Networking!

Yesterday was a suddenly bunny-rific day! An upcoming show was discovered, some angora clubs were researched, and a new contact was found.

I discovered that there is a NARBC show coming up in April that is nearby where I live! I'm hoping we can make the trek to the show and learn as much as possible, especially about the fiber show, where we could submit fiber entries to be judged. We don't really have interest in showing the rabbits, so a fiber show would be a great outlet for us to get our names out in the rabbiting world. This year we intend to just check it out and see what we can learn from the exhibitors and booths. What a great opportunity to network!

Also, I researched the clubs that are sponsoring the NARBC show. I've known for awhile that we should really be joining professional rabbit associations if we want to get our names out there, and ARBA, NARBC, MAAC, and UMAC are associations on my list of clubs to check out. Unfortunately, after doing a little research yesterday I discovered that some of the websites are very outdated and don't have much useful information. They must still be in existence since they are involved in the show coming up, but there is no updated information on how to become and member and what events they are hosting. One more reminder to myself that I need to keep this blog up to date so you all know what is going on at SFF!

Finally, we got an interesting call last night. A co-worker discovered that we are raising angora rabbits and shared that she, too, raises angoras! A long chat ensued about what breed we raise (she raises Giants, while we have English), how we harvest the fleece (she shears, we pluck), what we feed, where we house them, and all sorts of other things. It was a really interesting conversation, and I hope that we can get together and build a closer relationship in the coming months. It would be great to have an experienced rabbitry so close to us that is willing to help us out with any questions we come across.

Yay for networking! I really hope that we can continue to be in touch with the co-worker, and hopefully the next time I write in here I will have more details about the show coming up. I'm thinking a road trip is in order!