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Benefits
of IAGARB
Meetings:
The
best part of any organization is meeting other people with similar
interests. We hold an annual meeting, regional meetings and shearing
parties.
Shearing Parties:
Shearing
Parties are a great opportunity to Clip and Visit. Members are
invited to meet, usually at someone’s home.
At the party, owners shear their rabbits. The date of the shearing
is witnessed and certified by other members.
Registration Meetings:
Three months after the party, the local group meets
again to witness the official judging and shearing test of each
rabbit under consideration. To be registered, the rabbit must
be judged against our standard and pass a wool performance test
of at least 325 grams. IAGARB registration is based on individual
merit.
IAGARB organizes commercial milling
of our wool into yarn:
IAGARB believes
there is power in numbers. We pool our high quality German wool
into large commercial yarn runs.
Many of us are backyard producers who would
have to wait a very long time to have enough wool to send to
a mill for processing. If we work together, we can combine production
and have our fiber spun more frequently and at a lower cost than
any of us would be able to do individually.
When we cooperate, we control a system where
the mill works for us and we are able to set our prices directly
to the retail customer. That is Fair Trade for domestic producers.
Membership Also Includes:
4 newsletters per year
Access
to the IAGARB list on Yahoogroups
IAGARB Angora
Rabbit Registration
1 breeder listing on the
IAGARB website - 25 words or less
Access to
articles, forms and IAGARB copyrighted materials
1
vote per paid membership
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