Sheep shearing schools slated for March, April
The Maine Sheep Breeders Association and University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer sheep shearing schools in March and April.
Four instructors will teach beginner sheep shearing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, March 5 at Wolfe’s Neck Farm, 184 Burnett Road, Freeport. The $45 per person fee includes a shearing manual and lunch. A conventional shearing method will be taught with handheld electric shears. Enrollment is limited to 16. Spectators are welcome.
Kevin Ford will instruct at a two-day blade shearing school 1–4 p.m. Friday, April 15, and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. The $120 per person fee includes a shearing manual and lunch Saturday. Participants will be taught to set up, sharpen and use nonelectric hand shears or blades. Enrollment is limited to 10; previous sheep-shearing experience is recommended. Shears will be available for purchase. Spectators are welcome.
Registration is online. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, call Melissa Libby, 581.2788, 800.287.7170 (in Maine).