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We are repeating at the Redmond Market, starting in
May of 2011. We are also vending at
Dog
Mountain Farm April 30th. We are also
continuing to offer farm tours by request - because
of our time at the markets we can't guarantee
regular hours for being open on weekends.
We're doing our best to be open on Sundays from 11am
to 5pm, but calling is always a good idea.
Pam is working on product for the market as well as
the art festivals she's doing this year. Hats
and pillows are the focus for 2011 with a smattering
of felted flowers to go with the vessels/vases.
She's also considering putting a Sunday felting
soiree together as the summer progresses.
Anyone interested should email or call.
We have also added camelid
rescue - currently we
have eight llamas available for adoption.
Heart of Dreams
Alpacas is dedicated to the concept of breeding
healthy, conformationally
correct, finely fibered animals. Our ongoing
research into genetics,
herd sire traits, trends in fashion etc. will
provide reality checks as our breeding program
progresses, remember the old adage of “Working in a
vacuum …”. We also
decided to make the jump into both
Suri and
Huacaya animals instead
of focusing on one and bringing the other onto the
farm at a later date. We are confident that by
doing this we will be better able to answer the
needs of our clients and visitors with respect to
the question, “What is an alpaca?”.
We are located in
the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in the
Seattle area of Washington state. We have five
acres of rolling pasture that currently supports
horses, a pony, two llamas and a growing herd of
alpacas.
Our alpaca herd is
a combination of geldings, bred and open females as
well as youngsters. Our first crop of babies,
in 2005, consisted of a white,
Huacaya
female, Iraida and a
beige, Suri male, Alex.
since then we've had quite a few more boys and
finally another girl 2008. We had another girl
and two more boys in 2009. Our goal is to have
enough fiber to use in our products and for our
customers so we didn't have any crias in 2010.
We have three due mid year in 2011.
We are dividing our
weekend time between various local markets and our
Farm Store - please call ahead to confirm that we're
at the farm.
Ranch visits are
available by appointment. Please plan on at least
two hours because once we get to talking about
alpacas it’s hard to stop, and you’ll find you have
more questions than you realized. Plus they’re just
fun to watch. Feel free to start your
investigation into alpacas by emailing your interest
and/or questions to
pam@heartofdreamsalpacas.biz.
. As has been mentioned, we love to talk to
anyone and everyone about alpacas and their
wonderful fiber.
Please explore
our
Evolution page
to see the genesis of Heart of Dreams. Our
picture gallery is always fun to wander through and
see what has changed.
Our history with
alpacas is both recent and goes back many years.
Pam has been involved with a variety of fiber arts
for over 20 years. She was exposed to many
types of fiber including dog (her American Eskimo),
camel, flax and alpaca. It was only recently
that alpacas came to the fore as a possible career
change. She spent months researching alpacas,
their needs, uses, problems etc. before sitting the
family down to discuss the possibility of starting a
farm of their own. From that beginning
came Heart of Dreams Alpacas. We
purchased our herd and brought them home in
September of 2004, after adding perimeter fencing,
cross fencing and shelters.
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