CMP Dorpers Sheep Farm

Maryn Carlson

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Address: 339 Abe Boice Rd. Sidney Center, NY 13839.
Website: http://www.cmpdorpers.com/
Description: Tim and Jean McCumber raise a pasture based flock of 50 Dorper sheep on their 58 acre farm. Tim installed their 6.72 kwh grid tied solar PV electric system (with financial help from the NY Power Authority) and an evacuated tube hot water system. The farmhouse also features a high efficiency propane furnace and radiant heat. If you are looking for some great do-it-yourself tips, this farm tour is for you! Tim and Jean will be available to answer any questions on how to install your own systems.
Photo Essay:

Four goats stand outside a large open barn door, looking inside. The barn interior is dim, with feeding troughs and hay visible. The outside appears green and grassy.
Tim and Jean McCumber raise a pasture based flock of 50 Dorper sheep on their 58 acre farm

 
A person speaks to a group outdoors near a blue building with large solar panels on the roof. The group listens attentively, some wearing jackets and hats.
Tim installed their 6.72 kwh grid tied solar PV electric system (with financial help from the NY Power Authority)

 
Two solar water heating panels with glass tubes are installed on a wooden platform outside a gray house, positioned to capture sunlight for heating water.
The evacuated tube hot water system preheats the water before entering faucets. In the spring, summer and fall, no additional heating source is needed to heat the water.

 
A solar collector system with black panels is partially covered by mesh fabric in an outdoor yard next to a white building, with trees and sheds visible in the background.
In the summer, shade cloth is needed to prevent the water passing through the system to overheat

 
Two large coils of copper tubing are stacked on a concrete floor in a cluttered storage room, surrounded by shelves, boxes, and plastic bags filled with miscellaneous items.

 
A large metal barrel covered with a black cloth stands in a cluttered room with shelves, cardboard boxes, and various tools and containers around it.

 
Five people stand in a grassy field near a fence, talking. A white tent structure is on the left, and trees with autumn leaves are in the background under a cloudy sky.
Sharing knowledge is one of the best parts of a farm field day

 

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