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The Journey Of Our Ranch Alpaca Fiber To Spun Alpaca Roving
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The Journey Of Our Ranch Alpaca Fiber To Spun Alpaca Roving
Knitting Helps Mentor a Healthy Lifestyle
Knitting Helps Mentor a Healthy Lifestyle
By: Kelley Hobart:  Owner - Alpaca Direct Mentoring others to knit and crochet is a great way to share one aspect of a healthy lifestyle.   In this day and age...
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How Baby Alpacas Launched a Business and Built Family Ties
How Baby Alpacas Launched a Business and Built Family Ties
About 9 years ago my dear friend and neighbor on a nearby ranch stopped by to say hello and mentioned our neighbors down the road had Alpacas for sale. I...
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We've Named Our Little Black Alpaca
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the contest to name our alpaca. With over 200 names suggested we had quite a variety to make our final choice.  So......
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Help Name Our Alpaca - Contest Ends Soon!
Help Name Our Alpaca - Contest Ends Soon!
We'd like help in naming our newest addition to our alpaca ranch. Here are some characteristics about this little boy who was born a couple of weeks ago. He is dark brown...
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New Alpaca Yarn from our Ranch is available
We just got our Alpaca Yarn from our annual "Shearing Day" back from the mill. This year the alpaca yarn looks great and as always our limited supply will likely run out...
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We lost a baby Alpaca yesterday...
Annabelle was a little over a month overdue with her Cria from Guns'N'Roses a famous herdsire on the west coast.  We were looking forward to welcoming him to the world....
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