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Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary & Shearing Services – Anne Shroeder

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Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary & Shearing Services – Anne Shroeder
Owner Name(s)
Anne Shroeder
Business Genre
Long Business Description

About the farm
Star Gazing Farm is a small farm animal sanctuary that provides safe haven for abused, stray, and neglected farm animals.  We have a strong educational work-based program for young people and work with many pre-veterinary students.

The farm also helps facilitate farm animal adoptions through our farmers' online rescue network that coordinates with with multiple animal control agencies, small farms and other animal sanctuaries to help find safe and loving homes.

Star Gazing Farm is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization.  Contributions are tax deductible.

Star Gazing Farm participates in the Montgomery County Annual Farm Tour the last weekend in July.
Services offered

Sheep, alpaca, goat, and llama shearing
"Bunny motel" - indoor boarding for rabbits

Products
The farm is open every Saturday between 10 and 2 for visits to meet the animals and gift shop.  We do appreciate a call ahead of time if you plan to come.  (Please leave your pets at home).

Hand-dyed and hand-woven rugs
Roving
Yarn
Fleeces
Herbs
Jams
Composted manure for gardeners

Volunteer Opportunities

On-farm volunteer opportunities include SSL hours for Montgomery County school children
Farm animal care
Farm Internships - variety of learning experiences
Gardening
Carpentry
Digital media

Shearing
Shroeder Shearing offers kinder, gentler shearimg & care for alpacas, llamas, sheep, lambs and goats.  Hoof trimming, tooth trimming for camelids, help with deworming, and shots are also available.  ASI certified shearer, professionally trained alpaca shearer, available in all mid-Atlantic states.
Fiber animals on farm
Multiple sheep breeds, alpacas, angora goat, llamas.
Links
Star Gazing Farm web site

Shearing web site

Facebook page

Twitter

Youtube

Business Website Address
Business Phone Number
301-349-0802
Cell Phone
Business Address
16760 White Store Road
Boyds, MD
ZIP Code
20841
Farm Services
Farm Tours, Sheep, Goat, & Alpaca Shearing Services
Sheep Breeds
Finnsheep, Jacob, Rambouillet, Romanov, Romney, Shropshire
Goats
Angora
Animals
Alpacas
Fiber Products
Fleeces, Hand Spun yarn, Hand-Woven Rugs, Roving
Other
Farm Internships
  • Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary & Shearing Services – Anne Shroeder
  • Star Gazing Farm Animal Sanctuary & Shearing Services – Anne Shroeder

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