Remember to call your Shearer early to book a date in spring to get your sheep sheared.
Co-op volunteers at work ... May 17, 2008
2nd Annual Rhode Island Wool & Fiber Festival at Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol. Members of the RI Co-op demonstrated the
process of skirting wool and also collected wool from local farms for this year's Rhody Warm blanket project. |
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FEBRUARY 20, 2010
(Saturday)
BLUE RIBBON FORUM
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ratcliff Hicks Arena at UCONN
Storrs, CT
Educational sessions for all levels of sheep producers
More InfoUCONN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION 4-H SHEEP PROGRAM
Sign in 8:30 a.m.
Ratcliff Hicks Arena
UConn
Storrs, CT MARCH 27, 2010 (Saturday)
RI SHEEP CO-OP'S ANNUAL MEETING & POT LUCK DINNER
5:30 p.m.
Laurel Grange
Corner of Snake Hill Road & Saw Mill Road
Harmony, RI
Program to be announced. Please bring a dish to share
and something to contribute to the silent auction. APRIL 24, 2010
(Saturday)
CONNECTICUT SHEEP, WOOL & FIBER FESTIVAL
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tolland Ag. Center
24 Hyde Avenue (Rte 30)
Vernon/Rockville, CT
More info: www.ctsheep.org MAY 1 & 2, 2010 (weekend)
MARYLAND SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
Howard County Fairgrounds
West Friendship, Maryland
More info: www.sheepandwool.org MAY 8 & 9, 2010 (weekend)
NEW HAMPSHIRE SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
Hopkinton State Fairgrounds
Contoocook, New Hampshire
Moreinfo:
www.nhswga.com MAY 15, 2010 (Saturday)
RHODE ISLAND WOOL & FIBER FESTIVAL
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Coggeshall Farm Museum
Bristol, Rhode Island
More info: www.coggeshallfarm.org MAY 29 & 30, 2010
(Saturday & Sunday)
MASSACHUSETTS SHEEP & WOOLCRAFT FAIR
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cummington Fairgrounds
Cummington, Massachusetts
JUNE 2010
RHODE ISLAND SHEEP CO-OP'S WOOL COLLECTION DAY
Day and place to be announced JUNE 5 & 6, 2010 (Weekend)
MAINE FIBER FROLIC
Windsor Fairgrounds
Route 32
Windsor, Maine JUNE 25-27, 2010 (Weekend)
SOUTHERN RI 4-H FAIR
Held at Washington County Fairgrounds
Richmond, RI JULY 2010
EASTERN RI 4-H FAIR
date and place to be announced JULY 8-10, 2010 (Thursday thru Sunday)
NORTH STONINGTON AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Wyassup Road (off Route 2)
North Stonington, CT
More info: Sylvia Murray smurray@alderbrookromneys.com
JULY 15-18, 2010
(Thursday thru Sunday)
NORTH EAST YOUTH SHEEP SHOW
Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds
West Springfield, Massachusetts
More info: www.nesheep.org
JULY 16 & 17, 2010 (Friday & Saturday)
NEW ENGLAND SHEEP SALE
Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds
West Springfield, Massachusetts
More info: www.nesheep.org JULY 2010
FOSTER OLD HOME DAYS
Foster, Rhode Island
date to be announced AUGUST 2010 (Wednesday thru Sunday)
WASHINGTON COUNTY FAIR
Route 112
Richmond, Rhode Island
More info:
www.washingtoncountyfair-ri.com AUGUST 26-29, 2010
BROOKLYN FAIR
15 Fairgrounds Road
Brooklyn, CT SEPTEMBER 3-6, 2010
WOODSTOCK FAIR
281 Route 169
Woodstock, CT
More info: www.woodstockfair.com SEPTEMBER 17 – OCTOBER 3, 2010
EASTERN STATES EXPOSITION
1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield, MA
More info: www.thebige.com OCTOBER 2 & 3, 2010
VERMONT SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
Tunbridge Fairgrounds
Tunbridge, VT OCTOBER 16 & 17, 2010 (Saturday & Sunday)
NEW YORK SHEEP & WOOL FESTIVAL
10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Rhinebeck, NY
More info: www.sheepandwool.com OCTOBER 15 &16, 2010
(Friday & Saturday)
NEW YORK BRED EWE & EWE LAMB SALE
Dutchess County Fairgrounds
Rhinebeck, NY
More info: www.bannersheepmagazine.com NOVEMBER 6 & 7, 2010 (Weekend)
THE FIBER FESTIVAL OF NEW ENGLAND
First year – held at Eastern States Exposition Fairgrounds
West Springfield, MA |
