Shearing sheep

Every year, mid February at Ron and Ann Fay's Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina means sheep shearing, and this was the week. Ann and Ron are fortunate to have master blade shearer Kevin Ford come in to do the job. Kevin is world class (he's a member of the US Blade Shearing Team that competes in the World championships in New Zealand) and it is amazing and fascinating to watch him work. Blade shearing is done with hand powered shears, no electricity here. Sharp blades, care…

Our sheep get their "annual haircuts" this Memorial Day weekend and OSV historians show the whole textile process – scouring and carding the wool, and spinning, knitting, and weaving. Sheep-shearing will be done throughout the weekend, and sheep herding demos are set for Sat. May 25. Details at www.osv.org. Do you know how much wool each OSV sheep produces? And why shearing sheep is good for farmers' hands?

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Every year, mid February at Ron and Ann Fay's Rising Meadow Farm in Grays Chapel, North Carolina means sheep shearing, and this was the week. Ann and Ron are fortunate to have master blade shearer Kevin Ford come in to do the job. Kevin is world class (he's a member of the US Blade Shearing Team that competes in the World championships in New Zealand) and it is amazing and fascinating to watch him work. Blade shearing is done with hand powered shears, no electricity here. Sharp blades, care…

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