Frost warnings!

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Seems like summer just got started and now we have frost warnings for tonight!  We’re not in one of the “cold hollows”, so we should be okay.  Our garden is very productive right now, but tomatoes are ripening slowly.  The green beans are prolific and I’m hoping to get another … Read More

Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival

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We had a site visit yesterday at the Tunbridge Fairgrounds, new home of the Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. This will be quite a change from previous venues.  The fairgrounds sits in a bowl along the river just behind the main street of this pretty village.  In October, it will be … Read More

Putting up hay

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Finally, after a very wet summer, we have a forecast for several hot, dry days.  Our hay supplier will have the first load of second cut ready for us to pick up in the field tomorrow afternoon.  Stacking bales in the hay mow is hot, scratchy work, but it feels … Read More

Fall alpaca fiber workshops

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In response to requests from several people, I’m planning a series of weekend fiber workshops.  We’ll start with a raw alpaca fleece (ours or yours) and learn how to skirt, wash, card and spin. I’m envisioning a modular format where people can pick and choose which workshops they attend.  And … Read More

Successful workshop at Snowshoe Farm

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Yesterday we held an “Introduction to Alpacas” workshop on the farm.  We had a great group of people – some who currently own alpacas and some who are considering alpacas. We talked quite a bit about alpaca husbandry and participants had a chance to give an injection, trim toenails, fit … Read More

Dyed yarn fading

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Last year I tried a new brand of dye for some of our yarns.  Yesterday, I picked up one of the socks that I’ve been knitting for months (no – I don’t have enough time to knit!) and noticed that the dye had faded quite a bit. I check a … Read More

Penny Lane’s new cria

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A new cria was born here yesterday.  Penny Lane, owned by New Millennium, had her first cria, a male who will be named Lennon.  He is small – just over 13 lbs, but spunky.  He’s nursing well and Penny is being a good mother.

Nibblewise’s newest cria

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This lovely rose gray little girl was born yesterday at Sunset Alpaca in Barnet, VT. She is the second cria born this year sired by Nibblewise, a gray herdsire we co-own with Elfenwood Alpacas. Her dam, Pensamiento’s Rose, who was born on our farm, is also rose gray and is … Read More

Special prices on alpacas!

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Check out our “Solstice Special” pricing on breeding quality alpacas.  Take $3000 off the price of any alpaca listed at $5000 or more!  Offer applies only to alpacas owned by Snowshoe Farm. And don’t forget…we are NOT going out of business, dispersing our herd or reducing our herd.  We are here … Read More

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