Old Market Farm is a small family farm situated ten miles East of Potsdam, New York. We started out growing and selling cold-climate rose bushes, but now focus on spinning Icelandic wool and other fibers for knitting, weaving and embroidery.

We keep a small flock of Icelandic sheep for wool, pasture improvement and fertilizer. Thanks to a grazing plan from ANCA (Adirondack North Country Association), we have been using rotational grazing to allow pasture regrowth and manage parasites. Some of the paddocks include stone walls with browse and a young organically managed cider apple orchard, where the sheep help to clip the grass and reduce the need for mowing. Most of our sheep are unregistered, although we have used registered rams for breeding to bring in genetics from Iceland, improve conformation and wool quality. In future we plan to display our handmade wool products in local shops.