North American Alpaca Show

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We’re busy this morning with last-minutes preparations for our first show of the season, the North American Alpaca Show, which is held in Springfield, MA at the Eastern States Exposition. Ron will be showing our champion white male, Snowshoe Aristides. After several days of rain, Aristides is not looking his … Read More

Spring is on the way!

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It’s another beautiful day in the Kingdom!  Cold nights and warm sunny days are perfect for sugaring, skiing and drying up muddy roads.   The ‘pacas are happily eating hay out in the sun and we are starting to eliminate hay bedding and, hopefully, getting their fleeces cleaned up a bit … Read More

Weaning crias

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Weaning, in some ways, is one of the more difficult things we have to do here on the farm. Generally, we wean crias that are at least 6 months old and at a good weight for their age.  We time weaning for late winter – when the temps are not quite … Read More

Back to work

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I’m back from a great fiber weekend in Freeport, ME at Spa, Spin & Knit. Depsite heavy, wet snow, high winds, power outages and such, many fiber enthusiasts made the trek.  We arrived in Freeport at noon on Friday to almost 50 degrees and sunny – that was quite a … Read More

Vermont Knit Camp

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Had a great time this weekend at Vermont Knit Camp’s winter event: Knitting within Walls.  Good food, nice weather for snowshoeing and lots of new fiber friends. And I got a lot of knitting done. Seyon Lodge was a great place. The hosts were welcoming, the rooms clean and comfortable … Read More

January Thaw

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There’s nothing more depressing in mid-winter than a warm rain.  The 40+ degree weather and heavy rain yesterday took us down to bare ground in all our paths and drives, but the unplowed ground is still white. Temps are below freezing this morning, so our fields are all ice.  No … Read More

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