Alpaca farming: somewhere at the top of your bucket list, right? Good news, upstate New York has a festival called “National Alpaca Farm Days” where you can sample all the goodness of that alpaca farming lifestyle.
I knew I loved alpacas since they shared the same haircut as Justin Timberlake in the early 2000s.
From the official alpaca farming fan page:
“Looking for an outing? National Alpaca Farm Days is September 26th and 27th when alpaca farms nationwide will open their farms to the public. This is a great time to get out to alpaca farms and learn about alpacas, their background, their fleece and what can be done with it, the products the fleece makes, the tax benefits to owning alpacas, costs of raising alpacas, and of course, the babies or crias as they are called. Most farms will be open between 9-5 both days.”
I mean, that sounds pretty darn enchanting to me. I’m already imagining myself booking a cutesy B&B upstate so I can spend a couple unadulterated days cuddling up to alpacas, thinking of JT, and letting the general stresses of NYC go. Btw, here’s a side by side of these 2 gorgeous creatures for reference:
So here are some alpaca farming quick facts you should know:
1. There are serious tax benefits to owning Justin Timberlake’s literal spirit animal. If you make a lot of cash and need to preserve it, buy property and put alpacas on it.
2. The babies are called “crias” which, in a New York accent sounds exactly like what I call my human babies.
3. Their fleece makes great sweaters. They don’t die in the process. In fact, they like making us totally chic fall clothes. They’re such good souls.
Love it as much as I do? More details here.
Peace, love, and fleece.
