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Hurricane Farm -
Tuesday November 17, 2009 - By Chris
We finally found someone to shear our sheep. We'd placed an ad and had several reponses, but people tend to get busy, time slips by, and before you know it the sheep are sporting dreadlocks. (And not the nice ones like Erica's!)
We eventually...
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Wool n Feather Farm -
Tuesday November 10, 2009 - By Melissa
Thank you very much for all your interest in our fiber share program. With the recent articles in the Country Today and the Leader Telegram, we have only a few shares left. We were really able to reach our local knitters. I am so proud of our little farm. I...
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3 Hawk Alpacas -
Tuesday October 27, 2009 - By Anita
I have just returned from my first participation of the "Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair". It was a great experience and I was able to meet a lot of new and nice people. There are really a large number of fiber artists and enthusiasts living in...
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Happy Hills Alpaca Farm -
Friday October 23, 2009 - By wawanuky
WHAT IS HARVEST TIME LIKE ON AN ALPACA FARM?
We don't havest apples,corn, vegies or fruit on our farm but we do have a wonderful harvest here! The spring brought us four beautiful babies, two boys and two girls. All adorable of course. So what...
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3 Hawk Alpacas -
Monday October 12, 2009 - By Anita
Hi everyone. I am now beginning to attend some fiber fairs.
My first one was the "John Blue Cotton Festival" in Laurinburg, NC.
There were food vendors, a sheep spinner, wood carver, purse designer, alpaca demonstrators and...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Monday October 05, 2009 - By MaLinda
Yesterday we decided a day off
from everything was necessary for mental and physical health. We got up
early, took care of the livestock and headed for Montpelier in Orange
county, VA, to the Fall Fiber Festival & Sheepdog Trials.
What a beautiful...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Wednesday September 30, 2009 - By MaLinda
This weekend is the Montpelier Fall Fiber Festival and Sheepdog Trials
in Orange, Virginia. Every year, at this time, I am reminded of how we
got into farming and I remember fondly our first year with sheep.
Hubby and I were both
professionals in the...
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Friday September 18, 2009 - By lklik
Welcome back to school! What a great time to adopt one of our alpacas and get to know them personally throughout the school year! Get to learn more about these fuzzy wide eyed creatures and what makes them such a special livestock here in the US.
What...
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Jacob's Reward Farm -
Monday September 07, 2009 - By Cindy
My friend and mentor, Susie Gibbs of the Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm is
doing something extraordinary: She's giving away a beautiful starter
herd of mohair goats, to a deserving fiber shepherd or
shepherd-wanna-be. They just have to write a compelling...
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Friday September 04, 2009 - By lklik
I was inspired by Alpaca Farm Girl’s Amigurumi Fiber Arts Friday and had to try it out for myself. I have a short attention span so I ended up making small things for my cats and dogs to play with.
Cat toys are stuffed with a bell,...
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Monday August 17, 2009 - By lklik
It's Monday and that means our virtual fiber market is now open! Come post your links to your local harvest store, farms store, etsy etc. Connect with fiber shoppers!
To buy or sell fiber products please go to http://www.alpacabytes....
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Monday August 10, 2009 - By lklik
FMM is back! Get more visitors to your local harvest fiber store by listing it for free at Fiber Market Monday's.
Just dye a new batch of roving or yarn? Show it off!
Proud of your fiber animal and want to show them...
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Alpaca Farmgirl -
Thursday August 06, 2009 - By Katy
It started as a friendly competition among online Twitter buddies Kathryn and Lynn. They got to talking about whose fiber was finer (& perhaps
better), Lynn’s adorable angora rabbits’ or Kathryn’s
beloved alpacas’?
They decided that they would settle...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Monday August 03, 2009 - By MaLinda
Well every time I promise to Blog more often, I seem to get worse at it. I don't know how people who blog all the time can do it. There just isn't enough time in a day for me to get everything else done and blog too! I must be getting old or business must be...
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Sunday August 02, 2009 - By lklik
What does a share of Alpaca Fiber CSA get you?
- CSA share holder’s certificate - Monthly Farm Newsletter - Finished Alpaca Yarn! - Quarter share = minimum of 10oz of finished yarn - Half share = minimum of 1.25 lbs of finished yarn - Full share =...
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Wednesday July 29, 2009 - By lklik
Felting soap is a great activity for both adults and kids. For detailed instructions and photos on how to felt soap please visit our blog at
http://www.alpacabytes.com/?p=205
We have many other fiber projects there too!
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Monday July 20, 2009 - By lklik
Visit our blog and add your link to our Fiber Market Monday! This is our version of a Fiber Farmer's Market.
Show us your raw fiber, milled fiber, handmade products, fiber livestock, studs and more!
Links are free to post until...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Monday July 13, 2009 - By MaLinda
Haven't been around much lately. I really do have to get better about my bloging. It's just been so crazy busy here that by the time I think about the blog, it's after midnight and I'm off to bed.
The soap and lotion business is doing it's impersonation...
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Dutch Hollow Acres -
Friday July 10, 2009 - By lklik
Due to popular demand we are now offering half shares!
Alpaca Fiber CSA
Welcome all yarn fanatics! If you like to knit, crochet, braid, ply-split, etc, this CSA is for you!
CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. Our fiber...
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