Mark your calendars for our Annual Shearing Day event. This is your chance to see sheep shearing on a working farm! It's an open house type event--come anytime between 9 and 3 and leave whenever you want. You will want to plan an hour or two to see it all. We are located at 13275 Blair Street, Holland, Michigan, 49424.
Many of our friends and family help us to put on this event. We need help parking and greeting people, herding sheep, skirting wool (you'll find out what that means when you come), answering questions, and demonstrating what can be done with wool. We are so grateful for our team--many of whom have helped us out for years.
Make sure you dress warmly and in old clothing. If it's a warmer day, there will be mud--boots are a good idea. You will smell like a sheep barn when you leave--but it's worth it!
Even though this is a free event, we ask that you consider donating toward the work of the Critter Barn in Zeeland. Miss Mary will be at our event to help answer questions, and we love the work that the Critter Barn does to educate families about farming. We will also have wool products and other farm-fresh goods for sale, including our organic beans, corn meal and grits/polenta. Buying from local farms keeps the money local and helps farmers stay in business. This is our one big on-farm event of the year!
Feel free to spread the word. There is an easily-shareable Facebook event here.
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