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2013 Festival

Thanks to all for another successful Festival!!!!
Our 19th Annual Sheep & Fiber Festival will take place on September 7-8, 2013 at the Hunterdon County Fairgrounds. Many activities are planned: Sheep shows, shearing, Border Collie herding demos, fleece show/sale. We hope to host a Baby Doll Southdown Sheep Show as well as the 3rd Northeast Regional Jacob Sheep Show! Come join us for a day in the country!

We Hope to Host a Baby Doll Southdown Sheep Show in 2013 and Welcome the 3rd Northeast Regional Jacob Breed Show Too!

General Festival Information:

Directions: Printable PDF, Google Maps, Mapquest
Event Schedule
Spinning & Knitting Workshops
2012 Festival Vendors
2012 Contest Results (Incomplete)

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 2012 Festival 69 Fleeces were Judged,
and an Additional 42 were offered for sale!
92 Fleeces in all, of which 50 were sold (not all were for sale).
The largest fleece show/sale in NJ!

Next General Meeting:

June 22 Time TBD
Hosted by
Reni & Kevin Melvin
41 Winters Rd.
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(609) 947-3719

Next Festival Meeting:

7PM April 16, 2013
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!

Recently, USDA found two scrapie infected flocks in Ohio that sold Suffolk, Hampshire, and Suffok-Hamp cross sheep to many states. All the sheep sold are yet to be located. If you have sheep from flocks OH2021 or OH2022 please contact Dr. Leslie Bulaga ASAP. Details can be found in her letter to the membership.

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

2012 Festival Competition Results

2012 Festival Photos

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

By Laws

Incorporation Document

Board of Directors

President	Eunice Bench (2013-2014)
Vice President	Don Kniffen (2013-2014)
Secretary	Kevin Melvin (2013-2014)
Treasurer	Reni Melvin (2013-2014)
Trustee	Judi Lehrhaupt (2013-2015)
Trustee	Andrea Holladay (2013-2015)
Trustee	Stuart Dixon (2012-2013)
Trustee	Bob May (2012-2013)
Trustee	Shelley Nussbaum (2011-2013)