Alpaca Farm Days
If you live in Arizona then you're in luck!!!
This weekend is the 11th annual Alpaca Farm Days at Alpacas of the Southwest! This three day event, that has been going on since 2006, typically draws about 1,000 or more visitors each year. There will be alpaca clothes, socks, sweaters, and blankets for sale. This event features the Mohave County Gemstoners, High Desert Astronomy Club looking at solar flares and sunspots on Saturday, alpaca spinning demonstrations, and around 15 vendors selling paintings, arts and crafts, and woodwork.
"We make $100 to $400 a year per animal on their fleece because it is that coveted," said the owner of The Alpacas of the Southwest, Ron Nyberg, "Once you own a pair of alpaca socks, you won't go back. Your feet are dry, clean, and odor-free at the end of the day."
Alpacas of the Southwest was established by Ron and Anna Nyberg in 2002.
Alpacas of the Southwest is located at 1108 McCarrell, off Interstate 40 at Blake Ranch Road. The 6-acre ranch is home to 42 alpacas, including two 4-month-old babies, with bloodlines from Peru, Bolivia and Chile.
