Recharging

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Joan Schnieber

Winter is a time to slow down and recharge. Enjoy the moment.

Lessons from the farm. Take that afternoon nap.
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Merino Wool

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Joan Schnieber

This fiber simply amazes me. This is a great video explaining how wool is processed. Enjoy!

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A February evening

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Joan Schnieber

Our weather has been weird this winter. It’s bitter cold one day and spring temperatures the next.

I took some time to sit on the hill looking across my little piece of heaven. The sun is setting and is lighting up the sky with such vivid colors. We are so blessed.

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Old Man Winter

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Joan Schnieber

Winter can’t seem to make up its mind. One day it’s sub freezing temperatures and the next day is like a spring day.

The donks enjoying a warm mash on this cold night.
Warm sunshine today.
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Getting back on track

Posted on February 8, 2023 by

Trying to post a least once a week.

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Spring Clean Up

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Joan Schnieber

Spring finally arrived at the farm. Getting the barns and field cleaned after a long winter to prepare for our upcoming events. Shearing and the NJ Fibershed are a few weeks away.

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New Changes

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Joan Schnieber

This year has made us realize we need to look at a different way to market our farm. Sadly all our wool festivals have been canceled this year. So stay tuned for a Jenny Jump Farm new online store.

I am working on a logo and would love to hear your feedback . Here’s three I’ve been working on.

Please send your choice to jennyjumpfarmblog@gmail.com.

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Staying Home & Connecting With An Old Friend

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Joan Schnieber

A dear friend called me the other day that I had lost contact with over the years. She mentioned to me she had been following my blog but that I have not posted anything for some time. Like over two years. Other social media makes it so easy I forget I have this platform to share updates about my farm and the daily goings on with my critters. We chatted on the phone for almost two hours. We had a lot to catch up on but it felt like we had never lost contact. What is nice is she moved back to NJ and does not live far from me. No excuses not to met once we can move about more freely.

So what has happened over the last two years? There have any changes but at the same time very little changed. I still have my sheep, horses and donks. We added two potbelly pigs to the mix and we have a new horse living with us named Travis. At 17.1 hands he’s hard to miss. But he is sweey and acts more like a dog than a horse. Max, my donk loves him while Ferris Muler justs ignores him. They are now known as the three amigos.

We still have our Jacob sheep. I added six younger ones in 2018 since the others are now teenagers. That age they are considered as elders. Our oldest on is 16 years old and doing well and still producing a gorgous fleece.

We had our shearing day with just the sheep, me, the shearer and my husband Bob. It went extremely well although I missed having friends helping. I just started skirting the fleeces so we will see what surpirses are in store.

I will post more often of life on a farm in Northwest NJ. Stay safe my friends.

Joanie

Al Meissener shearing Lady
Nadine
Charlie

Lady Nadine

The 3 amigos

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Where the the year go?

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Joan Schnieber

It has been a year since I posted. Time goes appears to fly by. So what have we been doing around the farm?

Spring was spent a time renewing our gardens. We put in several raised beds for our vegetables. I am most proud of replanting our old asparagus garden and raspberry bushes. We are also allowing our lawn to go wild and established a large wild flower garden for the bees. This year I may plant a dye garden so I can start experimenting with adding color to my Jacob fleeces.

It’s now fall and we have finished harvesting our tomatoes and peppers. The weather had been so hot and humid all summer my dye garden idea never happened. Maybe next year.

I bought 5 new Jacob ewes in May to replace my aging flock. Their names are Noreen, Nanette, Nadine, Sliya and Ava. Noreen an Nadine each had a ram lambs on Labor Day. Nadine’s lamb never thrived and passed away at 2 days of age. Norman is growing like a weed.

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Getting Older

Posted on May 18, 2017 by Joan Schnieber

I started my flock in 1992 with three Jacob sheep. Over the years my flock grew to about 40 but stayed around 20 for many years. I am now down to 11 sheep. The ones that remain are getting older. The youngest is 9 and the oldest 14.

I lost another one yesterday. Her name was Jenny Jump Helen. She was a sweet but shy girl. I turned them out in the upper field to enjoy the spring grass. I went to bring them in for feeding and sheep remained laying down near the fence. When I found her  she was gone. She had gotten her horns wrapped around the wild grapevine on the fence and must have broken her neck. Will miss my sweet Helen.

Shearing Day 2017

 
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I stopped breeding in 2008 for several reasons. One was my rams were too closely related and getting older themselves. I had been very lucky most my rams were respectful and felt I wasn’t up to working with a young ram again. I am also a vegetarian and believe breeding for meat is not healthy for us and our planet. I also hated sending my lambs to slaughter. So I stopped and have no regrets.

Time waits for no one.

 

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