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SUMMARY:Dutchess County Wool Growers-Spring Farm Tour
DESCRIPTION:FARM TOURS & FIBER ARTS ACROSS SEVEN FARMS IN DUTCHESS COUNTY\nDutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Tours to be held Saturday, May 9\nDutchess County, NY — The Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association invites the\ncommunity to experience the Hudson Valley region’s rich agricultural heritage during its annual\nspring Sheep & Wool Growers Farm Tours on Saturday, May 9, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.\nThis self-guided tour at seven farms across Dutchess County, offers visitors a unique\nopportunity to explore local farms, meet farmers, and learn about raising sheep and fiber\nproduction.\nEach participating farm will showcase a variety of activities and demonstrations, including:\n● Fiber arts such as spinning, weaving, and felting\n● Guided and self-guided barn tours and opportunities to meet sheep and other livestock\n● Educational displays and demos on wool processing and sustainable farming practices\nVisitors will also have the chance to purchase a wide range of farm-produced goods, including\nyarn, wool products, handmade crafts, and other locally produced items. As part of the event,\nvisitors who sign in will be entered into a special raffle featuring a prize basket filled with\nfarm-produced items from each of the participating farms—offering a unique collection of local\nproducts.\nThe Sheep & Wool Growers Farm Tours provide a fun and educational outing for all ages,\nconnecting the community with local agriculture and supporting small farms throughout\nDutchess county.\nAdditional event details, including participating farm locations, are listed below and can be\nfound on individual farm websites.\nAnchorage Farm – 8 Mynderse St, Saugerties NY – At Anchorage Farm you can meet registered\nRomney Sheep, pet lambs, feel – and purchase if you like – yarn and raw wool. Please park on\nMynderse Street and walk into the farm. Visitors in need of special accommodations or\ntransportation assistance, please contact us. Contact Rhonda Jaacks, 845-217-1974,\nanchorageromneys@gmail.com, AnchorageRomneys.com.\nClover Brooke Farm – 175 Ruskey Ln, Hyde Park, NY – Clover Brooke Farm will be offering\nmini-farm tours, demonstrations showcasing wet and needle felting techniques using natural\nfiber. Visitors can shop at our farm store featuring locally milled yarn, handcrafted fiber goods\nand handmade small batch Wellness products include moisturizing soaps, loofahs, lotion bars\nand body lotion made at the farm. Pleasant Land Farm will have a booth at Clover Brooke Farm\n-selling-Farm Fresh- NYS Produced/Grown-Jellies, Hot Sauces, Honey & Syrups. Candles,\nGardeners Hand Balm and Vegetable Seedlings: Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant and Squash.\nContact Andrea Parent-Tibbetts, cloverbrookefarm@gmail.com, cloverbrookefarm.com, social:\n@cloverbrookfarmhydeparkny\nNobletown Fiber Works – 9221 St. Rt. 22, Hillsdale, NY (look for the blue sign) – Nobletown staff\nwill guide visitors through the mill, sharing insights into our process. A limited collection of\nyarns—made on site from locally sourced wool, mohair, and alpaca—will be available for\npurchase. Visitors should park in front of white buildings or in back and in front of the new barn\nunder construction. Please do not park in front of house. Lewis Cleale, (646) 285-4207,\nnobletownfiberworks.com, social media: @nobletownfiberworks.\nPatchwork Pastures – 475 N Quaker Lane, Hyde Park, NY – Contact Meegan Veeder-Shave,\npatchworkpastures475@gmail.com.\nPoint of View Farm – 41 Ludlow Woods Rd, Standfordville, NY – Enjoy fresh lamb sliders\nprepared by the DC Sheep & Wool Growers Lamb Cart and pure, non-superwash and non\ncarbonized Merino wool products in 6 weights with 115 colorways, some packed into handy kits\nwith instructions from Morehouse Farm in Milan, NY. DCfinnsheep.net\nSpringhill Farm – 379 Slate Quarry Rd, Rhinebeck NY – Contact Monique Martin,\nspringhillfarm.org.\nStony Kill Farm and Environmental Center – 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappinger Falls, NY – At Stony\nKill Farm, members of Stony Kill Foundation and the Stony Ground 4-H Club will offer guided\ntours of the historic barn and its flock of heritage Tunis sheep. Visitors can also enjoy fiber art\ndemonstrations, including natural dyeing, felting, and fiber processing. Join the skirtathon\n(fleece skirting) and help raise funds for the farm. Featured items for sale will include skeins of\nTunis yarn, sheep tallow balm, spring seedlings and various farm-produced products. Contact\nStacey Lynch Adnams, foundation@stonykill.org, 845-831-3800, stonykill.org, social media:\n@stonykillfoundation.\n###\nFor more information about the Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Growers Association as well as\nprograms and events offered, contact Mary Stephens at mjstep@optonline.net or visit\ndcswga.org.\n\n
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