#1 Dandy Gander Farm
69 County Route 12A
North Granville, NY 12854
518 345 5353
Jeff McMorris and James Lawless
Dandy Gander Farm was established in 2015. Our farm continues to grow, with nearly 50 alpacas, including 5 cria or babies born in 2021. We have a mixed group, including rescues and those born and bred here. We anticipate having raw fiber and finished products on display and for sale. Our boys and girls and a mixed menagerie of chickens, sheep, turkey, ducks and geese look forward to meeting you.
Directions to the farm: From South, take 22 north through Granville. Turn right on Route 12A across from Rich Automotive.
From the north, reverse directions, i.e., left onto Route 12a past the Fire House.
#2 Simple Pleasures Farm
588 Chamberlain Mills Road
Hebron, NY
518 744 8586
Sheila Blais and Nancy Mansson
Welcome to Simple Pleasures Yarns, Fiber and Fleece. Our farm has been producing wool and wool blend yarns for over 22 years, using the wool from our small, but mighty, flock of Romney sheep. Once the sheep are shorn, (twice a year) the wool is sorted and sent to the mill. The yarn is left natural or hand-dyed here at the farm. In addition to our yarns we sell roving, raw fleeces and hand- woven rugs. We look forward to seeing you at the Fiber Tour! Check out our Facebook page, Simple Pleasures Yarns, Fiber and Fleece.
Directions: From Salem (take route 22 north 6.8 miles. Turn left onto Chamberlain Mills rd. We are on the left side of the road 3 1/2 miles from route 22. From Granville take route 22 south for 9.5 miles. Turn right onto Chamberlain Mills Rd.
#3 Quarry Ridge Alpacas
453 Quarry Rd., Salem
518 854 7008
Faith and Herb Perkins
quarryridgealpacas.com
Overlooking the mountains of Vermont, Quarry Ridge is home to a small herd of alpacas and a friendly guard dog who protects them. Having raised show quality animals for more than 20 years, we are now concentrating on the fiber component of the business. We offer luxurious alpaca yarns. hand-woven and knitted items as well as demonstrations of spinning, floor loom weaving, Cool Aid dyeing, duck herding and agility and obedience training for herding dogs.
Directions From the North (Granville), take Route 22 South. Two miles before the village of Salem, turn left on Quarry Rd. Continue 1/4 mile to Quarry Ridge Alpacas, #453, on the right.
From the South, take Route 22 North through the village of Salem. Turn right on Quarry Rd. immediately after the village. Continue 2 miles to Quarry Ridge Alpacas, #453, on the left.
#4 Fiber Kingdom
137 E. Broadway, Salem
518 854 7225
Sylvia Graham
sfgraham@verizon.net
Visit a working flock of colored and white Angora rabbits. Two fiber arts studios/shops offer, among other articles, luxurious angora/wool yarn and a full range of fibers for hand-spinning including silk, cotton, yak, mohair, etc. Also available are supplies and equipment for spinning, weaving, felting and knitting and a selection of books, magazines, DVDs and finished fiberworks. Ongoing demonstrations both days of bunny clipping, spinning and weaving.
Directions: From intersection of NY Rte 22 and Broadway in Salem (traffic light), go east on East Broadway (Rte 153) 0.6 mi. Farm is on left.
#5 Battenkill Carding and Spinning Mill
2532 State Rte. 40
Greenwich
518 692 2700
Mary Jeanne Packer
battenkillfibers.com
Free tours of a full-scale commercial mill. Watch while fiber is sorted, washed and picked. See a vintage Davis and Furber carder process roving and learn how a spinning frame makes yarn. Hands-on fiber processing activities for kids. Factory seconds available for purchase. Unique, one of a kind yarns and roving from locally-raised fiber.
Directions: From intersection of NYS Routes 29 and 40 in Greenwich (traffic circle), take Rte 40 north 1/10 mi. Mill is on the right.
#6 Alpacas of Haven Hill
20 Stevenson Rd.,
Greenwich NY 12834
518 677 5111
Judy Leon
alpacasofhavenhill.com
Please join us for some hands-on fun with our herd of 15 friendly alpacas and their luxurious fiber. We are here to answer all your questions about alpaca farming, and to show you some of the ways alpaca fiber can be turned into useful items and wearable treasures. The Alpaca Attic farm store will be set up under a large tent near the barn for your shopping pleasure. We hope to see you!
Directions to the farm: From Cambridge and east, take NY Rte 372 west, left on Stevenson Rd at base of Schoolhouse Hill, and go 2 mi. to driveway.
From Greenwich and west, take NY Rte 372 east, right on County Rte 60, go 3.3 mi. to Stevenson Rd. Turn left and look for sign.
#7 South Dominion Vineyard
166 Brownell Road
Cambridge NY 12816
www.southdominionvineyard.com
South Dominion Vineyard and Winery in Cambridge is joining the Fiber Tour for the first time in 2024. We have been raising Romney-Dorset sheep over the last 20 years, offering our flock’s wool and wool products at the winery since 2021. Joe Hamilton, a well-known local sheep shearer, will be shearing throughout the weekend. We will also have skirting and spinning demos, as well as a presentation on dying wool with wine.
From Schaghticoke: North on Rt 40N to Vly Summit Rd. Turn right on Vly Summit, proceeding approximately 3 miles to Brownell Rd. Turn right on Brownell. South Dominion Vineyard is 1.5 miles on left.
From Cambridge: Head west out of Cambridge, turning left on County Route 59 (Center Cambridge Road); Follow for 5 miles to County Rt 74; Cross Rt 74 and turn at next right on Brownell Rd; South Dominion is 1 mile on right.
#8 Caer Luna Farm
582 Chestnut Hill Road
Cambridge, NY 12816
farm@caerluna.com
www.caerluna.com
Katie and Andrew
We are a small farm raising registered Icelandic sheep. An older breed, sometimes referred to as Viking sheep, they have a double coated fleece responsible for the beautiful lopapeysa sweaters from Iceland.
Additionally, we raise Nigerian Dwarf goats and a variety of chickens. During the tour, our store will be stocked with yarn, felted goods, lanolin based salves, goat milk soap, chicken, eggs, and more.
We look forward to welcoming you to the farm!
Directions to the farm:From the intersection of Park St. (Route 22) and E Main St in Cambridge (traffic light), go east on E Main St (Ashgrove). Turn right on to Chestnut Hill Rd. The farm is 2.2 miles on the left (a little ways past the New Skete Monks).