With the Inaugural Alpaca Farm Fest in 2004 such a
huge success, we've reserved a date to come together again. This
year's event will be held at Tick Ridge Farm on September 24th, 2005.
We'd be happy to mail or e-mail you a flier.
Click here to
e-mail Shelley now to request a flier or
more information. Here's a little of what you can expect.
We hope to see you here!
| 9 alpaca Farms represented |
Lots of pacas to see and touch! |
Various vendors of cool stuff |
| Good food- Concessions by local Boy Scout Troop 898 (hot
sandwiches, picnic food, drinks and snacks) |
Livestock dogs- The Denney Family from Pyrenees
Paradise-pups for sale |
Ponies and miniature horses from All Star Horse Farm |
| bunnies ! |
Good music - The Gahanna Fiddlers |
alpaca obstacle course & showing demos |
| spinners, weavers, knitters all showing you what you can
do with the luxurious alpaca fiber. |
Learn about alpacas. Seminars for beginners and
those more advanced in Animal Husbandry. |
Goats to pet and learn about, goat cheese to try from
the Steck family Check out the goat sulkies! |
| Holmes Laboratory representative, Gary
Horrisberger, will be here to help you understand the services they
provide, testing of Hay, Water and Soil to optimize your alpacas'
nutrition. Call Gary ahead if you'd like to drop off Samples for
testing. 1-800-344-1101 |
New this year: "Kidville"! A fun area just
for kids. Crafts, games, face painting, a maze, pumpkin painting,
and much more, all staffed by local Girl Scouts. |
Alpaca fiber and textiles for sale. Various farms
will have fiber from every stage in processing. From "still on the
animal", to bagged raw fleece, to rovings and yarn. Handmade and
machine made goods also available. |
| Tax information from experienced breeders. Learn
what is deductible on your taxes. How does the depreciation work?
Learn how raising alpacas can be very tax-friendly. |
Alpaca herdsire shopping made easy. Farms with
herdsires to offer will have the animals here to view or will ahve
information about them. |
Baby alpacas! The sweetest babies ever. This year,
see at least two born in the last 3 weeks. One more due to Nova in
September may be here by then also! |
| Girl Scout Bake Sale |
GIANT-Pumpkin raffle! |
Hourly door prize drawings. |
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Check out what's new on the farm! |
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Ember's new baby, Picotani, napping shortly after birth on Sunday,
September 4th. Being born is hard work! Birth weight 18.2
lbs, a big, healthy boy! |
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Pico all dried off. About 1 hour old. |
Ellie's new cria resting in the sun to dry off. Monday, September
12, 2005 |
 
Trying out her new legs at 20 minutes old....Now those are some
eyelashes!
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Pico, already the big guy at one week old. "Hey Mom, where did she
come from?" |
| We'd like to thank the sponsor farms for this
year's Farm Fest! |
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| Alpaca Crossing
Mark & Joanna Lawrence |
Alpaca Oasis
Doug & Sheli Pershing |
Arnold's Alpaca Acres
Ray & Frances Arnold |
| Big Pine Ranch
Jeff & Janet Douglass |
Blackmore Vale Farm
Joe & Joyce Blackmore |
Gentle Meadows Farm
Jack & Nancy Lee
Jack & Jana Lee-Harris |
| Liberty Alpacas
Eric & Dorea Tomlinson |
Swisher Creek Alpacas
Pete & Judy Klein |
Tick Ridge Alpacas
Todd & Shelley Wetherill |
