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Alpaca Education

By: Mike Safley

The first step down the path to discovering whether raising alpacas might be a part of your future is to educate yourself. I would recommend that anyone entering the alpaca business read my book Alpacas: Synthesis of a Miracle, where you will find a contemporary history of alpacas, beginning in their South American homeland, and information on how to select and breed superior animals. There is also an excellent bibliography in the back of the book. Another excellent text is Maggie Krieger's Secrets of the Andean Alpaca. You can find many articles about alpacas in Northwest Alpacas library by simply clicking your mouse. There are also a wide number of alpaca orientated websites on the internet.

If you would like to have an actual hands-on alpaca experience, call us at 503-628-3110 and schedule an appointment to visit the ranch. Once you get here we will spend as much time as you would like answering your questions, showing you what qualities to look for, and how to care for your alpacas.

One of the best ways to learn about alpacas is to attend our seminar How to Buy, Breed, and Succeed in the Alpaca Business. The seminar is presented by myself and Fred Kraft

The seminar is based on the concept that alpacas are a business and, if managed correctly, can be very profitable. After spending a weekend at our seminar you will be prepared to draft a viable business plan and farm plan.

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