Once upon a time there was a boy and a girl. They met and fell in love. The girl lived far far away but they made it work.
One day the boy got sick and the girl flew to his aid to manage the farm and feed stock through the drought while he recovered. He knew then she was the one. Then the girl travelled the country with her art and the boy realised it was not just a hobby as he sat front row in fashion shows for a few weeks. She knew then he was the one.
When they finally got married the girl moved onto the farm with the boy full time.
The boy was very unhappy with foxes taking lambs and the girl suggested they get a small mob of alpacas as herd protectors. The boy did, and it worked well.
One day the girl said she wanted to make lots of things from the alpaca wool after shearing, which she did. But the girl got bored with using only one colour and convinced the boy to get a coloured stud male so they could have some coloured baby alpacas in the future. The boy said yes, but ended up bringing home not only one male but also four coloured female alpacas. From there the coloured herd continued to grow.
After the third year of drought things were pretty tough for this boy and this girl. The only way they were able to continue to put food on the table and buy hay to feed stock was from the support of people choosing to #buyfromthebush - Alpaca Flowers and Alpaca fibre jewellery became a thing and more coloured alpaca fibre (and hence alpacas!) were needed.
This boy and girl now have a lovely herd of 36 alpacas to go with their sheep and cattle on the farm. Along with 5 dogs, some chickens and a couple of teenage girls of course!
The next stage in the diversification of our farm is opening up our gates, farm and hearts to people who would like to meet an alpaca, maybe give one a kiss, learn a little about life on the farm and (hopefully) get a really great selfie.
One day the boy got sick and the girl flew to his aid to manage the farm and feed stock through the drought while he recovered. He knew then she was the one. Then the girl travelled the country with her art and the boy realised it was not just a hobby as he sat front row in fashion shows for a few weeks. She knew then he was the one.
When they finally got married the girl moved onto the farm with the boy full time.
The boy was very unhappy with foxes taking lambs and the girl suggested they get a small mob of alpacas as herd protectors. The boy did, and it worked well.
One day the girl said she wanted to make lots of things from the alpaca wool after shearing, which she did. But the girl got bored with using only one colour and convinced the boy to get a coloured stud male so they could have some coloured baby alpacas in the future. The boy said yes, but ended up bringing home not only one male but also four coloured female alpacas. From there the coloured herd continued to grow.
After the third year of drought things were pretty tough for this boy and this girl. The only way they were able to continue to put food on the table and buy hay to feed stock was from the support of people choosing to #buyfromthebush - Alpaca Flowers and Alpaca fibre jewellery became a thing and more coloured alpaca fibre (and hence alpacas!) were needed.
This boy and girl now have a lovely herd of 36 alpacas to go with their sheep and cattle on the farm. Along with 5 dogs, some chickens and a couple of teenage girls of course!
The next stage in the diversification of our farm is opening up our gates, farm and hearts to people who would like to meet an alpaca, maybe give one a kiss, learn a little about life on the farm and (hopefully) get a really great selfie.