Newfoundland
Alpacas “Knit”
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| Alpaca Farm (Personal Photo: London, England) |
Breaking News: In Felix Cove, a couple has been running an alpaca
farm in Newfoundland since 1995. The couple purchased the farm with their first
alpacas and expanded it over the years to seventeen alpacas, one
llama and two goats. Starting as a hobby in 1995, it is now one of
a kind in the province and has quickly become a petting zoo for tourists. During
the years the couple added a craft shop with a large selection of alpaca wool
knit wear and providing fibers that could be made into sweaters, scarves,
blankets, socks and gloves. The alpacas are low maintenance and easy to take
care.
Recently, the couple has decided they would
put the farm up for sale. The reason solely being they don’t want to miss out
on their grandchildren in Nova Scotia while they are still young. With that
they have decided to sell the business stating, “It’s been a good go and
if our kids and grandkids were still around us, we’d stay here, no second
thoughts.” It has been very difficult for them to give the farm up as it was
there dream but with heavy hearts they must sell the business. They hope “After
running it all this time and it becoming a part of the experience of visiting
the Port au Port Peninsula, we hope like heck to sell it as is.”
If selling the farm doesn’t happen the alpacas have decide
amongst themselves to learn the craft of knitting and take over the farm. They
feel this endeavor will be good for tourism.
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