This has been a busy weekend of delivering alpacas. Seven alpacas were delivered to their owner yesterday. Today we delivered five alpacas to one farm and six alpacas to another farm. These are all wonderful homes with good facilities, livestock-experienced owners and room to grow. We’re very careful about making … Read More
Today we delivered 7 alpacas to their new home here in northern Vermont. A cozy new barn awaited them at the family dairy farm which sits near the top of a hill and has a stunning view of the mountains. Since this was a new area for livestock, the paddock … Read More
Fall has been gray, cold and wet here in northern Vermont. We’ve had a little snow on and off, but none that stuck. This week, we’re getting a reprieve – the days are sunny, cool and dry! Our goal is to tackle as many of our “winterizing” chores as possible. … Read More
It’s that time of year – fiber festivals galore! And we love it! I’m busy today packing up for The Fiber Festival of New England this weekend at Eastern States Exhibition in West Springfield, MA. I’ll be there with alpaca yarns in natural and hand-dyed colors including hand-painted alpaca sock … Read More
Our white male, Snowshoe Aristides, had a very successful show season this fall. At the Green Mountain Alpaca Show here in Vermont, Aristides won a blur ribbon in his class and Reserve Color Champion. At the Empire Alpaca Show in Syracuse, Aristides took second in his class and also won … Read More
This weekend is our last alpaca show of the season. Ron is in Syracuse with three alpacas, including Snowshoe Aristides, our white male color champion. We’re hoping for another good showing for Ari! Back at the farm, it’s time to clean up and prepare for winter. We’ve been working on … Read More
Two big events coming this weekend: NYS Sheep & Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, NY and Green Mountain Alpaca Show in Essex Jct, VT. I’ll be in NY and Ron will be at the show. We have help with the farm for the weekend, so we should be able to manage. … Read More
Our work changes with the seasons. Some of it is dictated by weather, some by the time of year. In spring we have alpaca shows and shearing; May through October we have babies and in the Fall, we have another round of alpaca shows plus fiber festivals. Our two biggest … Read More
My yarn is still packed up in boxes after last weekend’s fiber festival and will stay that way until Friday when I head to Tunbridge to set up for next weekend’s Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. Let’s hope the rain clears out by then and we have a nice weekend. … Read More
It was a beautiful weekend in Greenwich, NY for the 2nd annual SAFF. This is a great festival for all you fiber enthusiasts who find Rhinebeck to be a bit overwhelming. The drive to Greenwich is very pretty, the fairgrounds is easily accessible, the crowd is small and there is … Read More