New Cria for Magnum and Doe

November 29, 2009 By

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Yesterday a cria was born on our farm. (A cria is what you call a baby alpaca). It comes from the Spanish word for “creation”. This little bundle of joy belongs to our friends, the Bowens, whose farm is Humming Star Alpacas. A few of their alpacas are being boarded with us while their barn is being built. We are grateful to them for sharing their alpaca dam, Doe, with us. Doe has brought us lots of fun moments. She is full of personality, and has one of the loveliest alpaca faces that I know. She was even on the cover of our regional newspaper in 2008 with her friend Walker in an award-winning story about alpacas.

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Welcome little girl! Can’t wait to find out what the Bowens will name her. Sired by none other than our signature herdsire, SCA Peruvian Magnum, she looks like a great combination of her two parents.

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First steps

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I love her pretty little face! It will be fun to watch her grow.

“A new baby is like the beginning of all things – Wonder, Hope, a dream of possibilities”.

~Edna J. LeShan

Words like “dam” and “cria” got you stumped? Check out the Alpaca Glossary of Terms.

Filed Under: Alpacas, New Additions, Sunday Citar ~ 18 Comments

Fiber Arts Friday – Black Friday

November 26, 2009 By

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This week on Fiber Arts Friday we want to highlight our Fiber Arts Friday participants’ shops. You can link your blog if you want, but you are welcome to use this week as an opportunity to promote your Etsy (or independent) shop.

Buy Handmade this Christmas and shop with our Fiber Arts Friday participants!
I Took The Handmade Pledge! BuyHandmade.org

Fiber Arts Black Friday Carnival!

To participate:

  1. In the Mr. Linky wigdget below add the permalink to a specific blog post or store that features something Fiber Art related .
  2. If using a blog, Link back to Fiber Arts Friday from your post so that your readers can come and see everyone else’s shops! Use the button or a text link to http://www.alpacafarmgirl.com.
  3. Visit as many of the other participants’ shops as possible. Heart their products you like on Etsy and shop til you drop!
  4. Tell your friends about this carnival. Let’s all help each other and promote each others’ shops on Facebook and Twitter. Stumble and/or Digg this post. Blog about it. Spread the word! Vote for small farms and indie artists with your dollars this holiday season. Happy Holidays!

Filed Under: Alpacas, Fiber Arts, Fiber Arts Friday ~ 17 Comments

Thank A Farmer This Thanksgiving

November 24, 2009 By

I just caught the tail end of Tuesday night’s AgChat on Twitter. But they came up with a super idea about how we can thank farmer and ranchers for the hard work they do growing our food. With Thanksgiving this week, it seems like the perfect time to thank the hard-working farmers out there.

On Wednesday morning use the hashtag #thankafarmer to share what you are thankful for on Twitter. This will begin in the morning from 10am-12pm CST. The goal is for it to be a trending topic, but go ahead and thank farmers all day. We want people to reflect on what great things farmers and ranchers produce that we should be thankful for  each day. It will also remind folks where their food comes from.

If you don’t have a twitter account, you can do the same thing on Facebook, or a blog about it. As Troy Hadrick said on his blog, Advocates for Agriculture, “The point is we need to take the day before Thanksgiving to give thanks for all of our blessings, especially the safe, affordable, abundant food supply we enjoy in this country. It doesn’t happen by accident, it happens because of the world’s greatest farmers and ranchers that live in this country.”

Happy Thanksgiving!

Filed Under: Alpacas, Farm Business ~ 2 Comments
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