Monday, October 23, 2017
Nationals 2014
One of the highlights of our memories from the last ten years was having our alpaca, Crown's Jewel win at Nationals in 2014. We had never attended Nationals before as for the most part, it was held many hours away, however that year they were being held in nearby Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Count us in! We felt it was important to only bring our very best to this show as you really are competing against the best alpacas in the country here. Having said that, we only brought one entry, read more...
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Sunday, October 22, 2017
Our Farm Store Gift Shop started out with humble beginnings! In 2008 we basically had a couple of display tables and few items in our then unfinished garage. We needed to be convinced there was an adequate demand for alpaca products before giving up our garage space and making the investment to convert the space into a Farm Store. During that first winter when people would visit the shop you could literally see your breath in there! I don't know if perhaps the cold helped motivate pe read more...
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Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Vickie Skirting a Fleece
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Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Rebel-Dad
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Sunday, October 8, 2017
First Show Another memory I’d like to share is that of our first show. We entered the Virginia Classic Alpaca and Llama Show in 2008. We just brought two boys, Havana Smoke and Ice Man. Having attended a couple shows as spectators, we had a general idea of what to do but no real experience. What a way to start! Smoke was the first to go into the ring and was, to put it mildly, quite a handful. He was a very nervous, high strung animal and combined with my inexperience and nervousness, read more...
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Anticipation Annie at birth
How well I remember this day! Nervous doesn't begin to describe my feelings. I remember watching her mom, Outstanding Omen going into labor and wondering what to do. I had read all about this, but until you're actually in the moment, you have no idea how this feels. I literally had the alpaca neonatal book in one hand and my cell phone with the vet in the other! The vet told me to just calm down, grab a chair, and Mother Nature will take care of everything. Well, not so much. Th read more...
I can fly!
PAOBA 2009-Blue
Annie's Fancy Pants cria
Annie's Minnie Me cria
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Sunday, October 1, 2017
Outstanding Omen 2007
Our journey into the world of alpaca farming began in October of 2007 with little more than a dream. After researching alpacas for a little over a year we decided that we wanted to enter into the business. We had read everything we could lay our hands on and visited several farms, falling in love with the idea of raising these lovely, gentle animals. The idea of raising livestock that produced a high quality end product without having to be slaughtered in order to harvest it appealed to us read more...
McCoy 2017
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Thursday, September 21, 2017
September 16th and 17th marked our 9th Annual Alpaca Festival and Open House at Outstanding Dreams Farm. We were pleased to welcome hundreds of guests to our farm and even had a local television station come out to cover the festival! The festival featured alpacas, our farm store, food and craft vendors, fiber arts demonstrations,children's activities and much more. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the support we received from our community,as well as our family and friends t read more...
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Join us as we celebrate our 9th Annual Fall Alpaca Festival on Saturday, September 16th from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm, and on Sunday, September 17th from noon - 4:00 pm. The farm, located on Maryland's beautiful eastern shore in Preston, will host arts and craft booths, fiber art demonstrations, food vendors, children's activities and live music as well as a unique shopping experience at our Farm Store. The festival offers visitors a chance to take a tour of the farm, meet our lovable alpac read more...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Consider adding Minnie Me to your herd! At 10 months old she has a lovely temperament and is a real
Here is an update on one of our favorite little girls here at the farm. We are so pleased with Minnie Me, one of our outstanding fall crias, who at 10 months old is maturing nicely. She has a lovely and calm temperament to go along with her good looks and has played "The Bride" along with Miracle in the two weddings we recently participated in. As you can see from the photos, she is the spitting image of her mom, Anticipation Annie and is exactly what we were hoping for when we bred Annie to Reb read more...
One of the things we strive for is excellence in our mentoring program for individuals interested in
Schedule a tour to come out and visit with us, learn more about raising these loveable animals and p
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