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Posted in Alpaca Fleece, Alpaca Products on Sep 9th, 2011
What a treat for the eyes and imagination! Take a look at the photos of the winners of this years Natural Fiber Showcase in the International Camelid Quarterly. From over 150 entries and 7,000 votes by the general public, the winning entries in the Fashion, Art & Utility categories are featured. Each beautiful photo also [...]
Posted in Alpaca Business, Alpaca Characteristics, Alpaca Fleece, Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Personalities, Alpaca Products on Jul 11th, 2011
Alpacas can adapt to the heat of our summer days as long as they have cooler nights to recover. When nighttime temperatures stay in the upper eighties, this tends to create an accumulated effect and gives reason to take special precautions to avoid heat stress. Another point to keep in mind pertains to high humidity [...]
Posted in Alpaca Business, Alpaca Fleece, Alpaca Investments, Alpaca Lifestyle on May 18th, 2011
Hi Alpaca Enthusiast! I wanted to share some very exciting news with you about the alpaca industry. Finally there is a consorted effort to recognize alpaca fiber as an economic opportunity for the public. Alpaca United has been formed as a legal entity that is creating a brand for products made from USA raised alpacas. [...]
Posted in Alpaca Business, Alpaca Characteristics, Alpaca Fleece on Mar 22nd, 2011
For Alpaca Enthusiasts that are new to the business, would you like to know some of the lingo? I remember when I was new and I felt like breeders were speaking a different language. They kept using abbreviations and making assumptions that I understood what they meant. In the beginning I didn’t even know where [...]
Posted in Alpaca Fleece, Alpaca Lifestyle, Alpaca Products on Dec 10th, 2010
Every year many of us alpaca breeders think about our alpacas and their connection to our troops in harms way. As we stay warm indoors celebrating the Holidays with our friends, family & other loved ones…. let’s remember those who are not so warm. They are the soldiers that are serving and freezing outdoors in [...]
Posted in Alpaca Characteristics, Alpaca Fleece on Oct 13th, 2009
Thoughts from Cindy Harris of Alpacas at Windy Hill as shared in Aug. 2009 When I think of green and alpacas, it usually conjures up either some idyllic image of rolling pastures and lazy days under the shade tree, OR the less lovely thought of partially digested hay and rumen dripping down the side of [...]