Join Mary Lake, professional shearer, butcher and shepherd (and South Hero native!),as she does an educational cutting demonstration where she will share about how you can use all the different parts of the sheep! 

Speaker Bio: Mary Lake is a shearer, butcher and shepherd based in Tunbridge, Vermont. She travels the Northeast shearing and trimming hooves of sheep and goats. She is a former full-time butcher at The Royal Butcher, where she slaughtered and cut meat. Now, she is a traveling on-farm slaughterer-for-hire, processing sheep, goats, pigs and small bovines. Mary works with the Vermont Sheep and Goat Association to promote healthy and efficient sheep and goat production.  She raises sheep for breed stock, meat, sheepskins and fleece. 

Part of the 2024 Winter Wednesdays series, brought to you by Healthy Roots Collaborative, South Hero Land Trust, and Worthen Library. These free and fun events connect South Hero residents with local experts while learning about different ways to connect with our landscape.

Free and open to the public.

To save your spot, click HERE or sign up at the Worthen Library.