More great articles about Alpacas and the industry

The industry around the country and comments on a national herd.

Alpacas in and around Atlanta. I love Georgia!

On the lifestyle of raising alpacas.

Alpacas as an alternative investment in these turbulent economic times.

Great Post from another blogger about my open farm day!

Click here. Yep those are pics of my animals and my farm, and the pic of the woman holding the cria (baby) is me. :)

Peru fuels boom in alpaca, llama fleece fashion

This is an interesting article on how we are moving ahead with promoting the wonderful fiber that comes from the furry little creatures we love to breed.

Econony got you down?

Read this article from the Wall St Journal. . . it talks about tangible assets such as alpacas. Remember alpacas can be fully insured against mortality and theft.

Alpaca Market and the Economy

I am sitting here (at midnight) reading the financial news after watching CNBC in the barn for part of the day . . .it is a crazy time for America. Banks failing, bailout plans and possibly a recession not seen in my generations lifetime.

My stocks are down, my real estate is devalued and I see small alpaca farms bailing out of the industry. Here is my take on it all . . . alpacas are valuable investments. They reproduce other valuable investments that can be sold or traded. They produce the most wonderful fiber that is such a pleasure to spin into yarn and then knit, weave or crochet.

Coming into a major election and the holiday season, the trends I see are that people are nesting. . .and they are continuing to purchase yarn and other alpaca items. I am selling more items then I did at this time last year even in this atmosphere of uncertainty.

So my advice to all is to ride it out, and look for other ways to add value to your business. Work with the fiber, buy yarn and other products from the co-op and resell it and above all keep advertising.

I am more positive than ever about the alpaca industry and will continue to help promote and educate about the "finest livestock investment" in the world. I love these funny little creatures!!

Btw - I am working on my economics masters and from all the signs 3 years ago in the financial and housing markets this was bound to happen and will be healthier for the country and economy in the long run.

Nite Nite --- sweet dreams!

Rose