Get your calendars out! I’ve consulted with Emily- our amazing shearer- and we’ve picked November 6th as the date for our fall shearing. So get your plane tickets(Charlottesville and Richmond are the closest airports), book a room and come hang out with all the Juniper Moon Farm shareholders and friends. The party will include a potluck lunch, plenty of knitting and spinning, and dyeing demos. In addition to the shearing party, we’ll be hosting our very own 5K run for the first time; details to come soonest.
If you can’t make it to shearing and live in the vicinity of Wooster, Ohio, I’ll be giving a speech at the Paca to Product conference on November 13th. Tickets are available for the entire conference or just for the speech at the conference website. I’d love to meet you there.
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Hey, that’s my birthday! Maaaaannnnnn…
Sounds like you need to get your butt down here so we can all celebrate!
OMG and Jet Blue has $49 flights from Boston to Richmond…..what to do!!!
Book it now! I think that’s the flight Banrion got for the spring shearing.
Yay! *muppet arms*
We’ll be there! And I’ll bring my wheel if anyone wants to try.
That would be a great birthday present for Deb wouldn’t it !! The wrapping would be tricky but would definitely include the use of wool and yarn. Hmmmmmmm.
What’s the deal with shearing in the fall? I was always under the impression that was a spring time activity…
Angora goats (and some breeds of sheep) are sheared twice a year.
Is there a group rate at the hotel? ~ksp
Kelli, I’ll call them and set one up. Last year it was about the same as the AAA and military rates, if I’m not mistaken, but I’ll see what I can do.
Susan, what animals are you going to be shearing? I thought that the sheep were sheared in the spring–do you shear them twice a year or is this just for the goats?
The Paca to Product conference sounds interesting. Was it started by someone in the alpaca industry? I have two friends who are alpaca farmers and my son works at one of the farms and I plan to be making a Corriedale-alpaca blend yarn later this year, so I have been experimenting at home with what colors go best with my colored fleeces. But I’ve got to warn you–while I am happy to stick with sheep, baby alpacas are one of the cutest creatures on the planet.
We have 20 angora goats that are sheared twice a year, as well as one icelandic ewe.
I am new to the blog, having just bought a share for 2011. I wish I could be there in Nov., but have a conflict. I’ll be looking forward to the shearing reports. And wishing San Antonio weren’t so far away.
I love back to the basics homesteading. Keep up the good work….
I’m a new local shareholder and relatively new knitter & would love to come. May I get directions to the farm?