Our Story
Dashing Star Farm is a business and an agricultural operation firmly based in science.
From the foundation of the English Romney and Border Leicester breeds, starting in 1994, we developed our own unique cross breed of sheep, selecting for a distinct palette of natural colors and wool characteristics, while still producing a true multi-purpose animal. Adding Columbia, Corriedale, Dorset, Southdown, and Romanov breeds enhanced our flock characteristics. The introduction of purebred Coopworth sheep, developed originally in New Zealand, and Finnsheep, known for the tenderest of meat, to our program in 2006 dramatically improved our flock.
Our naturally raised pastured hens afford us a rainbow of egg colors. They include the following breeds: Auracana, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Ancona, Cuckoo Maran, Pearl Leghorn, Rose-comb and Single-comb Brown Leghorn, New Hampshire Red, Red Star, True Blue Whiting, and True Green Whiting. Our geese are of the Toulouse breed.
All of our livestock are raised to the EU Bio standard, free-ranged on rotated pasture. We supplement their diet with appropriate blends of locally grown whole grains and hay forage from a neighboring farm. As we adapt to the climate change crisis, continuing education becomes even more important. For that reason, we are dedicated to mentoring the next generation of agricultural professionals.
Dashing Star Farm is proud to be a New York Grown & Certified Farm as well as a Climate Beneficial Fiber Farm.​​
Our Historic Property
Located on the historic Stephen D. Wheeler Farmstead in the heart of the Coleman Station Historic District (listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1993), Dashing Star Farm is one part of a legacy of over 200 years of continuous farming on this property.
The historic Wheeler Farm began as a diversified operation in the eighteenth century. The farm infrastructure dates to 1820 (residence) and 1840 (barn) and 1925 (barn complex). With the advent of the NY & Harlem Railroad, the Wheelers transitioned to dairy farming and, under the new ownership of the Rundle Family, gradually shifted to sheep production. At the onset of our tenure, a neighboring dairy farm was utilizing the land for raising heifers. We rehabilitated the barn and barn complex structures with the support of the NYS Historic Barns program in 2005.​
