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Sheep Shearing Festival 2012 @ Stone Barns Center

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Pocantico Hills, NY

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Sheep Shearing Festival 2012 @ Stone Barns Center

April 28, 2012: Celebrate spring at Stone Barns Center's annual Sheep Shearing Day!

* Take a front-row seat to observe and ask questions as our farmers shear our Finn-Dorset sheep
* Watch spinners at work
* Learn to comb and card wool
* Try your hand at using a drop spindle or a mini-loom
* Enjoy felting and knitting activities
* Join our farmers and educators for tours of the farm and demonstrations like egg collecting, pig feeding and planting seedlings in the field
* Sample a variety of sheep's milk cheeses and yogurts
* Delicious lunch options available for cash purchase from local vendors

Sheep Shearing is presented with support from Whole Foods Market.
For the safety of our farm animals, we have a strict No Dogs policy on Sheep Shearing Day. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture is a non-profit farm and education center located just 25 miles north of Manhattan in Pocantico Hills, New York. Stone Barns operates an 80-acre four-season farm and is working on broader initiatives to create a healthy and sustainable food system. Through our Growing Farmers Initiative, children's education programs, and diverse public awareness programs, we aim to improve the way America eats and farms.