In 2015, we decided that we wanted to raise alpacas. Since we live in the country, we knew we needed a good Livestock Guardian Dog first. We adopted a Great Pyrenees who’d been a farm worker her whole life. But, we didn’t have the alpacas on our farm yet. So, we got two registered Katahdin ewes so she would have a job to do in the meantime.
We wanted to be good stewards of our land and to take care of our animals. So then we got chickens to help with pasture cleanup. Not long after, our two sheep had two babies and so on and so forth. So, that’s how we became sheep farmers. Then we realized that as our herd was growing, our sweet dog needed a companion. So we adopted another Great Pyrenees to help watch over not only the alpacas but also our ever-expanding farm.
In 2017, we joined the Hardin County Farmers’ Market, selling USDA processed lamb and a new adventure: Microgreens
In 2020, we added a commercial full-Nigerian Dwarf and Nigerian Dwarf/Alpine goats, as well as a soap-making operation. In addition to that, we partner with Cedar Valley Farms to sell their pork, as well as Prayer Mountain to sell their mushrooms.
So much for just a couple of alpacas and a dog, huh?
