Evergreen Terrace Farms Alpacas

Some homespun yarn pictures

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:10:00 +0000

Who knew that my best selling items on Etsy.com would be the lumpy homespun I make on my drop spindle? I get the lumpiness by using raw fiber and just flicking the tips with a carder (which is actually a dog brush from the pet store). This makes for an inconsistent draw, which results in lumpy, slubby yarn that is full of "character."

These were all mini-skeins of about 50 yards or less each, and I sold them for $5 a pop because I wasn't sure the yarn was strong enough to hold together.

Good news! People loved them.
Bad news! Now I'm out.

I have to decide if I want to make more. I made these as a time-killer while I sat in my Farmer's Market booth. I don't really have time to kill during the school year when I teach. We'll see.

For now, I don't have any more of these little gems.

m

White Roving and Quilt batting on the way!

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:48:00 +0000

I took 58 lbs. of white alapca fiber to the mill on Saturday, and I expect to get some 40 of it back as white roving.

The rest of it, moslty 2nds that won't make nice roving, will be blended with wool and sent through a felting machine. This will be perfect for making super-warm, luxury quilt batting. It will be white, so it can be used with any quilt material and won't show through.

This should all be available in April. I'll be sure to announce when I pick it up from the mill.

Thank you to all of those who voted in our poll on Facebook and here on the blog. Your opinions really matter to me.

--m

Whipworms?

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:35:00 +0000

Hey, here's a question for you all:

Do any alpaca people out there have experience with whipworms? Specifically, does Panacur work to cure them? We know that Ivormec is nearly useless in controlling them.

Please comment below or email us.

Thanks!
maren

A Fiber Poll

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Hi!

So, we're taking a load of alpaca fiber to a fiber mill, and I wanted to know what you all thought we should make? Here are some choices:

White Roving
Colored Roving
Bulky Yarn
Sport Yarn
Lace Yarn

What would you have us make? Comment below or email us!

m

Sold!

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:39:00 +0000

Three fiber boys are SOLD!

Thank you to Debbie in Eugene and Pat and Mike of Aumsville for giving our little boys loving homes!

We'll miss you fellas!
m

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:33:00 +0000

Hey Spinners and Knitters!

Feel like treating yourself with a little alpaca fiber to play with?

Use this coupon code at our Etsy shop and get 10% off!

OCTOBER2011

Remember, whole fleeces always ship for free!

Enjoy!

Web Coupon #2 for ETF alpaca products

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:29:00 +0000

Here's another coupon!
m

ETF at Polk County Bounty!

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:56:00 +0000

Come see us at the Polk County Bounty today! I'll be in a booth from 2-6PM, rain or shine. Come by to buy some alpaca product, or just to say "Hi!"

m

Web Coupon #1 for ETF alpaca products

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:08:00 +0000

Hello!

Here is the first web coupon for Evergreen Terrace Farms alpaca products! Just print this out and bring it with you when you come to see us at the Polk County Bounty (PCB), July 21, 28, August 4, and 11.

This is NOT good at our Etsy shop. Sorry.

Look for a new coupon next week!

See you at the PCB!

m

Whole bags of fleece ship FREE!

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:22:00 +0000

Hi!

Not only did I put our Etsy shop onto Facebook, but now, all whole bags of fleece now ship for FREE! Look at the Etsy widget on the right side of our blog page or under the Etsy tab on our Facebook page to see what's there!

m

ETF at the Dallas Polk County Bounty!

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:33:00 +0000

Look for our farm (Evergreen Terrace Farms) booth at the Polk County Bounty in Dallas, Oregon, on July 21, 28, and August 4 and 11. This is a new(ish) farmer's market.

July 28th is actually during the Dallas Summer Fest celebration, so come on down for a good time and some alpaca stuff!

We'll have yarn, fiber and information about our alpacas.

Check back here for Web-only coupons!

Alpaca Fiber and fleece for sale

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Come out to see our alpacas' fleeces!

We have blacks, browns, fawns and whites for sale. Many fleeces are from ribbon-winning animals.

Prices vary, but are generally as follows:

$3/oz for prime blanket fleeces (firsts)
$2/oz for good seconds (neck fiber)
Bags of thirds (legs and belly fiber) are FREE.

15% off the total price of whole bags of fleece.

Visit our website for more information: www.etfarms.com

Instant Alpaca Fiber Herd! - $800

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:46:00 +0000

Ever want a herd of fiber alpacas, but don't have a lot of money?

Here's your chance!

We need to make room for this year's crop of baby alpacas, so we are offering four (4) alpacas for the total price of $800!

Included in the price are your choice of the following male animals:

White Suri -- "Snowball" 6 years
White Huacaya -- "Duffman" 6 years
Black Huacaya -- "Dr. Hibbert" 2 years
Brown Huacaya -- "Furious George" 2 years
Brown Huacaya -- "Apu" 2 years

All of these boys have superior fiber, are halter trained and have really great personalities. They would make great 4-H projects, fiber producers, or pasture pals.

Bought separately, these animals are listed between $100 and $750 each.

To learn more about the animals and find directions to the farm, go to www.etfarms.com.

June 2011 Alpaca Fiber Sale

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Alpaca Fiber Sale
at Evergreen Terrace Farms
Friday, June 17th and Saturday, June 18th 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

We have too much fiber!
We have all colors from white to browns to black (except gray).
We have fine, soft baby alpaca fleeces and tough, strong felting fleeces.
Most fleeces are raw (unskirted). Alpaca fleece does NOT need to be scoured as sheep's fleece does.

Prices depend on quality, but can be roughly broken down as follows:

$3/ ounce for Prime ( excellent quality blanket) fleeces
$2/ ounce for Seconds (good quality blankets or neck/flank of Prime animals)
FREE Thirds (black bags)

The alpacas will be on display and available for petting. Free popsicles for the kids!

Follow link for directions:
http://www.etfarms.com/contact/

playing catch-up

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:21:00 +0000

Alpaca Festival of Oregon video

above is the video Eduard Schwan put together for the AFO. Awesome. (I thought I looked pregnant then. You should see me now!)
Consuella had a little boy, also found in the field, dry and bouncing, on July 16th (I think). We're calling him "Krusty the Klown," and Lisa's baby "Mona Simpson" (Homer's mom).
Sophie had surgery on her jaw for the infected tooth (lumpy jaw) that had plagued her since January. The surgery was a success and she no longer needs daily antibiotics! However, we discovered some sort of skin problem on a back foot that has been difficult to treat.
We've bred four girls for 2011 babies. We haven't bred the maidens because the economy is soft and we are at alpaca capacity on our farm.
My (human) baby is due any time now, which explains both the lag in posting on this blog and the future posting on this blog. I hope around the first of the year to get back on a regular posting schedule.

That's it from here!
m

amusing alpaca videos

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 23:51:00 +0000

I just wanted to share a couple funny alpaca videos I came across on the web. Enjoy!

talking alpaca and Stanley Steemer

Awesome video about us

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:39:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hihYRo634wc

Here is a link to a video made by a great guy named Eduard Schwan: http://www.schwansongs.com/SchwanSongs/Home.html. He literally walked up to me during the show with a camera and after chatting, we did a couple interviews. This one is me talking up ETF and Paca Talk. Later, I'll post a video about the AFO itself.

You will note how pregnant I am. I knew I was getting big because I keep running into things, but MAN. And that was three weeks ago.

In other news, Lisa had her baby on July 11. It's a little white girl out of Danny, from Sylvan Skies. We found her dry in the field at 4 PM. Everything looks great! She's adorable, and I'll post pictures once my computer starts behaving properly.

Enjoy the video!

m

Far too long

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:44:00 +0000

Here's a quick re-cap of what has happened in the last couple months:

I am pregnant, and due in November! I am blaming my lapse in posting here (and everywhere) on the fact that I was pretty much incapacitated by morning sickness from February to May, and had to spend May and June trying to catch up from February through April. But, yay! Baby on the way!
Yesterday, June 15, 2010, we sheared our herd. There's a Paca Talk coming out in the next day or so about it.
The Alpaca Festival of Oregon begins tomorrow (June 18-20, 2010, for the public)! My alpaca association (WABA) has teamed up with EVAA to put on this show, which is concurrent with the Black Sheep Gathering.
We have updated www.etfarms.com with new prices and new alpacas. Check it out!

So, that's a quick re-cap. I should really be packing for the show right now, but I am burned out.

I hope to see lots of you at the Alpaca Festival of Oregon this weekend!

m

New(ish) Cria!

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:47:00 +0000

Meet Malibu Stacy!

Born 3/24/10

Wt: 17 lbs.

Color: Medium/dark fawn

Dam: Cabernet

Sire: Comet of Sylvan Skies

Her future handler here is our daughter, nicknamed the "Agent of Entropy." In these pictures, Stacy is about three hours old.

Enjoy the cuteness!

m

Alpaca Festival of Oregon!!

noreply@blogger.com (Charles Anderson) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:01:00 +0000

http://alpacafestival-oregon.org

This is the link to the website for the Alpaca Festival of Oregon, which will be held on June 18-20 in Eugene, Oregon. That's the same time as the Black Sheep Gathering, by the way!

Paca Talk #26 posted

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:09:00 +0000

This is part two of our discussion of setting up bare land for an alpaca ranch. It includes what we did and what we should have done. Oh, and "Old Smokey."
Enjoy!
maren
http://www.pacatalk.com/2010/01/pt26-part2/

Paca Talk #24 is up!

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:58:00 +0000

http://www.pacatalk.com/2009/12/pt-24/

Paca Talk #24 is the second half of our discussion on buying your first alpacas. Enjoy!

Paca Talk #23 -choosing your first alpacas

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:43:00 +0000

Hi Everyone!

Our first "Alpacas 101" podcast (part one) covers what novice should know before buying their first alpacas.
http://www.pacatalk.com/2009/11/pt-23-choosing-your-first-alpacas-part-1/

Enjoy!

New Paca Talk Episode-- "Problem Child"

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:04:00 +0000

http://www.pacatalk.com/2009/10/pt-22-farmtalk-problemchild/

We've posted a new Paca Talk Episode about our "Problem Child" Little Margie. We had to bottle-feed her for a few days, and it took her a long time to gain weight at a reasonable rate.

Enjoy!
m

New Paca Talk Episode-- new format

noreply@blogger.com (Maren Anderson) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:56:00 +0000

http://www.pacatalk.com/2009/10/paca-talk-21-the-new-format/

"Paca Talk #21" discusses the changes we're making to the Paca Talk format. Short-ish and sweet-ish.