Springside Farms


Shearing Festival Photos


Giant Apple Slingshot


Farm Tour Wagon Ride

Pony Rides

Eric Krouse, the "Bee Man" at the bee colonies.

Shearing Pixie
FALL OPEN HOUSE 2010
Sept 25, 2010
10 am – 5 pm

• Alpacas, new crias, goats, bunnies, pigs, sheep and the new Akbash puppies!

• Spinning social on Saturday – come learn to spin! Fiber enthusiasts welcome!

• Alpaca clothing, yarns, roving and fleece

• Slingshots, slide, petting area and zipline will be open!

Free Open House at Springside Farm. Alpacas, sheep, goats and bunnies will entertain the kids while you start your holiday shopping with naturally warm alpaca clothing and accessories. Petting area, giant slingshot and zipline also available for on-the-farm fun. 10-5.

Come visit the alpacas, the new crias and the petting zoo. Take an alpaca for a walk, learn about ownership, and tour the Trading Post to get ideas for your Christmas shopping. Free event!


The Trading Post has regular weekend hours starting in November, or is open by appointment.

Springside Farm / Drexler's Trees Farm events include Shearing Festivals, Open Houses, Educational Farm Tours and more.


2011 festival, May 29 and 30, 10am - 5pm
8TH ANNUAL SHEARING FESTIVAL & CRAFT SHOW 2010 -
Fun for All.

Educational and fun for all ages.

• Sheep and alpaca shearing

Live Music! Featuring Slippery Rock (Saturday) and Jerry Cali (Sunday – www.jerrycali.com) Dan the Snakeman, Saturday only

Fiber animals - alpacas, sheep, angora goats, llama, rabbits

Farmer’s Market – Local Farms - Shepherd’s Falls Icelandics, Pompey Mountain Hops, Tre-G Asparagus, Hoffman Farms beef, Eric’s Honey.

Local Wineries – Beak and Skiff Apple Wine, Pheasant Ridge, Glenora, and Knapp Farm.

Spinners (local guilds), weaver (Bill Bartlett), felter (Elizabeth Moldenhauer)

Eric the Beekeeper with his glass hive

Apple Ponies for pony rides

FOOD! – Lamb speidies, apple fritters, and all the usual stuff!

Crafters – Pottery, baskets, soaps, more. See vendor list below

Petting area – resident goats, bunnies, pot-belly pigs, lambs, llama, chicks

Chainsaw woodcarver

Guided farm tour - wagon ride

Low ropes course – test your abilities!

100 ft and 350 ft. ziplines, giant slingshot, 20 ft. slide

Country Flavors – local foods to sample. See list below.

Things we haven’t even thought of yet!

Admission fee $7 per adult, $2 per child, $20 Family maximum. Includes 1 zipline ticket. Handicap accessible.

Only 12 miles from Syracuse!

Country Flavors:
Pompey Mountain Hops, Tim and Christy Manchego Home brewing, BBQ sauce
Taste on Tap, Kathy Thomas Beer-based marinades
Pheasant Ridge Winery, Jamesville
Beak and Skiff Winery, Lafayette
Glenora Wine Cellars, Dundee
Knapp Farm Winery, Dundee
Hoffman Farm, Fabius freezer beef
Barb Hamlin, Maple syrup and products

Crafters and Artisans:
William Bartlett, weaver
Spinners : Ann Dorward, Judy Frost, Jean Tyler, and more, at various times
Elizabeth Moldenhauer, Fibre artist
Mary Eidt, Shepherd’s Falls Icelandics, felting
Sue Turner, soapmaker
Carol Masterpaul, Country Classics
Ed Feldman, potter
Tina Pealo, Tina’s Tops, quilts and storybooks
Heather Sackett, clay sculpture and waterworks
Lorrie Butcher, Eclectic Selections


We were proud to have our Festival named one of the "Top Ten things to do with your Kids" last year by the Syracuse Post Standard

The Festival starts with the "Running of the Sheep" every day shortly after 10 am - if weather permits!
We bring the sheep from pasture, across the road and into the barn, like Barcelona without the risk of getting gored!


NATIONAL ALPACA FARM DAYS 2010
Sept 25: As part of National Alpaca Farm Days, Springside Farm will be open to visitors. Any one interested in alpacas as a hobby or a small-farm venture is welcome, 10 am - 5 pm. Spinning demonstrations and other fiber crafts will be available, for children and adults. There will be a petting area of other farm animals also. This event is free.


FALL IS A-MAZING!
Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze Opens Sept. 25, 2010

At Springside Farm Trees, 1850 Rt. 91, Pompey. 10 am – 5 pm

Open every weekend in October, and on Columbus Day.

U-Pick Pumpkins, Wagon Ride, and Corn Maze

Ornamental Gourds, Fall Decorations, Carving kits


Individual/family farm visits can be arranged at any time, as can group tours of any age group.

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