Schroeder Family Farms

09/20/2026

Come check us out at the Wool Gathering today!

09/19/2026

See you Saturday and Sunday!

09/09/2026

A natural wool covering placed over 200 square metres of high-altitude Alpine ice has proved as effective at slowing summer melting as conventional synthetic tarpaulins, offering a possible biodegradable alternative to plastic sheets. Initial results from the "Keep It Wool" trial on the Tsanfleuron....

09/08/2026

The pumpkins are a sure sign of fall, and we’ll be bringing these felted ones to McComb Farmers Market. We’ve also got a new batch of cat toys (felted balls) for your favorite feline. See you Saturday! McComb Farmers Market - Ohio

09/07/2026

another use for wool!

🐑 SHEEP’S WOOL COULD HELP REPAIR DAMAGED BONES

What if a material often treated as agricultural waste could help the body rebuild damaged bone?

Scientists at King’s College London extracted keratin, a structural protein found in sheep’s wool, and turned it into membranes designed to act as bone-regeneration scaffolds. The material supported healthy bone-cell growth in laboratory tests and helped stimulate new bone formation when implanted into rats with skull defects that would not normally heal on their own.

Interestingly, collagen produced more bone overall, but the keratin-based material produced bone that was more organized, structurally secure, and had better-aligned fibers, making it more closely resemble healthy natural bone. The keratin membranes also remained stable during healing and integrated with surrounding tissue.

♻️ Because wool is renewable and can be discarded as an agricultural byproduct, researchers say it could eventually provide a more sustainable material for regenerative medicine. However, the research is still at the animal-testing stage.

🤔 Could sheep’s wool-derived keratin one day become a practical way to repair damaged bones in humans?

09/05/2026

This post is for Marv, who thinks I sleep all morning…8 am: Pens are rebedded, all have fresh water. The girls are checking to see if there are any tasty bites hidden in the new straw, Rocky’s taking a nap, and Rumble still wants more nose scratches, even though I’ve already done that three times this morning. Oh, and my breakfast is almost gone. Time to get to work…

09/04/2026

Well, it has taken almost 24 hours for the boots and socks to dry out after last night’s unloading at MSF. I had to wring out my T-shirt before hanging it up to dry….YUCK! Another storm went through today, but we were safe and dry inside.

08/23/2026

Judged wool at Darke County Fair. Nothing could beat the lustre of this NC Lincoln for Champion Overall. A very nice Shetland was used for Reserve. A nice day at the fair, even if I did have to park in Timbuktu!