-submitted by Shepherd’s Cross
Sheep & Shepherd Tours begin when the lambs are born each spring (mid-March) here at Shepherd’s Cross, an authentic working sheep farm, just north of Claremore on scenic Route 66. Come to the farm and watch as the sheep peacefully graze the pastures, and rest by the still waters. The newborn lambs jump for joy and frolic in the pastures.
Sheep & Shepherd Tours:
Participate in your choice of guided or self-guided tour.
Walking tours are donation based (suggested $5 per person).
Guided wagon ride tours start at $7 per person. These tours must be pre-scheduled.
Springtime also brings blooms in time for Bible Garden Tours. Shepherd’s Cross is home to one of only a handful of Bible Gardens in the U.S.A. Over 100 plants in this garden have Biblical references.
Bible Garden Tour Options:
Participate in your choice of guided or self-guided tour.
Self-guided tours are donation based (suggested $5 per person).
Guided tours can include a DIY planting activity with seasonal plants. Guided planting tours are $7 per person and must be pre-scheduled.
All Tours also include the following:
Visiting the sheep, lambs and other farm animals at the petting barn area.
Teaching Nomadic and Biblical shepherding practices.
Wool mill tour demonstrating combing, spinning, and weaving wool into a finished product.
The educational and interactive farm museum and educational silo.
We are open for drop by visitors Tuesday through Saturday 8:30a – 5:30p. Please preschedule field trips for groups of 20 or more (one free leader for every 10 paid participants). Tours can proceed even in the case of inclement weather. Picnic area available; bring your lunch with you; limited seating available. Snack and beverage concessions are available on site.
Be sure to visit our Shepherd’s Shop where we features a host of “woolly” and farm-related items; supplies and much more! Yarn, yarn, and more yarn, all natural, many types, produced and processed on the farm. Shepherd’s Cross also offers roving, batts, felting supplies, knitting needles, spinning and weaving supplies and much more.
Additionally the shop features a mission section; purchases made in this section of the store return 100% of the sale price to the indigenous people that crafted them (countries include Afghanistan, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Uganda and more).
Our farm is a Family Farm, an accredited Agritourism facility, a Made in Oklahoma Company, and is Animal Welfare Approved (pasture born & raised lamb, mutton and Dexter beef).
Heart of the Shepherd is the non-profit 501-C3 which operates at the farm, and provides Biblically-based agricultural education locally and internationally.
