The Randall breed was well represented at New Pond Farm's 23rd. annual Founder's May Fair celebration in West Redding, Connecticut, Saturday, May 20th., 2006. Eleven month old Randall heifers "Mandy" and "Astilbe" were on display accompanied by Cynthia Creech and Phil Lang from the Registry. The May Fair was well attended, and the weather cooperated despite a couple of brief sprinkles in the afternoon. New Pond Farm is home to a Randall heifer, "Howland Homestead Noreen", who is bred to calve in June 2006. Noreen will join the milking herd of Guernseys, Jerseys, and a Holstein when she freshens.
New Pond Farm is a Not-For-Profit "year-round environmental learning center" that was created by the late actress Carmen Mathews. The 102 acre farm is under a conservation easement with the Redding Land Trust, and is run by Executive Director Ann Taylor, a Board of Directors, and staff. The open land is a working farm run by Farm Manager Chris Casiello, and features an on-farm store selling dairy products and vegetables to local residents. New Pond Farm offers multiple learning opportunities for people of all ages, including summer camp programs for children.
"Founder's May Fair 2006" is an annual event to "welcome the growing season", and featured sheep shearing all day, (the annual shearing of the farm's Romney sheep flock), a Maypole dance for the children, animal exhibits, numerous craft tables and projects, fleece spinning and felting demonstrations, and much more. There were a pair of fiddlers and a bluegrass group, and a special presentation of birds of prey by Hope Douglas from "Wind Over Wings".
New Pond Farm is a Not-For-Profit "year-round environmental learning center" that was created by the late actress Carmen Mathews. The 102 acre farm is under a conservation easement with the Redding Land Trust, and is run by Executive Director Ann Taylor, a Board of Directors, and staff. The open land is a working farm run by Farm Manager Chris Casiello, and features an on-farm store selling dairy products and vegetables to local residents. New Pond Farm offers multiple learning opportunities for people of all ages, including summer camp programs for children.
"Founder's May Fair 2006" is an annual event to "welcome the growing season", and featured sheep shearing all day, (the annual shearing of the farm's Romney sheep flock), a Maypole dance for the children, animal exhibits, numerous craft tables and projects, fleece spinning and felting demonstrations, and much more. There were a pair of fiddlers and a bluegrass group, and a special presentation of birds of prey by Hope Douglas from "Wind Over Wings".
Founder's May Fair 2006
New Pond Farm
West Redding, Connecticut
May 20, 2006
New Pond Farm
West Redding, Connecticut
May 20, 2006
New Pond's bred heifer "Noreen"
meets "Astilbe" and "Mandy"
meets "Astilbe" and "Mandy"
A young visitor making friends with a goat kid
A miniature stallion was
on display
on display
Cynthia with "Astilbe", who couldn't resist a nearby puddle
Hope Douglas of "Wind Over Wings" with a Peregrine falcon
Randall heifer "Astilbe"
greets a young admirer
greets a young admirer
A team of heavy horses was on hand to give hayrides to visitors
"Mandy" gets some serious attention
The Randall Cattle Registry, Inc.
The Official Website of Randall Cattle
The Official Website of Randall Cattle
Shearing the sheep and processing wool...
New Pond's Romney flock receives their annual shearing
New Pond's Romney flock receives their annual shearing
New Pond Farm's flock of Romney sheep waiting to be shorn
A sheep shearer is hard at work while one of the lambs stands by
A Romney lamb
Views from the day's event...
And around the farm
And around the farm
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Another sheep getting its
Spring haircut
Spring haircut
One exhibitor spent the day
demonstrating spinning fleece
demonstrating spinning fleece
Sheep with their lambs nearby, many have already been shorn
One of New Pond Farm's Jersey cows posing in front of the barn
A kettle over a fire pit heated water to be used for wool felting
The pond at New Pond Farm
A view of the festivities from
up by the house and barn
up by the house and barn
Looking back at New Pond's house and barn from behind the pond
One of the Farm's Guernsey
milk cows enjoying new grass
milk cows enjoying new grass
