
For the birds……

As an alpaca owner I’m often asked ‘What do you do with the fleece?’ There are so many options that it can be overwhelming trying to decide what to do. In this case I took some of the more coarse fiber of the lighter colored animals and had it made Read more »
This blog is moving. The past year I’ve been taking classes in website design and now I’m working on getting the farm website up and running. There’s not much on the site now but expect it to become populated in the next few weeks. Once it’s up and running I’ll Read more »
Alpaca fiber lore tells us that our alpacas have superior fleece compared to other fiber producing animals – but what does that mean? And are there numbers to back it up? Well, Dutch Hollow Acres has done their homework and has a well thought out post on their blog about Read more »
This post was originally written for Alpaca Farm Girl’s blog and first published on 5MAR2009. As alpaca owners we are often business owners. And as business owners we are expected to have a business plan. However, writing a business plan can be intimidating. To me, it can Read more »