It seems like 2020 just got started and suddenly it’s February! How did that happen?! And now we’re planning for April events…the first alpaca event of the season for our farm is usually the Spring Alpaca Spectacular at Eastern States Expo on April 3-5. This is a great event that … Read More
20 years of raising alpacas! It sure doesn’t feel like it! To celebrate, we are offering 20% off all alpacas and breedings through the end of 2019. Take a look at what we have to offer: excellent bloodlines, healthy alpacas, fabulous fiber and exceptional customer service and support. Need financing? … Read More
These two female alpacas were born on Aug 23 and 25. They are just beautiful!… Read More
We’re working with alpaca fiber in one form or another all year ’round. Shearing season is over, so it’s time to skirt and grade our fleeces for processing. The best fiber will go to the mill to be carded into roving or spun into yarn. Lower grades will become rug … Read More
20% Off Alpacas and Stud Fees I can’t believe Snowshoe Farm has been raising alpacas for 20 years! We’re celebrating by offering a 20% discount on all alpacas and stud fees. We have bred females, open females and herdsires. We also have a few nonbreeding alpacas available. Take a look … Read More
It’s that time again! It doesn’t look much like spring in snowbound northern Vermont, but we’re making plans and packing up to head to our first alpaca shows of 2019 next week. Time to dig the “show box” out from the barn, update our website and work on printed materials … Read More
We’ve had some beautiful sunny and mild days lately, but today is a not-so-gentle reminder that it’s still mid-winter in the Northeast Kingdom. The temps are falling, the wind is howling and the 1″ to 3″ that was predicted has turned into at least 8″ of new snow. Nevertheless, Snowshoe … Read More
Here in northern Vermont we received over a foot of heavy, wet snow earlier this week. The temps have hovered right around freezing and the snow is sticking to all the trees and lines and weighing them down. There are widespread power outages. At Snowshoe Farm, We’ve been without power … Read More
It’s not quite mid-November and we already have a good snow cover thanks to the almost-foot we’ve received so far today. It’s a little early, but the snow and the cold seem here to stay. There are a lot of things we do on the farm to get ready for … Read More
Rhinebeck here we come! The New York Sheep & Wool Festival is our last really big fiber event of the year and I always look forward to it. Today I’m finishing up by labeling the last few skeins of yarn left on the drying racks. Then it’s packing up totes … Read More