Herd health day takes on new meaning in cold weather. We’re not quite there yet; today was brisk, but not freezing. A light pair of fingerless gloves was all that was needed to keep hands warm while giving shots. For those of you not familiar with alpaca husbandry, alpacas require … Read More
The fall show season is behind us and it was a very one successful one for Snowshoe Farm! We showed four alpacas at two shows this fall. Our white herdsire, Snowshoe Aristides won a blue ribbon and Reserve Champion at the Empire Alpaca Trifecta and he won a blue ribbon … Read More
The last few days have been such a gift…mild, calm and dry. We’ve managed to get quite a lot done from our “get ready for winter” list, but Hurricane Sandy has thrown in a few extra chores. While northern VT is not predicted to bear the brunt of this storm, … Read More
Snowshoe Farm had a fabulous time at the NYS Sheep & Wool Festival in Rhinebeck last weekend! The weather was perfect and the crowds were huge. But with only two weeks between fiber festivals, I’m busy skeining and dyeing for the next event. The Fiber Festival of New England will … Read More
Last weekend Snowshoe Farm attended the Empire Alpaca Trifecta in Syracuse, NY. We took four alpacas and brought home four ribbons and a banner! Snowshoe Aristides, our 4-year old, multi-champion herdsire, won a blue ribbon in his class and Reserve White Male Color Champion. This puts Aristides at 4 Championship … Read More
Snowshoe Farm is in the habit of offering special deals at the end of the year and 2012 is no exception.This year you can save big two ways: From now through December 31, take 20% off the price of ANY alpaca for sale at Snowshoe Farm. You can view our … Read More
This is the view from my fiber studio. It’s not very exciting on this gray day, but it’s looking a lot like Fall and we love it. And the alpacas, who have quite a bit of fleece grown back by this time of year, love the cooler temps. This is … Read More
Fall is fast approaching and that means it’s almost fiber festival time! We’ve received a few new shipments of our alpaca yarn back from the mill. Much of the white and light colored yarn will be dyed like the 100% alpaca fingering shown in the photo. We also have natural … Read More
We’re winding up our Mid-Summer Sale with a very special offer this week. This stunning rose grey female is Esther Rose. She is well known to anyone who has visited our farm as she is very friendly and generally loves attention. She is also quite an eye-catching alpaca with her … Read More
We’ve been watching this beautiful young female cria, Snowshoe Fancypants, tear around the pastures – she’s something else! Her fiber, we could see when we recently sheared her, is starting to crimp at the base and should be looking great by spring shearing. Fancypants is sired by our 8X Champion/Reserve … Read More