FARM TOURS & FIBER ARTS ACROSS SEVEN FARMS IN DUTCHESS COUNTY Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Tours to be held Saturday, May 9 Dutchess County, NY — The Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Growers Association invites the community to experience the Hudson Valley region’s rich agricultural heritage during its annual spring Sheep & Wool Growers Farm Tours on Saturday, May 9, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

This self-guided tour at seven farms across Dutchess County, offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore local farms, meet farmers, and learn about raising sheep and fiber production. Each participating farm will showcase a variety of activities and demonstrations, including:● Fiber arts such as spinning, weaving, and felting● Guided and self-guided barn tours and opportunities to meet sheep and other livestock● Educational displays and demos on wool processing and sustainable farming practicesVisitors will also have the chance to purchase a wide range of farm-produced goods, including yarn, wool products, handmade crafts, and other locally produced items. As part of the event, visitors who sign in will be entered into a special raffle featuring a prize basket filled with farm-produced items from each of the participating farms—offering a unique collection of local products.The Sheep & Wool Growers Farm Tours provide a fun and educational outing for all ages, connecting the community with local agriculture and supporting small farms throughout Dutchess county.Additional event details, including participating farm locations, are listed below and can be found on individual farm websites.

Anchorage Farm - 8 Mynderse St, Saugerties NY - At Anchorage Farm you can meet registeredRomney Sheep, pet lambs, feel - and purchase if you like - yarn and raw wool. Please park onMynderse Street and walk into the farm. Visitors in need of special accommodations ortransportation assistance, please contact us. Contact Rhonda Jaacks, 845-217-1974, anchorageromneys@gmail.com, AnchorageRomneys.com.

Clover Brooke Farm - 175 Ruskey Ln, Hyde Park, NY - Clover Brooke Farm will be offeringmini-farm tours, demonstrations showcasing wet and needle felting techniques using natural fiber. Visitors can shop at our farm store featuring locally milled yarn, handcrafted fiber goodsand handmade small batch Wellness products include moisturizing soaps, loofahs, lotion barsand body lotion made at the farm.* PleasantLand Farm will have a booth at Clover Brooke Farm-selling-Farm Fresh- NYS Produced/Grown-Jellies, Hot Sauces, Honey & Syrups. Candles,Gardeners Hand Balm and Vegetable Seedlings: Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant and Squash.Contact Andrea Parent-Tibbetts, cloverbrookefarm@gmail.com, cloverbrookefarm.com, social:@cloverbrookfarmhydeparkny

Nobletown Fiber Works - 9221 St. Rt. 22, Hillsdale, NY (look for the blue sign) - Nobletown staff will guide visitors through the mill, sharing insights into our process. A limited collection of yarns—made on site from locally sourced wool, mohair, and alpaca—will be available for purchase. Visitors should park in front of white buildings or in back and in front of the new barn under construction. Please do not park in front of house. Lewis Cleale, (646) 285-4207,nobletownfiberworks.com, social media: @nobletownfiberworks.

Patchwork Pastures - 475 N Quaker Lane, Hyde Park, NY - Contact Meegan Veeder-Shave, patchworkpastures475@gmail.com.

Point of View Farm - 41 Ludlow Woods Rd, Standfordville, NY - Enjoy fresh lamb sliders prepared by the DC Sheep & Wool Growers Lamb Cart and pure, non-superwash and noncarbonized Merino wool products in 6 weights with 115 color ways, some packed into handy kits with instructions from Morehouse Farm in Milan, NY. DCfinnsheep.net

Springhill Farm - 379 Slate Quarry Rd, Rhinebeck NY - Contact Monique Martin,springhillfarm.org.

Stony Kill Farm and Environmental Center - 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappinger Falls, NY - At StonyKill Farm, members of Stony Kill Foundation and the Stony Ground 4-H Club will offer guidedtours of the historic barn and its flock of heritage Tunis sheep. Visitors can also enjoy fiber artdemonstrations, including natural dyeing, felting, and fiber processing. Join the skirtathon(fleece skirting) and help raise funds for the farm. Featured items for sale will include skeins ofTunis yarn, sheep tallow balm, spring seedlings and various farm-produced products. ContactStacey Lynch Adnams, foundation@stonykill.org, 845-831-3800, stonykill.org, social media:@stonykillfoundation.

###For more information about the Dutchess County Sheep & Wool Growers Association as well asprograms and events offered, contact Mary Stephens at mjstep@optonline.net or visitdcswga.org.

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