Upcoming Event: Spring Sheep Shearing Open Farm Day

It's Christmas and New Years rolled into one: Spring shearing, less than a month before spring lambing. This year it will be on march 21, starting about 10:00 a.m. and lasting about 1 1/2 - 2 hours. Come to watch or lend a hand (there are many easy tasks for novices of any age)...and feel free to bring friends, family, children, neighbors. (Sorry, this is one day even our favorite dogs need to stay home.)

Do try to carpool, ride a bike, or ride the bus (the #4 leaves 9th and Mass at 9:44; get off at 5th and Lyon, walk 2 blocks north, and you're practically there)...we have more parking space than ever before, but it's still limited. And PLEASE don't block the driveway; it's a circle drive and there's more parking further in.

We'll have lunch for the shearer and helpers afterwards; if you want to join us, bring food to share.

If this one doesn't fit your schedule, we'll be shearing again in late September.

To get to Pinwheel Farm:

From Lawrence/points south: Go north across the Mass. St. bridge onto North 2nd. Go through 2 stoplights. Look for O'Reilly Auto Parts on the right, and turn onto the street just BEFORE O'Reilly's (North St. a.k.a. N. 1700 Rd.). Go about 4 blocks east. Just past the trailer court (on the right) you will cross N. 5th St. (also on the right). The farm driveway is just beyond 5th Street on the LEFT.

Alternative side-street route for walking/biking: Come across the walk on the east bridge, and turn right onto Elm St. At Third St., turn north and follow 3rd as it jogs, east on Locust and north in front of the grain elevators and across the tracks. Take any preferred side street before or including North Street (I like Perry or Lincoln) east to 5th Street, turn left on 5th, and go to the end of the road. Jog right then left into the farmhouse drive, or go straight ahead into the drive for the new barn.

From I-70: Take the East Lawrence exit. At the light after the toll booth, turn LEFT onto N. 2nd/ Hwy 40/59. After passing the concrete "LAWRENCE" letters on the left, road will veer to the right. Look for O'Reilly Auto Parts on the left, and turn onto the street just AFTER O'Reilly's (North St. a.k.a. N. 1700 Rd.). Go about 4 blocks east. Just past the trailer court (on the right) you will cross N. 5th St. (also on the right). The farm driveway is just beyond 5th street on the LEFT.

From points north (Hwys 24/40): head south into Lawrence. After passing the concrete "LAWRENCE" letters on the left, road will veer to the right. Look for O'Reilly Auto Parts on the left, and turn onto the street just AFTER O'Reilly's (North St. a.k.a. N. 1700 Rd.). Go about 4 blocks east. Just past the trailer court (on the right) you will cross N. 5th St. (also on the right). The farm driveway is just beyond 5th street on the LEFT.