La Plata Farms Calendar

Calendar of Events

Highlights at La Plata Farm

* January

Plow snow and feed sheep

* February

Still plowing snow we hope (that is our summer irrigation storage)

* March

Shearing time at LPF. We shear before lambing to help the ewes and the lambs find all the important parts. Start getting the barn ready for lambing

* April

We normally begin lambing in early April so the lambs are ready to graze the spring grass when they are a month old.

Begin irrigating our pasture and hay fields

* May

Ewes and lambs out to pasture on the lush green grass

Memorial Day Weekend, Pagosa Fiber Festival, Pagosa Springs, Colorado Pagosa Fiber Festival

* June

Estes Park Wool Market Come visit our booth Estes Park Wool Market

Sheep is Life A celebration of Navajo Culture and Sheep www.navajolifeways.org

Last week of June, Cut our hay and store in the barn for winter

* July

Visit us at Convergence in Albuquerque, New Mexico Convergence

* August

Second cutting of hay if the irrigation water held out

* September

Fall shearing of the lambs, Watch for our beautiful fall fleeces

* October

Taos Wool Festival Come visit our booth. Our 26rd year Taos Wool Festival

* November

Wild Wooley Women Fall Retreat

Start feeding hay when the snow fly's, start breeding ewes for next season's lambs

* December

Enjoy our family and all of our animals