We Love Alpacas
Alpacas for lifestyle farming
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So as Adeline’s birthday treat we visited Surico – an alpaca farm nestled in the gently bubbling hills just shy of Lake Rotorua. As one of the nearest alpaca farms to us, we couldn’t resist a visit. And we’re rather glad we did.
Within minutes of arriving our host Hermione took us through to a pen [...]
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- Tags: alpacas, fiber, fleece, genetics, orgling, stud males, surico, Suris
We Love fleece
In: alpaca business
27 Jan 2010Well, this is a rather barren time for our alpaca dreams. We’ve settled in New Zealand and are having a great time. No lifestyle block yet. After getting our web design business established it’ll be straight onto planning our (gasp!) wedding.
Anyway – back to the title. We do love fleece. Especially rare fleeces of a, [...]
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So, we’ve made the move.
In: alpaca business| blog
29 Oct 2009Goodbye London UK, hello Tauranga NZ. And – oh boy – we’re so glad to be here. So phase one of our plan is in effect: get settled, establish our core web design business and get to know the local alpaca farmers in the greater Bay of Plenty region (first up – Surico Alpaca whose [...]
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- Tags: alpacas, surico, Suris, web design
Choosing your stud male alpacas
17 Jul 2009Can’t decide? Go for the one with the biggest testicles.
Hmmm, I wonder what sort of search traffic that will refer?
Anyway, despite the early flippancy this is a really serious subject. As wannabe alpaca breeders, we’re facing the questions every newbie alpaca owner has to answer. Top of the list is how to select a quality [...]
Minimising risks as new alpaca breeders
In: alpaca business
22 Apr 2009To people like us leaving established permanent, full time office work for the green, fresh pastures of alpaca breeding, it’s really important that we can keep a semblance of financial security as we make the change into the unknown. The last thing we need is debt and money worries as we try and start a [...]
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- Tags: agistment, alpacas, Business, income
About us
We're Anthony & Adeline and we run a canvas prints business. We packed in our jobs in London and in October 2009 we moved to Tauranga in New Zealand. Aiming for a little more balance in life, we hope to shift our focus over to alpaca breeding.
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- WeLoveAlpacas: Good luck with your endeavor too Marko! Maybe we will work together some day - our (oversized) websi [...]