Farm Visitors from Borchers VBS Day Camp

The bus arrived around 3pm followed by several other vehicles carrying the younger kids, about 85 in all.

 Inside the barn, I demonstrated my drum carder and showed them what the fiber looked like before carding and after carding.

 There was no age limit here.  One of these fine ladies was the great grandmother of these two little tykes at her feet.

 "Alpaca Gold" of course, I had to tell them about this too!  After all, I am the poop queen on this farm.  God gave it to us so we are going to use it.  We have it in both of our gardens and around all my landscape.  It doesn't smell, doesn't burn your plants and you can use it anytime of the year.  I do have it for sale in our farm store and I will take it to the 4th Saturday Farmer's Market in Seymour throughout the summer but if I miss you there and you want some, please call.

 I was explaining to them about the things we feed them, and add to their feed (minerals, garlic, lactation herbs)........

 Justice, taking it all in.  His fiber was what I had to show them on the spinning wheel, it is so soft.

 Taking it all in.  We had divided them into two groups so the alpacas wouldn't become too upset and also so that everyone could get close to the demonstrations and hear the talks.

 After the carding demonstration, I took them a few steps and showed them just how yarn was spun so that they could knit sweaters and socks.  They thought that was really cool.

This was the alpaca talk to the entire group outside under the shade tree before entering the barn.

 Walking to the barn, excited to see the alpacas.  They were some of the first to arrive.

This was our Borcher's Day Camp visit yesterday, June 14th. Doris counted 85 but may have missed some already at the barn. Fun filled day!

Home Schoolers visit to the farm

June 7, 2011

Today, we had about 17 home schooled kids and parents out to visit and learn more about our alpacas.  It was very good.  Two moms brought their looms with them and asked me for help... I hope I answered them right.  I think they will come back and bring their looms with them and we can just sit and spin and weave and talk..

Ed took off work and explained a lot of the details about how alpacas came into the United States and all the technical stuff about the animals and I just showed them and talked with them about the fiber and what all you can do to and with it.  They liked it as much as we like talking about it.  I am sure they will be back for other events we have here.

Japanese ESL Farm Visit

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June 7, 2011

On May 25th, we had a group of Japanese ladies who are involved in an ESL class at Zion Lutheran Church.  Their leaders are Darlene Cooley and Maggie Schneider.  They were a great bunch of ladies and I think enjoyed their cultural experience on the farm.  We talked alpacas in the barn, they visited the farm store and then we went into the house to see the loom and spinning wheel and talked a little about needle felting.  They enjoyed some homemade, still warm, Persimmon pudding and Rasperry Iced tea.  They were so very thankful for the hospitality.  I hope they come again some day!