Our Story
Starlight Acres is a sheep farm established in 2020 by a former dairy farmer Justin Fuess and his wife Jamie Fuess. After graduating with a degree in Animal Science in 2014, Justin worked on his family dairy farm as the herd manager. In 2018, Justin was introduced to solar grazing -- the vegetation maintenance of solar energy sites with sheep -- through our friends at the American Solar Grazing Association (ASGA).
After seeing the similarities between sheep and cows, and noticing the immense growth of solar sites across New York, Justin decided to transition from dairy cows to meat sheep. With the purchase of the first flock of 50 Katahdin-Dorper sheep, Starlight Acres was created.
Today, Starlight Acres is a proud member of ASGA and is grazing solar sites across Central New York. Jamie and Justin also operate a small Honey Bee operation called "Fuess Buess" (pronounced Fees Bees) and produce small batches of local honey at the end of each summer.
Farming is a way of life and we love our animals! In addition to sheep and bees, our Munnsville, NY farm is home to ducks, chickens, and our guard goose Steve! You will also find Tank, our family dog, but don't worry - he's not nearly as protective as Steve! Our most recent addition is Bubba, our working red border collie — who has been a quick learner in helping with the sheep! Last but not least is Mama, our barn cat mouser from the dairy farm that we rescued and spayed.
