New York's
Washington County
Farm & Fiber Tour
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18th Annual Tour - April 24 & 25, 2010 FREE! |
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Visit Washington County Fiber Farms this Spring |
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Parkland Alpaca
Farm
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website>>> From the intersection of NY Routes 149 and 22 in Granville (traffic light), go west on Rte 149 0.2 mi. Farm is on right. See on map >>> At Parkland Alpaca Farm, we offer award-winning alpaca breeding stock as well as some beautiful fiber animals. Come and meet our herd. Visit our farm store - featuring alpaca yarns, alpaca products, and raw fiber for the hand spinner. We look forward to spending some time with you this weekend.
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AREA Cria-tions Alpaca Farm,
LLC Visit
website>>> From Hudson Falls, go east on NY Rte 196,
right on Shine Hill Rd, and left on North Rd. We would love to have you stop in to visit with the alpacas, browse the store or just to say hello! We welcome visitors year round. We have some outrageous homegrown alpaca yarn/fleece as well as USA made products and Peruvian imported products. In addition to fiber, our friends from Fiddlehead Creek will be at our farm selling their native NYS plants and maple products.
Both days
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the community baa
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website>>>
From Fort
Edward, go east on NY Rte 197, left on County Rte 44, left on NY Rte 40,
and go north 0.3 mi. Farm is on right. On our farm you will find a beautiful menagerie of friends including Romney sheep, Nubian milking goat, alpacas, Flemish giant rabbits, and Bernese Mountain dogs. We offer raw sheep and alpaca fleeces, roving, handspun yarn, and local mill-processed yarn from homegrown wool. Special offer: 10% off on our raw fleeces to first 10 customers between 10-12 on Saturday & Sunday! Friend us Facebook: the community baa; or follow our tweets on Twitter: thecommunitybaa. Saturday | |
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Alpacas of Breezy Hill Ranch
Visit website
>>> From intersection of County Rte 30 and NY
Rte 22 in Salem (traffic light), go northwest on County Rte 30 through
West Hebron, left on County Rte 47, and go 0.8 mi. Farm is on right across
from Barkley Lake. Farm store features skeins
of yarn in many natural colors - 50% off on selected skeins; and
socks, hats, gloves, and scarves (all made in the US from alpacas raised
in the US). Also, we have teddy bears made from baby alpaca fiber, free finger puppets for children, and refreshments for
everyone. Try needle felting and see how easy it is. Materials
will be provided to learn the art; and supplies will be available to
buy. Opportunities for hands-on with the alpacas also available
all day long. You will learn many aspects about alpacas from their
background to how to care for these beautiful creatures. We love to
answer your questions - the more the merrier. Of course, our alpacas are
for sale! Events all day - both
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Quarry Ridge Alpacas
Visit website >>> From the North (Granville), take Route 22
South. Two miles before the village of Salem, turn left on Quarry
Rd. Continue 1/4 mile to Quarry Ridge Alpacas, #453, on the
right. Quarry Ridge is perched high on a hillside with spectacular views of the mountains of Vermont. Award-winning alpacas graze in the pastures and young alpacas will be available for your acquaintance. Our Anatolian Shepherd dogs watch over the herd. Spinning will be demonstrated all day and we will present a discussion on raising alpacas as well as a demonstration of hand-dyeing. Designer yarns will be available for purchase along with original patterns and instruction. Our farm store features fleece, roving, yarn in natural and dyed colors, and knitted items including alpaca socks, bears, and finger puppets. Bring a picnic and enjoy the day - weather cooperating! Saturday Sunday
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Fiber Kingdom
Visit website >>> From intersection of NY Rte 22 and Broadway in Salem (traffic light), go east on Broadway 0.6 mi. Farm is on left. Visit a flock of extravagantly beautiful angora rabbits, the result of 25 years of selective breeding for quality spinning fibers. These fluffy producers of luxury fibers in white and natural colors share a renovated 19th century barn with chickens, ducks and cats – truly a PEACABLE KINGDOM. Two renovated barns contain our studio and shops with a broad selection of fibers, yarns (many of them unique), spinning/weaving/knitting/felting equipment and supplies, books/magazines/instructions, and dyes. Spinners and weavers are on-hand to answer questions. Saturday Sunday
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-- OPEN SUNDAY ONLY -- From Cambridge and east, take
NY Rte 372 west, left on County Rte 59 to Center Cambridge, left on Conley
Rd. Farm is 3rd house on the left. Farm store features beautiful handspun and hand-dyed yarn, handspun natural-colored yarns, and bags of raw fiber for hand spinners. Also available: various other alpaca items, some commercial yarn, and a couple of beautiful sweaters - sale priced. Sunday
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Alpacas of Haven
Hill
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>>> From Cambridge and east, take NY Rte 372 west, left on Stevenson Rd at
base of Schoolhouse Hill, and go 2 mi. to driveway. The Alpaca Attic, our farm store, features
felted alpaca scarves – each one unique, yarn from our animals, and a wide
variety of alpaca products from socks to sweaters. We also grow beautiful
perennial plants – a great Mother’s Day gift or a lovely addition to your
own flower bed. Visitors are welcome to wander through our
gardens. Both
days 11
a.m. – Wet felting and needle felting embellishments (kits
available)
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Ensign Brook Farm
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From Schuylerville and Greenwich take NY Rte
29 to County Rte 113 (blinking light) on east side of the Hudson River,
south on County Rte 113. Farm is on left. Is this a three-ring circus
or just everyday at the Kennedy’s Farm? We have three different registered
flocks which yield a variety of beautiful fibers (Romney, Merino-crosses,
and Cheviot). Farm store products include fresh maple syrup; and high
quality fleece, yarn and roving for spinning. Also lambs for sale; and
watercolor landscape paintings. Saturday Sunday
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Alpacas of Easton, LLC
Visit website >>> From Schagthicoke and south, go 6 mi. north
on NY Rte 40 past Easton Volunteer Fire Dept. Building. Farm is on
right. Farm store features alpaca wear and farm-grown
yarn.
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Sunset Ridge
Alpacas
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>>> Experience alpacas on a whole new level at Sunset Ridge. Get up close and rub noses or stroke a silky soft neck. Ask questions about the animals, the alpaca industry, or fiber processing. The gift shop is hard to pass by without finding that special alpaca product or the softest, fluffiest stuffed alpaca animal. Kids crafts all day. We welcome farm visits year round. Saturday
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Elihu Farm From Troy and south, take NY Rte 40 to
Schaghticoke. Turn right at the traffic light, onto Rte 67. Go east ¼
mile, turn left onto Geary Rd. Farm is 3.7 miles farther, on Beadle Hill
Road. Elihu Farm has raised their
sheep naturally, on pasture for over 20 years. They have Romney and crossbred sheep, emphasizing soft fleeces for hand spinning. Their white,
gray and brown (moorit) shorn fleeces have won many prizes at fairs and
festivals. Farm store features carefully skirted fleeces, washed fleeces,
cuts of frozen lamb, eggs, and stewing chickens. Lemoncello Ridge Farm's
garments and gift items made from alpaca fiber will be available for
purchase. Saturday
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Other fiber farms in the area (not open this year) & upcoming events | ||
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Lemoncello Ridge
Farm Lemoncello Ridge Farm's garments and gift items made from alpaca fiber will be available for purchase at Elihu Farm. | ||
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Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival | |
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Washington County Fiber Tour | PO Box 705, Salem, NY 12865 | 518-753-7838
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