Hog Island Sheep Breeders Association Conference
July 18-20, 2025
Location: George Washington's Mount Vernon
Workshops, Speakers, and Demonstrations
Registration Deadline: June 14th
Full Conference- 2 dinners, lectures, discussions, workshops, cocktails at The Distillery, and a boxed lunch - $200 per person ( Fri, Sat and Sun)
Partial Conference- 1 dinner, lectures, discussions, workshops, cocktails at The Distillery, and a boxed lunch- $145 per person (Sat and Sun only)
Each conference level allows an option to add a membership for the Association at a discount for the remainder of the year. Dues for 2026 will be due by January 31, 2026. Only one Association membership needed per farm Half year membership dues- $14
Payment for the Conference will be collected once the registration form is submitted.
THE LINDA MARS LIVESTOCK FACILITY AT GEORGE WASHINGTON’S MOUNT VERNON
Tentative Agenda (subject to change)
Friday July 18
5:30 pm
Conference Check In at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
6:00 pm
Welcome Dinner in the Verandah Room at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Saturday July 19
8:00-9:00am Conference Check In at the Livestock Facility
9:00-9:15am Opening Remarks
9:15-10:15 am Jeannette Beranger from The Livestock Conservancy - The importance of diversity, registration, and using pedigrees to make breeding decisions
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:30am Holly Callahan-Kasmala - The History of Hog Island sheep
11:30-12:00pm Listen to an interview from a former resident of Hog Island
12:00-12:30pm Lunch
12:30-1:30pm Drew Manko - How to market your Hog Islands for meat
1:30-1:45pm Break
1:45-3:00pm Melinda Wamsley – Growing a great fleece and shearing preparations
3:00-4:00pm Dismissal
Attendees check into hotel if needed
6:00-7:00pm Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres at George Washington’s Distillery with private whiskey tasting
7:30pm Dinner in the Verandah Room at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Sunday July 20
9:00-10:00am Amy Ross Manko – Hog Island wool and fleece use
10:00-12:00pm Hands-On sheep discussion – What makes great breeding stock
12:00pm Conference concludes
Room Block
Hampton Inn and Suites Fort Belvoir Alexandria Hotel South
8843 Richmond Highway
Alexandria,VA 22309
(703) 619-7026
Group booking code: HIS
When code is entered under the special rates tab, the rooms shown will say Hog Island Breeders at a rate of $149/night