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FESTIVAL DATES: Oct. 17-20, 2024
(Workshops happening also Thurs and Fri before the festival, NO VENDORS OPEN Thursday or Friday, only Sat. and Sun.)
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Saturday, October 19
 

10:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Coopworth Sheep
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Coopworth Sheep and Wool
Exhibitors
NP

Nick Pouder

Owner, Mayapple Hill Farm
Mayapple Hill Farm raises grass-fed Coopworth and Coopworth-cross sheep in the northwestern hills of Connecticut. We focus on high-quality fiber and natural parasite-resistance. Our flock of 45  Coopworths have long and luxurious wool in both white and natural colors. We're delighted... Read More →

Saturday October 19, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

10:30am EDT

Breed Talk: Santa Cruz Sheep
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Come learn about the Santa Cruz Sheep
Exhibitors
PG
Saturday October 19, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

11:05am EDT

Breed Talk: WHITE DORPERS, shedding sheep
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:05am - 11:35am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
White Dorpers, shedding sheep
Exhibitors
BZ

Brent Zimmerman

Owner, Breeder, Lime Kiln Farm
Brent Zimmerman , a life long farmer, has been raising sheep and goats and making cheese in the mountains of Tuscany Italy for the past 25 years. Recently transferred to the Hudson valley where he is starting his next farming adventure www.limekilnfarm.com, where he now raises Dorper sheep. He is the author of the book Author "Get Your Goat" (2011) and travels frequently back to his farm in Italy... Read More →
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:05am - 11:35am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

11:40am EDT

Breed Talk: Versatility of Shetland Sheep and the Master Spinning Program
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:40am - 12:10pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Versatility of Shetland Sheep and the Master Spinning Program
Exhibitors
JL

Judi Lehrhaupt

Sheep Breed Display: Shetland, Ewe Can Do It Farm
Sheep Breed Display: Shetland
Saturday October 19, 2024 11:40am - 12:10pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

12:15pm EDT

Sheep Selfie Station
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Do you want to take a "selfie" with a sheep? Come on over to the breed talk tent to get up close and personal with a sheep.

Saturday October 19, 2024 12:15pm - 12:45pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent

12:50pm EDT

Breed Talk: CVM Romeldale sheep & The Livestock Conservancy
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:50pm - 1:20pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
CVM Romeldale breeders share their wisdom. The Livestock Conservancy will discuss Shave 'em to Save 'em initiatives.
Exhibitors
MM

Marie Minnich

Sheep Breed Displayr: Romeldale CVM, Marushka Farms
Sheep Breed Displayr: Romeldale CVM
Saturday October 19, 2024 12:50pm - 1:20pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

1:25pm EDT

Breed Talk: Enjoy the process of Gotland wool!
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:25pm - 1:55pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
The Multiple Uses of Gotland Fleeces.
Exhibitors
CA

Christina Ahlseen

Sheep Breed Display: American Gotland, American Gotland Sheep Society
Sheep Breed Display: American Gotland
Saturday October 19, 2024 1:25pm - 1:55pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

2:00pm EDT

Breed Talk: Herdwick Sheep
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Herdwick Sheep
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

2:30pm EDT

Breed Talk: North American Wensleydale Sheep & Fiber
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Discussion of North American Wensleydale Sheep & Fiber
Exhibitors
avatar for Jeri Robinson-Lawrence

Jeri Robinson-Lawrence

Sheep Breed Display: Wensleydale, Flying Fibers Co-Owner, Dyer, Knitter, Spinner, Teacher, Shepherd, Flying Fibers
Sheep Breed Display: Wensleydale, Flying Fibers Co-Owner, Dyer, Knitter, Spinner, Teacher, Shepherd
Saturday October 19, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

3:00pm EDT

Beginning Shepherding Q and A
Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Have you always wanted to be a shepherd or shepherdess but didn't know where to begin? Come on over to this informal Q and A where several shepherds will answer your questions and talk about their successes, failures, and dramas. All are welcome to this friendly introduction to owning your own sheep.
Exhibitors
MP

Saturday October 19, 2024 3:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks
 
Sunday, October 20
 

10:00am EDT

Breed Talk: Black Welsh Mountain Sheep - The Sheep That Can
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Talk by Irene Banning:
Black Welsh Mountain Sheep - The Sheep That Can
Participants
avatar for Irene Banning

Irene Banning

Sheep Breed Exhibitor, Speaker, Black Sheep Hill Farm
Sheep Breed Display: Black Welsh Mountain Sheep
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks, Animals

10:35am EDT

Breed Talk: Raising Valais Blacknose Sheep & Breed Specific Fiber Farming
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:35am - 11:05am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Farmer Tam, with the help of her children and community, have been cultivating a home with a heart for fiber animals of all species and breeds in a small New England town since 2001.  Their focus on breed specific fiber, by beloved flocks,  keeps Tamara and helpers busy year round.  The farm sells wool products such as yarns, felt, roving, and comforters and farm made soaps, home baked pies, fresh eggs and chicks, geese and lambs through farm markets, sheep + wool festivals and their online shop.  Tamara teaches Natural Dyeing, Baking, Soap Making and Farming/Homesteading Workshops episodically.  The farm hosts visits by appointment and workshops for learning homestead and fiber arts.  The latest development on the farm, since the purchase of foundation ewes in 2018, is the breed-up program of Valais Blacknose sheep.  Wing & A Prayer Farm is home to Vermont’s first pure blood Valais Blacknose Sheep and some of the first Valais Blacknose sheep in North America.
Exhibitors
avatar for Wing & A Prayer Farm

Wing & A Prayer Farm

Sheep Breed Display: Cormo, Valais Blacknose Vendor Building 31, Booth 21, Bldg 31, Booth 21
Sheep Breed Display: Cormo, Valais Blacknose, Shetland Vendor Building 31, Booth 21
Sunday October 20, 2024 10:35am - 11:05am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

11:00am EDT

Breed Talk: USDA Veterinary Services Talks Scrapie
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Eradication of scrapie; regulations on using imported semen and embryos
Sunday October 20, 2024 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

1:45pm EDT

Breed Talk: Leicester Longwool Sheep
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Discussion of Leicester Longwool Sheep and fiber.
Vendors
avatar for Flying Fibers

Flying Fibers

Owner, Bldg 36, Booth 19
Flying Fibers is brought to you by the mother-daughter team of Jeri Robinson-Lawrence and Irina Lawrence. Both women are passionate about providing beautiful products to crafters of any skill, as well as promoting the preservation of rare breed sheep. In addition to owning a yarn... Read More →
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

1:50pm EDT

Breed Talk: Teeswater Sheep, Fleece, Fiber & Spinning Art Yarn Demonstration
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:50pm - 2:20pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Teeswater Sheep, Fleece, Fiber & Spinning Art Yarn Demonstration
Exhibitors
CP

Cheri Parker

Owner, Breeder, Never Enough Time Farm
Sunday October 20, 2024 1:50pm - 2:20pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
  Breed Talks

2:25pm EDT

Breed Talk: Corriedale Sheep Storytelling and Children's Activity
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:25pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bldg 28A Breed Talks Tent
Exhibitors
avatar for Meegan Veeder-Shave

Meegan Veeder-Shave

Sheep Breed Display: Corriedale, Patchwork Pastures
Sheep Breed Display: Corriedale
Sunday October 20, 2024 2:25pm - 3:00pm EDT
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  Breed Talks
 
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