Visitors welcome this weekend, about 10 AM to 3 PM all three days. Check out our alpacas and llamas. The ranch store will be open. (Socks, scarves, yarn, hats and more) Over the weekend we will be working with fleeces,spinning, dying fiber and making dryer balls- It's a work weekend for us, so lots going on. Check out alpaca ranching!
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The Midwest Buck Sale is the premiere meat goat breeder event. This is an opportunity for every breeder to market their replacement breeding stock.
Anyone may enter the Midwest Buck Sale and have their stock evaluated. Once stock are evaluated, they are then sorted for sale order.
The Midwest Buck Sale gives National Awards for stock that best represents and preservers that breed. Stock must be guaranteed reproductive.
Includes seminars, vendors, and more!
See event website for more details.
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DATE/TIME
Starting May 29th
Wednesday Evenings @ 5:30pm
DETAILS
Yoga in our pasture with the alpacas
Yogi-Lucy Snyder
Lucy’s yoga teaching and practice emphasizes the joy in the process; the journey.
A process of self-discovery and play through strength training and refinement of the physical body, presence of mind, and awareness of breath.
She received her 200 hr. Yoga Teacher Training from Abbe Ciulla and Rachael Frodyma at Nanaquaket Yoga Studio.
15$ per Person. Pay online or in person. Pay by credit card, cash, Paypal or check (payable to Hope Alpaca Farm)
Bring Yoga mat
All levels welcome
Weather Permitting-please check farm website for cancellations
No Smoking or pets
No feeding/touching alpacas without supervision
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This seminar will focus on the importance of uniformity of micron as the primary fleece consideration in breeding decisions. We will explore how to identify uniformity within the prime blanket area, as well as establishing measurable components to be tracked annually. Participants should bring fleeces from their herd to evaluate during the seminar. Decision-making strategies based on generational gain will be emphasized. There will also be a brief introduction to fleece evaluation and how to skirt a fleece before we go into a deep dive on how to evaluate uniformity in a fleece.
The Clinic will be held at the Marjorie Stewart Senior Community Center in Sherwood. The clinic will run from 8:30 am to 5 pm with a short lunch and a couple of breaks. It will be FREE for AAWO members and $85 for nonmembers.
We hope you can come and glean some of the important information that Cheryl has to offer about alpaca fleece. You can email me and let me know if you want to attend. I will add your name to the list.
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