Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Join us as we celebrate our 9th Annual Fall Alpaca Festival on Saturday, September 16th from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, and on Sunday, September 17th from noon - 4:00 pm. The farm, located on Maryland's beautiful eastern shore in Preston, will host arts and craft booths, fiber art demonstrations, food vendors, children's activities and live music as well as a unique shopping experience at our Farm Store.
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Consider adding Minnie Me to your herd! At 10 months old she has a lovely temperament and is a real
Here is an update on one of our favorite little girls here at the farm. We are so pleased with Minnie Me, one of our outstanding fall crias, who at 10 months old is maturing nicely. She has a lovely and calm temperament to go along with her good looks and has played "The Bride" along with Miracle in the two weddings we recently participated in. As you can see from the photos, she is the spitting image of her mom, Anticipation Annie and is exactly what we were hoping for when we bred Annie to Reb read more...
One of the things we strive for is excellence in our mentoring program for individuals interested in
Schedule a tour to come out and visit with us, learn more about raising these loveable animals and p
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Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Our farm, located on the scenic eastern shore of Maryland, is a popular place for tour groups and visitors. Folks enjoy the peaceful drive out to Preston, often coming from the nearby city areas to explore the Delmarva Peninsula for an afternoon or day trip, and we enjoy meeting new people and being able to share our love of these animals with guests. We offer tours by appointment, ranging from sma read more...
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Thursday, June 1, 2017
Where are we located and what's nearby? Planning an afternoon or day trip to our farm offers the opportunity to stop and enjoy some of the local flavor and area destinations. Today we are introducing you to our neighbors located just a few minutes away from Outstanding Dreams Farm on Route 16.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
On Saturday, April 1st 2017, agriculture students from across the country visited our area of Delmarva as part of an educational tour program. They were attending the 97th National Block & Bridle Convention in Arlington, Virginia which was co-hosted by the University of Connecticut and American Society of Animal Science, and the theme focused on “A scientific voice in agriculture”.
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Our little cria "Miracle" with the unusual marking pattern on his face, is becoming quite a celebrity lately. First, he got his picture in Alpacas magazine, and now he's on the front page of The Delmarva Farmer! We were honored to have our farm featured in The Delmarva Farmer in an article focusing on our agritourism efforts.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Outstanding Dreams Farm is excited to introduce the newest member of our herd, STF Mercy.
Many thanks to our friends Timm and Helen Herman of Sugartown Farms for allowing us to purchase Mercy at the VAOBA Expo where she won the Black Female Color Champion class as well as being awarded the Blue Ribbon in her Walking Fleece class.
She was also the Reserve Champion Black Female at PAOBA in November, as well as being awarded the Blue Ribbon at AOA Nationals in the Fleece Show competition.
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Sunday, September 11, 2016
"Why do you raise alpacas?"
This is a question we are often asked.
As we're working our tails off preparing for our Open House next weekend, we find ourselves asking this same question, "Why are we doing this?"
Well, a picture tells a thousand words and I have thousands of pictures that will explain why we do this.
Last night after working in the heat all day, I took some time to go out and enjoy some time with our alpacas. I watched as our newest cria, Perseverance, discovered that he can read more...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Onyx's Outstanding Omen
Recently I've been going through our old photos and reflecting on our start in the alpaca business.
For us, we were searching for another business venture, one that would be less stressful physically and emotionally.
I'm so happy that we learned of the alpaca industry and decided to take the plunge! Our first couple of years were a struggle to be sure. We knew very little about the animals or the business side of things. Mistakes were made, lessons learned.However, through sheer determina read more...
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Thursday, April 28, 2016
Spring is in the air and what an exciting time of year it is!
We started early in March with halter training our Fall crias in preparation for their show debut at the MAPACA Jubilee. What a remarkable transformation has taken place from their start as "Bucking Broncos" to well behaved ladies and gentlemen at the show! It just takes patience and practice and any cria can be trained to walk on a lead and stand for examination. Of course some are easier than others, but with persistence they a read more...
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