Long Acres Alpaca Farm - a unique place to visit

Learn from the Experts
From breeder services to ongoing education, Mike & Sarah love sharing their Alpaca expertise and passion with others. In addition to attractive packages and financing for Alpaca owners, they offer a wide variety of free resources.
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Discover a New Passion
If you spend any time around alpaca owners, you’ll soon realize that every one of us is passionate about our animals. Alpacas are truly captivating creatures – mild-tempered, beautiful fleece-producing animals with an inquisitive nature and intelligent presence.
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Luxury You Can Feel
Many natural, organic, and eco-friendly clothing and household items can be made from Alpaca fleece. Alpaca fiber does not contain lanolin or other body oils, so not only is it incredibly soft and luxurious, it's a fantastic alternative to wool.
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Experience it For Yourself
At Long Acres, you can explore over 100 alpacas on our beautiful 130-acre farm in south central Pennsylvania with educational tours, workshops, and more.
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Get Away for the Weekend or Plan an Event
Located on our farm and just minutes from downtown Mercersburg, book a stay at our Guest House to enjoy sitting around the firepit or grilling dinner on the patio while watching the alpacas in the fields around you.
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Shop our new inventory of stylish, eco-friendly apparel
Our retail shoppe, Pachallina, offers an amazing selection of upscale natural, organic and eco-friendly clothing, such as wool, pima cotton, linen, bamboo and silk … and, of course, alpaca!
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OUR UNIQUE ALPACA FARM
Long Acres Alpaca Farm is located just twenty minutes from Interstates 81 and 70 and 90 minutes north of DC. Blessed with beautiful views, the scenery alone is worth a visit.
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Our Guest House
Relax and stay in the private guest house located on our property, which is just five minutes from Whitetail Ski and Golf Club, Mercersburg Academy, and downtown Mercersburg.
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Our Boutique Shoppe
Find clothing from natural and organic sources, cottage industry crafts, knitting yarns, and more in our retail shoppe, Pachallina, located at The Guest House of LAAF, 9703 Blue Spring Road, Mercersburg, PA.
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Recent Posts
We Did It Again…AirBnB Superhost!!!
Once again, The Guest House at LAAF has obtained SUPERHOST status! Superhost status is evaluated quarterly and is awarded to AirBnB hosts that meet the following...
Posted on July 6, 2017
Stocking up the Cupboards for the BIG SNOWSTORM–Stella!
There is a comic where a farm family stopped “dead in their tracks” when the weather came on…so it is when you live on a farm...
Posted on March 15, 2017
“It’s hard to stay at the top of the game.”
So was the recent text I read on my iPhone. I must of read it a half dozen times, trying to make sense of it. I...
Posted on February 25, 2017
Alpaca Farming A to Z–Make It a Weekend Get-Away!
Alpaca Farming A to Z! Fall 2017–Date TBA The Guest House is reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis for A to Z Workshop Participants who will...
Posted on November 13, 2016
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