Please join us for a free Alpaca Educational Event!

You are invited to attend an educational event about raising alpacas being held at Long Acres Alpaca Farm. People love to come to these sessions. Some simply out of curiosity about these wondrous animals. Others might want to someday work with or own alpacas. Whatever the reason or your interest, feel free to attend one of the sessions. These will be hands on working with the alpacas so dress comfortably. We will obviously be outside. It's always entertaining as well as educational.

Dates are May 1, June 5 and June 19. Topics vary according to what participants want to learn but generally include talking about barn layout, pastures, fencing, and actually giving shots, doing dental and toe trims, shearing...you name it!!! Starts at 9am all three dates and concludes at 12 noon or later. It's free but registration is suggested. Give me a call or drop me an email.

Hope to see you soon!

Labels: Alpaca Basics, Alpacas 101, Learning about Alpacas

Labels: Alpaca Fiber Males, Alpaca Pet Males

We will be participating once again in Alpaca Days '10 at Annapaca Farm, Hagerstown, MD on April 10 and 11, 2010. This will be our third year and each year proves to be better than the previous one. There will be a total of 11 farms participating this year. Demonstrations, seminars, products for sale, food and of course alpacas. Lots of fun, free, rain or shine. Hope you can attend.

Labels: Alpaca Days '10, Alpaca Open House

Paladin arrived earlier this month. Even nicer than we remember. We hadn't seen him for almost a year. Nice size, medium build, about 180 lbs., with the most dense white fleece we've seen. He's had 3 breedings so far, Velyssa, Muffit and Curaca. We think he likes his work, but I did caution him to pace himself. He'll be here all winter! Now we only have to wait 11 1/2 months to see the results. I have to wonder why these males don't waste away. All they do is pace, watch the females, pace, watch the.....I never see them eat. He figured out after the first trip which gate would lead to "all things that are good." Now he stands by the gate, just waiting. I'll be glad when he makes the association that my being there, lead in hand, is a good thing.

Labels: Vic Jr's Hemiaccoyo Paladin

This was the first year for NJAC, New Jersey Alpaca Classic and we really enjoyed the show. Very well organized. Especially liked the sod everywhere, not just in the stalls. Lighting was good. Only downfall was the always present A/C. The buildings are never cold and dry enough and it was fairly warm on Saturday. None the less, everyone was in the same boat, so to speak. We took seven and did well, with everyone placing. The highlights were a CHAMPIONSHIP in halter for Eros in the fawn and a RESERVE CHAMPIONSHIP in halter for Shiah in the fawn. Both took their first as well and rounding out in first place were Vecurio (LF) and Agamemnon. Brecson took 2nd (MB), Lights took (3rd) and Celady took 5th (TB). All came home in good health and glad to be back in the fields.

Labels: New Jersey Alpaca Classic, NJAC

The bad weather didn't keep everyone from having a great time during the Open House for National Alpaca Farm Days. Of course the alpacas never mind the cold weather. And the cold weather is good for alpaca clothing sales. An estimated crowd of 200 showed up, mostly on Sunday. The highlight of the weekend was the Fashion Show. The models, Danielle Houck, Carly Mellott, and Connie Howell, could have made most anything look good, but in the Beyond Threads line, they looked fantastic. We were fortunate to have jewelry custom made to match the outfits. Heather of Zen Creations does a fantastic job. Many of the pieces of jewelry are still for sale. We also had a lot of success with the Latitude 15 wear. The DIY station for custom dying of yarns and rovings went well. I believe people are amazed at how easy it is to dye alpaca fiber. The animals were great. Giannia is a real ham. Loves the attention. As does Chace and our longtime good will ambassador Pioneer. It was especially nice to see several people with physical handicaps make it into the paddock area. Reallly rewarding watching their faces as the alpacas came up to them and their wheelchairs. Always a good day when you can put a smile on someone's face. See you next year, last weekend in September.

Labels: NAFD, Open House

Join us September 26 and 27, 2009 as we celebrate National Alpaca Farm Day. Long Acres Alpaca Farm will be having and Open House on both days, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Admission is free and we will be open rain or shine. Back by popular demand is our Alpaca Clothing Fashion Show to be held on Sunday September 27th at 12:30 PM. Our big change this year is our inclusion of two new clothing lines, Beyond Threads (see previous blog) and Latitude 15 wear. Both will be available for purchase. Throughout both days, you'll have the oppourtunity to learn how to hand dye alpaca yarn and rovings. Both will be for sale and then we'll teach you how and you can create a one-of-a-king creation! No experience necessary. Just bring your imagination. Or if you'd like, we will custom dye it for you. We will be selling lots of other alpaca products. Food, fun, door prizes and of course Alpacas! Come and feel for yourself. We have over 50 beautiful huacaya alpacas, in every color, from white, to black, to gray. Many for sale, including some really nice fiber males. Stop by and see these amazing animals. Everyone welcome, but no pets please.

Labels: National Alpaca Farm Day, Open House, Upcoming Events