Curious about alpacas?
From 11 am to 3 pm Saturday and Sunday, Alpacas of Merritt Farm in the Franklin area and EverThanks Farm, Last Penny Farm, Lorien Alpacas and Venezia Dream Farm in the Asheville area will welcome guests as they showcase their beautiful friendly alpacas and lovely products made from alpaca fiber. Knowledgeable and experienced alpaca farmers will be available to answer questions and explain all about alpacas. There will be demonstrations of spinning and other fiber crafts. all FREE!
Local fiber artisans and alpaca farms will be selling a wide selection of products made from naturally luxurious alpaca fiber including roving for spinners and yarns for knitters as well as a variety of ready to wear clothing and household décor.
The locations for the 2 open farms are:
Venezia Dream Farm, 276 Jones Cove Rd, Asheville, NC 28805
Alpacas of Merritt Farm, 837 Hannah Mountain Rd, Otto, NC 28763
To find out more about Open Farm Days at Venezia Dream Farm, Alpacas of Merritt Farm or to learn more about alpaca farms in Western North Carolina, please visit http://www.alpacaswnc.com/.
Tags: alpaca fiber, alpacas, farm visit, National Alpaca Farm Days, natural fiber, open house, roving, yarn
October 15, 2009 at 8:41 am |
Nice post about alpaca farming centers. I will definitely visit these places, when visited Carolina. Thanks for sharing valuable information with us.