Shearing: Watch up close as our farmer hand shears one of our sheep. A volunteer from your group can help by turning the crank of a set of circa 1900 "automatic" shears. Everyone will be given a piece of raw wool from the sheep being sheared to feel the texture and natural lanolin.

Sheep Care: Learn about the care of our sheep as you pet the lambs, help brush the ewes, and visit the flock in the sheep yard. Help process wool using our hand cranked carding machine to prepare it for spinning. Learn about the many uses for wool products on a 1900 family farm.

Spinning and Weaving: See our spinner make yarn using a spinning wheel, and learn about the tools and techniques of spinning. Everyone will be given clean wool to try their own hand at finger spinning while our spinner explains how the yarn is dyed and woven into cloth. Learn about the properties of wool and see finished woven or knitted products.

Lamb Feed Mixing: Help a farmer mix a supply of lamb feed. Identify whole grains grown on the Farm-- wheat and field corn; then, use hand cranked machines to process them into feed for our new lambs. Learn how the farmer feeds the flock to increase production of meat, wool and lambs.

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