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Quality Wool Workshop

• Saturday, March 21, 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Please join us for a day of workshops and hands-on activities for shepherds, shearers, fiber artists, and interested community members -- learn how to produce quality fleece, process wool at-home, access markets for your wool, help your local shepherds, and strengthen our regional wool supply chain!

Agenda

10 AM-noon
Optimal fleece begins with quality animal care.
NEFX Farmer Certification Training
Skirting Demonstration

Lunch Noon-1 PM Participants will have an opportunity to join us for an artisan lunch. Made from local farm products and by local bakers. Suggested donation $10 payable at the event.

1-4 PM Breakout Sessions Participants may choose from multiple topics per hour during the afternoon session. Topics to include Skirting, Animal Nutrition & Forage Analysis, Wool Processing Demonstration, Scouring, Wool Supply Chain, Pasture Management & Soil Health

Presenters

Jessica Waltemyer is Cornell's Small Ruminant Extension Specialist on the PRO-LIVESTOCK team.She is focused on eliminating bottlenecks to growth of the industry, including limitations in meat processing capacity, small ruminant veterinary care, and a need for farm succession planning.

Shannon Zhang is the Business Development and Operations Manager with the Northeast Fiber Exchange, a natural fiber buying hub developed by the Hudson Valley Textile Project to support New York State’s interest in sustainable textile creation. By connecting fiber farmers to buyers, we aim to create a more stable supply chain across the Northeast region.

Emmaline Long, Fiber Farmer, Orchard View Lincoln Longwools

Lynn Bliven, Ag & Natural Resources Issue Leader, Cornell Cooperative Extension Allegany County

Members of the Southern Tier Fiber Arts Guild

Preregistration requested by March 13^th. You may sign up for the full day or half day if that’s what fits your schedule. https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/Quality_Wool_Allegany_...

Location

United Methodist Church
15 Park Circle
Angelica, NY 14709

Last updated February 18, 2026