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| May 17 - 20, 2012 | | Fiber Sorting and Textile Basics Classes/Apprenticeships: Carrollton, OH, US | | Class room covers:
Mornings dedicated to learning the Theory of Sorting as well as the nuts and bolts of fiber. This includes: Fiber Basics, Understanding Histograms and Skin Biopsies, Fiber Attributes that Affect Processing, Understanding Grades, Textile basics, Value and Advantage of Certified Sorted® fiber. Management for shearing days as well as tips to help you make the most of your fiber harvest. We cover many types of fiber.
Afternoon hands on covers:
Afternoons will be “hands on” activities that focus on learning how to sort using the Certified Sorted® system. This includes: Learning to identify micron/grade, Sorting fleeces utilizing the system, identify primary fibers and secondary fibers, using the sort records and sort inventory to assist the breeder ….
Click here for details | May 19, 2012 | | Alpaca Basics an Introduction to “Embracing Your Alpaca Investment” Beaverdam, VA, US | | During this ONE DAY seminar you will be introduced to:~~~Getting Started and Building a Research Library~~ History of the Alpacas and the Alpaca Industry~~Basic Farm Design, Shelter, Pastures, and Tack essentials~~ Fundamentals of Diet, Daily Chores, Routine Medical Care and Shearing~~ Choosing Alpacas to meet your Investment Goals and Herd Growth~~ Marketing, Alpaca Shows, Farm Tours, and Fiber Workshops~~ Business Planning and Tax Benefits~~ Hands-On Experience with an Alpaca~~ This one day exciting seminar focuses on answering the questions that one may have if interested in entering the alpaca business. ~~~COST: ONLY $50~~~ INCLUDES: Full color presentation. ~~Start Up Expense Calculator~~5 Year Investment Plan Calculator~~Continental Breakfast & Lunch~~~CALL US:(804) 449-1423. Click here for details | May 19 - 20, 2012 | | Natural Fiber & Hand Made Crafts Festival Unityville, PA, US | | Our annual fiber and hand made crafts festival will be held May 19th & 20th.
Alpaca shearing demonstration, fiber processing, sorting and grading instructions.
Alpaca 101, learn all basic aspects of alpaca husbandry.
Fiber and Hand Made Craft vendors on site.
Food and live Blue Grass Music.
Accepting vendors at this time. Please contact ff1730@dishmail.net with interest in being a vendor. Click here for details | May 25 - 31, 2012 | | AFCNA Fiber Purchase Louisville, KY, US | | AFCNA will have staff and board members on hand at the 2012 AOBA National Conference in Louisville, KY, to purchase huacaya fiber. All grades of fiber will be accepted. We will be offering $2/pound for Grades 1-5, and $1/pound for Grade 6 and above. Fiber must be free of dung, excessive VM, mold/mildew, insects, hairiness, and tenderness. Seconds and thirds should be bagged separately from prime. Sellers may opt to receive America's Alpaca store credit in lieu of cash; credit will be paid at $3/pound for Grades 1-5 and $1.50/pound for Grades 6 and above. We look forward to seeing you at Nationals! Click here for details | May 26 - 27, 2012 | | Open Alpaca Barn Sherwood, OR, US | | Two farms, one convenient location.
Take a break from the annual Memorial Weekend winery tours to meet our affordable alpacas: crias, their mothers, our herdsires, and inexpensive fiber boys.
Shop for fleece, roving, yarn, sweaters, scarves, and more.
Watch fleece prepared for spinning, then handspun into beautiful yarn.
If you're curious about starting a fiber farm or breeding fiber animals - sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas - we've raised them all and love to talk about them. Chat with long-time breeders in a no-pressure atmosphere about the alpaca business and raising alpacas.
When you're ready to buy, we have great deals on females with free breedings or rebreedings and discounts for purchases of two or more.
We'll be open from 10:00am till 4:00pm. Click here for details | May 26 - 27, 2012 | | Open Barn Days 10 am - 1 pm Morrison, CO, US | | Visit a working alpaca ranch Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 1 pm and see the wonderful alpacas and products made from alpaca fiber. Home grown yarn, raw fiber and rovings will be available. Sock and product clearance!
Felting demonstrations and hands-on felt your own beads for kids. Be sure to bring your camera but leave your pets at home; the alpacas are afraid of unfamiliar dogs. Click here for details | May 27, 2012 | | Suri Alpacas Farm Open Days Cave Junction, OR, US | | This Farm Open Day will showcase the essentials of raising alpacas for fiber. Come see the early spring crias and learn about our upcoming shearing season. All alpacas will be in full fleece for shearing days in June. See how raw fiber is prepared for processing. You can even get your hands on the newest yarns we've produced! Click here for details | June 2, 2012 | | Alpaca Basics Clinic "Are Alpacas for You?" Two Rivers, WI, US | | Grow your knowledge while touring two alpaca farms representing nearly 160 alpacas. Get advice from an AOBA Certified Alpaca Judge/Trainer & the successful owners of these two farms. Experience firsthand what it is like to interact with these gentle and captivating animals in our clinic sessions. You will learn about basic alpaca health, feed, handling, farm set ups, husbandry and what incredible tax advantages they offer! You will get a crash course on fiber characteristics and conformational aspects about the alpaca. This clinic will help you identify what you are buying and if the business is right for you.
Click here for details | June 2, 2012 | | INTRODUCTION TO ALPACAS Maxwell, IA, US | | $25/person (limit 10 per class) 9A-3P
We are offering this seminar to provide information about alpacas and the various aspects of owning them. The seminar will cover:
-What are alpacas and their history
-Why do people raise them
-The animals (from health to feed to vet care)
-What is needed to raise them
-How to make it a business
-Business Plan/Model
-Marketing, Sales & Resources
The seminar will be held at our farm and will include time with the animals. All attendees will leave with a resource manual and a better understanding of what it is to be an owner/breeder of alpacas.
Click here for details | June 3, 2012 | | $25/person (limit 10 per class) 9A-3P Maxwell, IA, US | | $25/person (limit 10 per class) Class Time: 9A-2P
We are offering this seminar to provide information on hand processing of fiber. The seminar will walk people through the process from raw fiber to finished products.
We will spend the morning working through the process of skirting, tumbling, washing, picking and carding.
After lunch we will then look at dyeing, spinning, needle felting, wet felting, knitting, and weaving. All attendees will have the opportunity to try all the various aspects of working with fiber. The seminar will be held at our farm and will include time with the animals.
Click here for details | June 9, 2012 | | A Fine Pairing - Wine & Alpacas Helena, OH, US | | Alpaca Crossroads, an advertising co-op of six Northwest Ohio alpaca farms, invite you to join them at Chateau Tebeau for a fun and information afternoon. You can taste the marvelous wines produced at the winery, have a casual meal and interact with some amazing alpacas. Through out the afternoon learn more about alpacas with short presentations - Alpaca 101, Fiber Usage and for the existing owner, Ask the Vet. with Dr. Cheryl DeWitt.
Event is on Saturday, June 9, 2012 2:00pm - 8:00pm at the Chateau Tebeau Winery, Helena, OH.
Click here for details | June 9, 2012 | | Pen sale for Quechua Benefit Burlington, WI, US | | Come to our auction to help Peruvian children! Half of all sales will be donated to Quechua Benefit in Peru. We have many quality alpacas in a number of price ranges. Most females will be bred to our quality award-winning herdsires. Food should be available at a cost to help the local FFA. Auction is all-suri,male and female,mature and juvi.
9am to 4pm. Click here for details | June 9, 2012 | | Ellie Winslow Marketing Seminar Columbus, OH, OH, US | | Want To Sell More? Attract More Customers?
Workshop setting...not a day long lecture
Ellie’s workshops are lively & engaging. She guarantees you’ll get information that will help YOUR business immediately’
- Whether you’re marketing products, animals or services, these
talks are targeted to your needs.
- Write Ads that get customers excited.
- Learn how to get free publicity.
- AND MORE!!!
Begins 8:30 a.m.
Break
Lunch Provided 12:00 noon
Resume Seminar 1:00p.m.
Break
Wrap up 5:00 p.m.
Visit the OABA website for more information
Click here for details | June 9, 2012 | | Fecal Testing and overall alpaca health w/Dr. Steven Purdy Unityville, PA, US | | Stephen R. Purdy, DVM, Associate Professor and Camelid Studies Program Director at UMassAmherst will present a dynamic seminar on Alpaca fecal testing, neonatal concerns, overall alpaca health and nutrition and ultrasound considerations.
Dr. Purdy's presentations emphasizes practical applications and hands on learning techniques. Fecal testing equipment will be provided by Light Livestock Equipment and will be offered for sale at the seminar.
Worthington Acres Alpacas Farm & Fiber mill is located 1 mile from the seminar site. Fiber mill and farm tours will be given upon the completion of the seminar. Worthington Acres is the home of FeltPAC LLC, a growing alpaca fiber product business successfully placing FeltPAC products in numerous US locations and Canada.
As with all Dr. Purdy's presentations we expect this seminar to fill quickly.
Pre-registration is required by June 2, 2012.
Hotels are located in nearby Bloomsburg Pa. and include a Hampton Inn and Comfort Inn.
Payment for the seminar should be made to Worthington Acres Alpacas. We accept personal check, credit or debit and Pay Pal.
Please contact Craig or Jane to secure your seat in this must have seminar event. Click here for details | June 21 - 23, 2012 | | American Fiber Rally Hayward, WI, US | | Get your fleeces ready for the 1st Annual American Fiber Rally! Join us for this Level 1 AOBA Certified Fleece Show.SPONSORS NEEDED! Click here for details | June 22 - 23, 2012 | | Foundations for Success Flora, IN, US | | This day and a-half long seminar is designed to help new and existing alpaca breeders as well as those just exploring the possibilities of owning alpacas. The event is packed full of great alpaca information. Learn to build for success in selecting the best alpacas, setting up your farm, keeping your alpacas healthy, running a profitable alpaca business and much more!
The event will be held on:
Friday, June 22th from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Saturday, June 23th from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Mark your calendar today! This event will answer many question you have and will get you off to a great start in pursuing your goal of owing alpacas. Here are some highlights:
The Alpaca Industry - Past, Present and Future
Creating a Home for Your Herd - Facilities, fences and pasture layouts
Maintaining a Healthy Herd - Nutrition, management and herd health
It Pays to Be Different - Finding Your Niche
Selecting Your First Alpacas
All About Fiber
Alpaca Training Fundamentals
Marketing for Success
Why Consider Suris?
Buying from "Farms of Distinction"
...and much more!
You will be sure to come away with a better understanding of what it takes to succeed in this industry and some practical tools to help you do just that. Click here for details | July 14, 2012 | | Norm Evans: Neonatal Plus Seminar Two Rivers, WI, US | | Norm Evans: Neonatal Plus seminar/lab!
Seminar Topics Include:
•Pre-Breeding Concerns: Nutrition, Body Condition & Parasites
•Sire and Dam Selection: Keeping Fitness and Breeding Goals in Mind
•Understanding Ovarian Cycles & Female Behavior
•Infertility: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatments
•Breeding-Soundness Exams-Male and Female
•Pregnancy Diagnosis with Ultrasound Views of Several Stages
•Assessment of the Dam and Newborn Cria
•Cria Issues: Diarrhea, Failure of Passive Transfer, Tube Feeding, Weak Neonates, Preemies, etc.
•Normal and Abnormal Births: Manual and Surgical Correction
In this dynamic one-day class, 8am to 4:30pm,
Fees received before April 30th: $150, second person from same farm $75
Fees June 1-June30th: $175, second person from same farm $100
Fees July 1-July10th: $200, second person from same farm $150
Fee includes refreshments, lunch, and printed materials, hands on simulated birthing situations.
Click here for details | July 14 - 15, 2012 | | Fiber "U" Lebanon, MO, US | | Get the fiber out of the closet and do something with it! Here is the PERFECT opoortunity to
learn new and exciting things and save on shipping charge to many fiber places.
38 Classes; 29 Vendors; Crafter's Corner; Demos
Visit www.mopaca.org and click the Fiber "U" button to register. Click here for details | July 21, 2012 | | Hands-On Wet Felting with Alpaca Fiber!! Beaverdam, VA, US | | This Seminar Will Include_ _A list of supplies, equipment, and resources you’ll need to craft your own projects and conduct your own demonstrations._ _How to Skirt & Card Fiber for Felting and Spinning._ _Hands-on Wet Felting with Alpaca Fiber._ _You will craft: Beads for a Bracelet and Necklace, a Finger Puppet, Felted Soap, Pencil Holder, or a Change Purse._ _Are you a Troop Leader, Alpaca Farmer, or Day Care Teacher?_ _This class will teach you “Easy Projects” and “Fiber Demonstrations” you can do at your own group event._ _INCLUDES: Seminar Materials and Alpaca Fiber._ _Snacks and Drinks provided._ _TIME: 12:00Noon to 5:00pm__ __Children 12 and older may register for this seminar as long as a registered adult is attending it with them. Click here for details | August 17 - 19, 2012 | | SunCrest Fiber Expo Palisade, CO, US | | This is the Second Annual Fiber Expo and is again hosted by the Palisade Peach Festival. Sponsorship and vendor opportunities available. Or just come by and visit the vendors who will have products made out of natural fibers of all kinds. This of course include Alpaca and other animal fibers and will also include products made out of plant fibers. Click here for details | August 18 - 20, 2012 | | Mid-Ohio Fiber Fair Newark, OH, US | | An event celebrating everything fiber! Shop our over 35 vendors displaying everything from raw fiber to yarn to finished items. Take a class, watch a demonstration in air conditioned comfort in the beautiful Reese Center. Click here for details | August 25, 2012 | | Alpaca United Alpaca Fiber to Market Days Stockton, NJ, US | | Alpaca United Alpaca Fiber to Market Days - a fleece purchase event that gives every farm to realize a return from their fiber. This is the second year that Abenaki Acres and Emelise Alpacas are hosting a fleece purchase event. In addition other activities of interest will be held on the farm for all visiting farms, fleece sales are just one of the events that day - stay tuned for the final activities list.
This is one of 5 Alpaca United sponsored fleece purchase events that are occurring across the United States.
Click here for details | September 8 - 9, 2012 | | Salida Fiber Festival Salida, CO, US | | Vendors offering all types of fibers and fiber products. There will also be alpaca fleeces, rovings, batts,yarn and finished products. Salida is a charming fiberart oriented town, and this is the first festival highlighting natural fibers. Click here for details | September 13 - 18, 2012 | | Fiber Sorting and Textile Basics Classes/Apprenticeships: Harrisville, NH, US | | 5 day class
Class room covers: Mornings dedicated to learning the Theory of Sorting as well as the nuts and bolts of fiber. This includes: Fiber Basics, Understanding Histograms and Skin Biopsies, Fiber Attributes that Affect Processing, Understanding Grades, Textile basics, Value and Advantage of Certified Sorted® fiber. Management for shearing days as well as tips to help you make the most of your fiber harvest. We cover many types of fiber. Afternoon hands on covers: Afternoons will be “hands on” activities that focus on learning how to sort using the Certified Sorted® system. This includes: Learning to identify micron/grade, Sorting fleeces utilizing the system, identify primary fibers and secondary fibers, using the sort records and sort inventory to assist the breeder …. Click here for details | October 13, 2012 | | Cambridge Fiber Fair & Alpaca Pen Sale Cambridge, MN, US | | The Cambridge Fiber Fair and Alpaca Pen Sale was conceived to promote the sale of domestically raised and processed fiber and fleece. If you know a crafter; spinner, weaver, knitter or crochet lover, this show is one that should be marked on their calendar. In addition to fleece and fiber of varied types, the fair will host an alpaca pen sale--a great opportunity to see, touch and, perhaps purchase, a fantastic fiber-bearing animal to compliment your current herd, or to begin the process! We look forward to seeing you at the Isanti County Fair Grounds in Cambridge, Minnesota on October 13th!
Click here for details | November 1 - 4, 2012 | | Fiber Sorting and Textile Basics Classes/Apprenticeships: Buffalo, WY, US | | Class room covers: Mornings dedicated to learning the Theory of Sorting as well as the nuts and bolts of fiber. This includes: Fiber Basics, Understanding Histograms and Skin Biopsies, Fiber Attributes that Affect Processing, Understanding Grades, Textile basics, Value and Advantage of Certified Sorted® fiber. Management for shearing days as well as tips to help you make the most of your fiber harvest. We cover many types of fiber. Afternoon hands on covers: Afternoons will be “hands on” activities that focus on learning how to sort using the Certified Sorted® system. This includes: Learning to identify micron/grade, Sorting fleeces utilizing the system, identify primary fibers and secondary fibers, using the sort records and sort inventory to assist the breeder …. Click here for details | November 3 - 4, 2012 | | The Royal Alpaca Challenge Conyers, GA 30013, GA, US | | The Georgia Alpaca Association presents this AOBA certified, level IV, show at the site of the Olympic equestrian events, the beautiful Georgia International Horse Park, just 28 miles east of Atlanta. This ever growing event boasts excellent spectator attendance and an increasing number of competitors from across the U.S. Fiber arts demonstrations, a Fiber Spin-off competition, vendors offering all things alpaca and a Silent Auction make this an excitingly diverse event for the whole family. Jackpot payouts to winning participants make this show a must for competitors! Click here for details | March 8 - 10, 2013 | | 2013 Best of the US Alpaca Show Columbus, OH, US | | The Fifth Annual Best of the US Alpaca Show is scheduled for the same great venue, for the same dates. The 2nd weekend of March 2013. Join us for a fun filled show, with great judges and exciting competition.
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