Jenny Jump Farm- Shearing Day- 17 April 2024
- NJ Fibershed 2024 Barn Crawl is coming back to Jenny Jump Farm – April 27 & 28, 2024
- High Fashion Comes to Jenny Jump Farm
- Fall Festivities – New York Sheep & Wool
- Skirting Fleeces
- Shearing Day Fun and Fiber
- NJ Fibershed Barn Crawl 2023
- Breaking News! Shearing Day is now scheduled for May 16, 2023
- Date Change – Shearing Day May 7, 2023 at Jenny Jump Farm
- Announcing the 2nd Annual NJ Fibershed Barn Crawl
Category Archives: Festival
Fall Festivities – New York Sheep & Wool
All ready for this coming weekend. The Jacob Sheep Conservancy booth is located outside the Breeds display barn (27A). Stop by to say hello and to get your fiber fix.
New Changes
This year has made us realize we need to look at a different way to market our farm. Sadly all our wool festivals have been canceled this year. So stay tuned for a Jenny Jump Farm new online store. I … Continue reading
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Spring – A Time for Renewal
Spring is a time to look forward to new beginnings. I just came back the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival where I met with many of my sheep and fiber friends. Happy Spring Everyone!
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Garden State Sheep & Fiber Festival Turns 21!
Hard to believe our tiny festival started 21 years ago. While still small by other festival standards, it’s still offers something for everyone. My favorite is watching the younger generations getting involved in raising and showing their sheep. Here are … Continue reading
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Tagged festival, Jacob Sheep, Sheep Shearing
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Fall – Time For Sheep & Fiber Festivals
Cooler weather and the change of seasons makes me think of knitted wooly things. I start to think of knitting and weaving woolen garments. Here are a few photos of fall and wooly things.
My sheep have been fleeced!
So many things have happened in the last month on the farm. First the sheep were shorn a few weeks ago without too much fanfare. I can get used to it. No sheep escaped and no one got hurt or cut, … Continue reading
Posted in Demonstration, Farm, Festival, Fiber, Jacob Sheep, Seasons, Shearing, Sheep, Spinning
Tagged shawl, Shearing, spring, zoo
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Reconnecting with the Earth – Fiber Craft Studio Festival
Fiber Craft Studio Festival June 3, 2012 “Today, more than ever, the crafts have the mission to reconnect the human being to the Earth and her substances, bring healing to the senses and soul, and foster the creative capacities of … Continue reading
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Tagged children, festival, fiber, Jacob Sheep
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Update from the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival
I can’t believe another Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival is over. It was great seeing old friends and to meeting new friends. The pictures say it all. Can’t wait until next year. Hope to see you there next year. … Continue reading
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Tagged festival, fiber, Maryland, Sheep, wool
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Attention Fiber Friends – Rhinebeck is almost here!
Hello, In less than two weeks I will be meeting with other Jacob Sheep Conservancy members to help set up our booth at the NY Sheep & Wool Festival. It’s our third year and we have amassed quite a following of … Continue reading
You always remember the first one… knitting a sweater.
Well, I finally did it! I made my first sweater using wool from my own Jacob flock. It only took me about 25 years since I first picked up a set of knitting needles. The idea I could knit something … Continue reading