Being a Farmer Includes Multiple Jobs If there’s one thing we’ve learned through our years of farming, it’s that the more you can do on your own, the better off you are. And the more money you’ll save! I’m always thankful that Ron has better-than-average carpentry skills, is good with … Read More
Keeping Busy During the Pandemic While COVID-19 still rages, we’re doing our best to stay on the farm and have very little contact with other people except for trips to the Post Office and a few stores. And that really isn’t much different than our normal life. Running a farm … Read More
Spring in the Kingdom Here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, Spring does not always arrive according to the date on the calendar. It’s been a cold and gray season so far, but this week we are seeing sun and warm temps. Finally – green grass and flowers! Our apple … Read More
We’ve had some beautiful sunny and mild days lately, but today is a not-so-gentle reminder that it’s still mid-winter in the Northeast Kingdom. The temps are falling, the wind is howling and the 1″ to 3″ that was predicted has turned into at least 8″ of new snow. Nevertheless, Snowshoe … Read More
Here in northern Vermont we received over a foot of heavy, wet snow earlier this week. The temps have hovered right around freezing and the snow is sticking to all the trees and lines and weighing them down. There are widespread power outages. At Snowshoe Farm, We’ve been without power … Read More
It’s not quite mid-November and we already have a good snow cover thanks to the almost-foot we’ve received so far today. It’s a little early, but the snow and the cold seem here to stay. There are a lot of things we do on the farm to get ready for … Read More
Actually, it’s always time for fence maintenance, but our cold winters and deep frost wreak havoc on fences. Spring is the best time to walk your fence lines, before the grass starts to grow so you can clearly see what needs to be done. We use mainly 7-strand, high tensile … Read More
Snowshoe Farm is an alpaca breeding business. As such when we sell alpacas, we offer service and support to our customers both before and after the sale. We see the alpacas produced from our breeding program as our responsibility long after they’ve left our farm. We do not breed unless … Read More
The weather dictates much of the work we do here at Snowshoe Farm Alpacas. It’s been a very wintry spring in the NEK, as you can see by the picture below (that was taken today) of alpacas and the snow on our pastures! But today – almost mid-April – was … Read More