At Tweedside Farm Gotlands, we chose the Swedish breed of Gotland sheep due to their lustrous long-wool fleece, coupled with their sweet & affectionate nature, and friendly sized frame.
Knitters & Hand-Spinners: We sell our own line of lustrous Gotland yarn in shades of silver, charcoal & black, and for the hand spinners…we produce quality fleeces and roving.
Breeding stock: we breed for the classic Swedish silver-grey, and our lambs range between 93% to 100% Gotland in the upbreeding program. All have been genetically tested for scrapie susceptibility and are either QR or RR (not QQ); the R has shown to be scrapie resistant.
We're on Facebook, IG as @LuxeFibers, AmericanGotlandSheep.org, GSBANA.org, & FrederickSheepBreeders.com websites.
20115
Moon on the mountain is a woman owned and operated sheep farm in Western Loudoun County Virginia specializing in the production of fine wool, yarn, roving, batts, and wool garments, wearable and decorative arts, and housewares.
Purcellville, VA
20132
30 Registered White Merino Ewes, and Registered Natural Colored Merino Ewes.
We provide the following:
Merino breeding stock -- lambs and yearlings for both show and production.
Specialize in fall-born Merino lambs.
Covered fleeces for spinning and felting in many colors.
Micron-tested fleeces.
Roving.
Tanned Sheepskin Pelts.
Custom-Processed Freezer Lamb.
4-H Club (Project) Lambs.
Felted Items.
Leesburg, VA
20176
Hand spun, dyed, knitted, and felted fiber. Shawls, jackets, scarfs, and ponchos which are hand knit. Felted animals and purses.
20657
About the farm
Star Gazing Farm is a small farm animal sanctuary that provides safe haven for abused, stray, and neglected farm animals. We have a strong educational work-based program for young people and work with many pre-veterinary students.
The farm also helps facilitate farm animal adoptions through our farmers' online rescue network that coordinates with with multiple animal control agencies, small farms and other animal sanctuaries to help find safe and loving homes.
Star Gazing Farm is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization. Contributions are tax deductible.
Star Gazing Farm participates in the Montgomery County Annual Farm Tour the last weekend in July.
Services offered
Sheep, alpaca, goat, and llama shearing
"Bunny motel" - indoor boarding for rabbits
Products
The farm is open every Saturday between 10 and 2 for visits to meet the animals and gift shop. We do appreciate a call ahead of time if you plan to come. (Please leave your pets at home).
Hand-dyed and hand-woven rugs
Roving
Yarn
Fleeces
Herbs
Jams
Composted manure for gardeners
Volunteer Opportunities
On-farm volunteer opportunities include SSL hours for Montgomery County school children
Farm animal care
Farm Internships - variety of learning experiences
Gardening
Carpentry
Digital media
Shearing
Shroeder Shearing offers kinder, gentler shearimg & care for alpacas, llamas, sheep, lambs and goats. Hoof trimming, tooth trimming for camelids, help with deworming, and shots are also available. ASI certified shearer, professionally trained alpaca shearer, available in all mid-Atlantic states.
Fiber animals on farm
Multiple sheep breeds, alpacas, angora goat, llamas.
Links
Star Gazing Farm web site
Shearing web site
Facebook page
Youtube
Boyds, MD
20841
We are a family-operated farm, located in southern Frederick County, Maryland.
Photo: Myron & Cathy Horst (middle), and our six children from the left: Joel, Nathan, Melody, Daniel, Kara and Luke Horst.
We provide quality, pasture raised meat and eggs at an affordable price.
Our sheep and lambs -- we have 50 ewes and raise purebred Texel sheep, commercial Dorset sheep, and Dorset/Texel Crossbred sheep.
Our farm products include:
. Texel & Dorset sheep breeding stock and fleeces.
. 100% pasture raised and pasture finished, custom-processed lamb (also called freezer lamb).
. Pasture raised and organically fed free-range chickens, turkeys and free-range eggs. Go to our website for processing dates.
. Raw honey
. Now available: frozen chicken and turkey
. New Item: Stewing Hens
. Natural Dog Food
Enjoy our website -- our history, fixing up the farm, farming philosphy, and photo album.
Dickerson, MD
20842
20842
20842
Farm is located in the "foothills" of Sugarloaf Mountain. 30 breeding ewes - primarily a handspinners flock. Specialize in natural colored long wool, with a few white ewes, most are crossbred. Breeds are Romney, Border Leicester, Corriedale, some Lincoln.
Lately have brought in some Romeldale and Wensleydale influence to incorporate Moorit colors into our flock.
Have won Best Maryland Fleece at the MS&WF in 2006 and 2010 (Fleece Show and Sale). The Fleece Show at the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival, held every year the first full weekend in May.
We sell breeding stock, custom-butchered lamb, sheepskins, roving, as well as raw fleeces.
In addition to laying hens, and peafowl (peacocks and peahens); we raise many varieties of heirloom tomatoes and other vegetables.
Photo: Barn lovers will like the nicely done restored bank barn.
Comus, MD
20842
Dorset Lambing farm operation
Potomac, Maryland
20854