Cascade Alpacas of Oregon (the same folks featured on the American Express commercial) were featured on NBC's Today show with a segment co-branded with AARP (Your Life Calling) . The segment spoke to how Alpacas can be a good choice for people with no livestock experience and the peaceful nature of the alpaca. While I would have liked to see a tour of their farm store, the segment was a good overall piece and was in a postive light unlike some other jabs from shows in the past. Since it aired in the 8 - 9 am timespot - it is huge exposure for the Alpaca Community and is another way for folks to get to learn about these wonderful animals.
I still think that we need to get the message out there about the fiber, not just the breeding end, so that people that are not already raising alpacas can see a viable end product and the start of a true fiber commodity.
I also would like to point out that alpacas are not just for retirees - they are for every age - I see many new people coming into the community that are young and that really excites me!
You can view the video here
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:) glad to read your thoughts. I certainly fit into the non-retiree alpaca owner category. You know I am excited to get my kids involved! In an age of xbox & wii, it is tuff to get kids motivated or excited about anything. I already have 3 knitter & crochet-er friends- all younger- who are excited to get their paws on fiber- after I told them how great it is. I knew it would be a while b4 I had any, so I told them about your store on ebay! ;)
Thanks Meredith!! - I fit into the non-retiree category as well since I started with alpacas at 32 -- thanks for the reference to the store. . . actually my yarn is on :
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