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2012 Festival

Our 18th Annual Sheep & Fiber Festival will take place on September 8-9, 2012 at the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds. Many activities are planned: Sheep shows, shearing, Border Collie herding demos, fleece show/sale. And we hope to have the First National Coopworth Sheep Show as well as a Regional Romney Sheep Show! Come join us for a day in the country!

We're Hosting the First National Coopworth Sheep Show in 2012!!! And We Welcome the Northeast Regional Romney Sheep Show!

General Festival Information:

Directions: Printable PDF, Google Maps, Mapquest
Event Schedule
Spinning & Knitting Workshops
2011 Festival Vendors

The Garden State Sheep Breeders is a non-profit, educational organization promoting sheep and wool products in New Jersey. We regularly hold educational and business meetings, sponsor awards at events where sheep and wool products are featured, and host an annual sheep and fiber festival.
Join our Yahoo group, or catch up with us on Facebook.

Festival Applications and Entry Forms:

Contest Rules and Entry Forms
Vendor & Advertiser Application Forms
NOTE: August 15th Deadline
General Fleece Sale
At the 2011 Festival 45 Fleeces were Judged,
and an Additional 20 were offered for sale! The largest fleece show/sale in NJ!

Next General Meeting TBD:

Previous Mtg: and Spring Farm Visit
10:30 AM March 17
Hosted by Judi Lehrhaupt
Ewe Can Do It Farm
1 Mount View Court
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 321-9159
Included talk by local vet
on lamb and ewe nutrition.

Next Festival Meeting:

7PM May 22, 2012
Hosted by Eunice Bench
105 Lilac Drive, Annandale, NJ 08801
(908) 730-7189

Festival Flyers:

Two Page (pdf)
Page 1 (pdf)
Page 2 (pdf)
Four per Page Mini

Volunteers Are Always Needed!

Hot Off the Press!

We're always looking for volunteers to help us make the Festival even better. Please condsider volunteering.

2011 Festival Competition Results

Membership

Most of our members have small flocks and are hobby farmers. Many sell breeding stock, wool products, and handmade craft items. Membership dues:

$5/year Assoc. Member (ages 10-18)
$15/year Single Member
$20/year Family Membership.
See the membership form for more information.

Contact Information

GardenStateSheepBreeders@gmail.com

Garden State Sheep Breeders
P.O. Box 914
Flemington, NJ 08822-0914
USA

Board of Directors

President	Eunice Bench
Vice President	Don Kniffen
Secretary	Kevin Melvin
Treasurer	Reni Melvin
Trustee	Stuart Dixon (2012)
Trustee	Bob May (2012)
Trustee	Don Kniffen (2011)
Trustee	Shelley Nussbaum (2011)
Trustee	Gary Robinson (2010)