domestic supply chain partners. Jeanne believes the most important story she has shared is how well-managed herds of grazing animals on their ranch have revitalized grasses and contributed to healing streams and the restoration of traditional salmon runs in the Deschutes watershed. Since 2014, Jeanne has been the source and voice of American wool for Ralph Lauren’s Made in America Winter Olympic uniform program.