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Our
2009 April Fool's cria, Katya, is running, sleeping, eating and
enchanting everyone who sees her. Vivian made
her appearance in September followed by Dustin and
then Gene.
It's
been a long time since the site was last updated due
to our house fire in September 2009. We moved
back home in April of 2010 and are now trying to get
all of our "stuff" put away.
We are repeating at the Redmond Market, starting in
May. We are also continuing to offer farm
tours by request - because of our time at the
markets we can't guarantee regular hours for being
open on weekends. We're doing our best to be
open on Sundays from 11am to 5pm, but calling is
always a good idea.
Pam is working on product for the market as well as
the art festivals she's doing this year. Hats
and scarves are the focus for 2010 with a smattering
of felted flowers to go with the vessels/vases.
She's also considering putting a Sunday felting
soiree together as the summer progresses.
Anyone interested should email or call.
Heart of Dreams
Alpacas is dedicated to the concept of breeding
healthy, conformationally
correct, finely fibered animals. Our ongoing
research into genetics,
herd sire traits, trends in fashion etc. will
provide reality checks as our breeding program
progresses, remember the old adage of “Working in a
vacuum …”. We also
decided to make the jump into both
Suri and
Huacaya animals instead
of focusing on one and bringing the other onto the
farm at a later date. We are confident that by
doing this we will be better able to answer the
needs of our clients and visitors with respect to
the question, “What is an alpaca?”.
We are located in
the foothills of the Cascade Mountains in the
Seattle area of Washington state. We have five
acres of rolling pasture that currently supports horses, a pony, two llamas and a growing herd of
alpacas.
Our alpaca herd is
a combination of geldings, bred and open females
as well as youngsters. Our first
crop of babies, in 2005, consisted of a white, Huacaya
female, Iraida and a
beige, Suri male, Alex.
since then we've had quite a few more boys and
finally another girl in March of 2008 - Daecia!
Followed by another girl in September and two more
boys. So far in 2009 Daecia has a half sister,
Katya, with three more due in late September.
Our Farm Store did
well in our opening year, 2008. We are
splitting our weekend time between Redmond and
Ballard Markets and our Farm Store - please call
ahead to confirm that we're at the farm.
Ranch visits are
available by appointment. Please plan on at least
two hours because once we get to talking about
alpacas it’s hard to stop, and you’ll find you have
more questions than you realized. Plus they’re just
fun to watch. Feel free to start your
investigation into alpacas by emailing your interest
and/or questions to
pam@heartofdreamsalpacas.biz.
. As has been mentioned, we love to talk to anyone
and everyone about alpacas and their wonderful
fiber.
Please explore
our
Evolution page
to see the genesis of Heart of Dreams. Our
picture gallery is always fun to wander through and
see what has changed.
Our history with
alpacas is both recent and goes back many years.
Pam has been involved with a variety of fiber arts
for over 15 years. She was exposed to many types
of fiber including dog (her American Eskimo), camel,
flax and alpaca. It was only recently that alpacas
came to the fore as a possible career change. She spent months
researching alpacas, their needs, uses, problems
etc. before sitting the family down to discuss the
possibility of starting a farm of their own. From
that beginning came Heart
of Dreams Alpacas. We purchased our herd and
brought them home in September of 2004, after adding
perimeter fencing, cross fencing and shelters.
We are proud
members of AOBA and ARI |
