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Is Alpaca the New Luxury Textile?

Originally posted on The Fashion Foot:
Alpaca is considerably the new cashmere. The luxury wool is especially a trending commodity among fashion designers because it is inexpensive to produce and it is environmentally friendly. Many consumers are positively responding to…

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New Website

I almost forgot.  I have our first website up and running.  I just got finished but it will be a work in progress, still trying to figure everything out. check it out!! http://www.peapodacres.com

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Springtime

Hey it was spring here yesterday, temp was 50.  Sweatshirt weather for sure!!  Picked up a load of hay, 42 bales is about all I want to carry on my truck.  Thanks to Mark who helped me load the hay … Continue reading

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Winter’s wrath

Originally posted on Peapod Acres Farm Life:
Well we have made it through two versions of the Polar Vortex this winter and so far everyone is doing okay.  We had about 6 inches of snow overnight but it’s not too…

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Winter’s wrath

Well we have made it through two versions of the Polar Vortex this winter and so far everyone is doing okay.  We had about 6 inches of snow overnight but it’s not too bad, they were calling for 8-12 inches.  … Continue reading

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Santa was here

Well Santa Claus made a surprise appearance at the farm on Christmas day.  Well not Santa himself but three of his trusted elves came by to deliver the two new alpacas that Santa thought we should have.  The elves also … Continue reading

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Busy weekend

Well it was a busy weekend here at the farm. I took a couple of days off to get a few things done and to celebrate my birthday and was moderately successful at both. It seems like no matter how … Continue reading

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More looose chickens, a.k.a. a funny story

So last night when I got home my sweet bride had a funny story to tell me.  The day before she had let the chickens loose for the day but didn’t think about closing up the fence when they were … Continue reading

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Chickens on the loose

Our chickens are being allowed to do a little free ranging for their first time. Usually a chicken will live up to it’s name and not venture too far at first but these girls ran out like they were getting … Continue reading

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Good morning world!

Mexico our weanling alpaca just wanted to say hi.

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