The 4 winds farm in Peyrillac-et-Millac is at the agricultural show in Paris, from February 26 to March 6. On this family farm, Angora goats are raised to make sweaters, socks and even scarves.
The goats won’t be there, but the sweaters, socks and scarves will. As every year, the Mohair aux 4 vents farm in Peyrillac-et-Millac takes its entire shop to the agricultural show, Porte de Versailles in Paris, from February 26 to March 6.
Family farm
Here, we work as a family. Mathieu, the son takes care of the 120 angora goats of operation. His sister Audrey and his mother Marie-France take care of all the marketing part.
Angora goats, originally from Turkey, are known for their mohair, a fiber derived from their fleece and highly valued for its softness and resistance. They are raised and shorn on the farm, then the mohair is sent to spinning mills in Italy, before returning to France, where it is knitted into sweaters, scarves, hats. It is then sold in the small farm shop, at fairs and at a few retailers.
The only ones in the Dordogne
Mathieu and his family are the only ones in the Dordogne to raise Angora goats. Established ten years ago, they have managed to professionalize and make themselves known. They recently acquired the “Made in France” label. It takes 200 euros for a sweater, 90 euros for a scarf, or 30 euros for a pair of mittens.