Sheepy Valley

Sheepy Valley Farm was established in 1979. My family was interested in finding a small homestead with a barn and land for grazing and gardening and found a small farm located about 12 miles west of Walton, New York (itself about 140 miles northwest of New York City.) We have raised not just sheep--but have had dairy cows, beef cattle, horses, pigs... , chickens, ducks, geese, goats, rabbits, turkeys, and one cranky mule. The sheep became our focus so that they could graze the farm's overgrown pastures. We found they made good show animals for the kids in 4-H, and that led to learning about the uses of wool. In the summer of 2006, I moved from Walton to a larger farm located in the small hamlet of Medusa in the town of Rensselaerville. I'm located at the southern edge of Albany County, New York, bordering on Greene County in the northern Catskills. The house and land has been in my family for nearly 75 years, and now it's the home of Sheepy Valley. It's wonderful to see my own sheep in pastures of the farm I used to visit as a young girl, when my aunt and uncle lived on this very same farm! I'm excited about the new home, and through this website can tell you about it, and offer some of many fine wool and honey products. Order some, or send me a note --I'd love to hear from you. While sheep are not the only animals currently living at Sheepy Valley, it's the wooly ones that keep me busy. We have 48 sheep , including three rams which we breed with our ewes each fall. Lambs are born the following spring. The remainder of our flock are yearling ewes (too young to breed), and several wethers (neutered rams) that we keep for their beautiful wool .Read More