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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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 Posted - May 16 2012 : 4:02:21 PM
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I have an appointment to visit an alpaca farm on sunday. I worked with some llamas twenty years ago and it was the most rewarding job I've ever had. I've been feeling "stuck" in my current job so I decided to just start doing the things I love. And I love llamas and alpacas! So I'm going to visit this farm and she offers classes in spinning and some other activities. I need to get out of this rut and I think this will do the trick.
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janet
Gladstone
Mi.
USA
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2012 : 08:18:48 AM
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Good luck, Cindy. Keep us posted.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - May 17 2012 : 08:53:50 AM
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There was an article in Grit magazine this month about raising alpacas. They sound ideal. Although I've heard that the market is off a little on their fiber right now, so be sure and work some numbers and check the going rate for fiber and such before you take the plunge.
Here is the article:
http://www.grit.com/animals/livestock/raising-alpacas-zm0z12mjzreg.aspx
I've been working on a business plan for a fiber farm starting with goats. I love our FarmGirl, Grace Gerber's concept. She has a ton of valuable knowledge about raising fiber and could really help you out. I found some old threads on this site that she started and it is worth spending some time reading through them. In fact I thought about resurrecting the thread and bumping it back up to the top to see who else was out there who could contribute to current fiber raising news:
http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=47969
Follow your dream..your determination will make it work!!! :-)
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
"A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food." --Queen Elizabeth I
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - May 20 2012 : 2:38:02 PM
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I think I've found my bliss. I'm going to start volunteering to take the llamas/alpacas into the community--schools, nursing homes, parades, etc. I'm even considering buying an alpaca for fiber/therapy work and boarding it. I didn't realize how affordable it is. Why did i wait so long to do this? Sometimes I guess it takes feeling very unhappy in what you're doing (job) before you realize you NEED to do something that will make you happy. Life is too short to just do the things you HAVE to do--do the things you LOVE to do and it makes the rest more bearable. I've been collecting books and magazines and newspaper articles on llamas for years-I have an alpaca wool coat, a llama wool poncho and an alpaca purse--just didn't think I'd ever be able to incorporate my love for llamas into my current life. Now all that's about to change. I'm not ready to give up my job but I am ready to follow my bliss...wish me well!
cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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Posted - May 28 2012 : 4:36:56 PM
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Yesterday was a great day! I helped take the llamas and alpacas to a church in the state capital city and the kids (and adults) had a blast petting them, getting their pictures taken, etc. There were also two goats, some chickens, a bunny, and a family of ducks. People really do benefit from animal therapy. And I got paid for it as well, something I wasn't expecting. I'm going to try to do this on the weekends I have off. It's fun, it's rewarding (and I'm not talking about the money) and I learned a lot as well. I want to attend the show at the State Fair in August--hope I can get off work. I just love doing this kind of work (is it work? doesn't seem like it).
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
Visit my blog at http://www.farmerinthebelle.blogspot.com/ |
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