Stoney Mountain Farm

On Sunday, our ride out Highway 150 landed us at Stoney Mountain Farm in Alamance County. The Brewer family opened their farm to the public for their annual sheep sheering day. In the above photo, you see a professional shearer (on loan from West Virginia) getting the fleece from a sheep in two minutes. Once the shearer finished, he put the fleece in a 39 gallon garbage bag and untethered the sheep from between his knees. The sheep invariably did a quick run, a shimmy hop, and then headed back to their pack, unencumbered with their winter coat.

Stoney Mountain Farm has an eco-friendly, wool product line that they care for from the minute the wool starts growing on the sheep until it is shorn, carded, spun, and made into something special to wear. By chance, they have about the same number of sheep as they do acres (mid-60's) to tend. Typical of old, North Carolina farms, the Brewer's land has several outbuildings. Not so typical, one of the buildings is a house that was built in the 1800's. Above, you see the old barn where the sheep live. If you even get a chance to visit one of our area's working farms, we suggest taking advantage of the offer. A picture is worth a thousand words and a farm visit will yield a thousand pictures. That's a lot of fun. That's a lot of words....... and a lot of photos..........

 

Comments

[Stefan Jansson]

I always try to visit the local farms. You never know when they will be gone. I hope you took a lot of photos at this farm.

[Hazel]

It must be so fascinating to watch the professional shearer at work. I would be. In my dream world I live on a farm. Enjoyed your post, and thanks for dropping by my nook.

[Janis & David]

It is fascinating to watch the shearer, Hazel. They get the fleece off all in one piece (give or take a few scraps). By the way, the chickens love to peck at the fleece....... makes one wonder.........

Yes, Stefan, I did take a lot of photos. Although, now that I am trying to organize my photos, transfer, cull, and delete, I don't take as many. I have two computers that are out of storage space.