The NYS Sheep & Wool Festival is coming up next weekend and we’re busy getting ready. We have a nice selection of alpaca and alpaca blend yarns we’ll be taking to the festival. The last of the white DK yarn is skeined and washed and dry – ready to label. … Read More
We had a great weekend at the annual Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Saturday was rainy and cold but Sunday was drier and milder. A little rain never deters the serious fiber enthusiasts; it was fun to see many of our old fiber friends and meet many new ones. Thanks … Read More
Every spring we look forward to a new crop of crias – baby alpacas. And every fall we’re relieved when the months of being on “baby watch” are over. This year we had 15 crias due and the last one made its appearance yesterday. But not successfully. Our beautiful white … Read More
Being able to take credit cards at a festival where there’s no phone line available is very convenient. It’s a great feature for those of us who vend away from our stores. I spent the weekend selling yarn, patterns, knitting needles, etc at the Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival and ran … Read More
We had a great visit yesterday with a busload of USDA FAS folks. Now back to business and getting packed up for our first fiber festival of the season. Fall is a really busy time for both fiber fests and alpaca shows. We start off this weekend with the Southern … Read More
It’s herd health day at Snowshoe Farm, our monthly day for dectomax shots and body scoring. If the weather cooperates, we’ll also finish up weights and toenails on the “big boys”. It’s hot and very humid today and the forecast is for a chance of thunderstorms, so we’ll try to … Read More
Hurricane Irene spared much of the northeast part of Vermont, thank goodness! Many towns in other parts of the state sustained heavy damage from flooding and will be cleaning up for a long time. The day after the storm, skies cleared and it’s forecast to be a beautiful week. Today … Read More
Today was a busy one at Snowshoe Farm. With 70+ alpacas in four barns, we scrambled to prepare for Hurricane Irene’s arrival tomorrow. Like many people in rural areas, we depend on a well for water and if we lose power, we lose our water. So we filled 5-gallon containers … Read More
Time is running out to take advantage of our special offer for the month of August. Buy any female and receive a half price breeding to our White Male Color Champion, Snowshoe Aristides, to use on a female of your choice any time through Dec 2012. That’s on top of … Read More
We like to shear our crias before the end of summer. This removes the discolored, often tender, tips of their fiber and gives us a better fleece at shearing next spring. This week we sheared the nine crias that have been born so far here at Snowshoe Farm. This is … Read More