Alpaca farm open house Sept. 30

White Violet Farm Alpacas, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, will join alpaca breeders across the United States and Canada in observance of the annual National Alpaca Farm Days 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30.

See the Sisters of Providence alpacas up close (there are 53) and meet those who care for them.

Visit with the alpacas at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., on
1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30, in celebration of National
Alpaca Farm Days.

Shop for alpaca yarn, socks and gloves, and handmade scarves and hats. (It's not too early to shop for Christmas gifts!)

Enjoy felting, spinning and weaving demonstrations by Sisters of Providence and friends.

Attend open houses at Aris Farm Alpacas, Clinton (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), Lookout Farm Alpacas, Terre Haute (10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday), and White Violet Farm Alpacas and have your name entered in a drawing for an alpaca gift basket.

WVFA's open house will take place outside between Owens Hall and the alpaca pasture/barn.

Please use this address for GPS: 3850 U.S. 150 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876.  

For information about alpacas for sale, contact Tracy Wilson at 812-535-2934 or twilson@spsmw.org.  

Hope to see you on Sept. 30!

Alpacas looking forward to your visit

The weather forecast is good and we’re all geared up for our National Alpaca Farm Days open house this Sunday afternoon. It’s 1-3 p.m. at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind.

You won’t want to miss seeing our newest cria, Providence Vincennes, or “Vinnie,” running around the pasture.

We’ll have fiber demonstrations and alpaca items for sale. Look for the small tent set up near the female alpaca pasture/barn, which is close to Owens Hall.

If it’s been awhile since you’ve visited Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., or you’ve never visited and need directions click here. Plugging this address into your GPS will get you to the north entrance: 3850 U.S. 150, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876. Here are the GPS coordinates for near the alpaca barn: N 39º 27’ 58.5” W087º 27’ 09.5”

White Violet Farm Alpacas has 63 alpacas at this time with Samantha due to give birth around Oct. 12.

Attend our open house AND two other local alpaca farms, Aris Farm Alpacas (4 miles south of Clinton) and Lookout Farm Alpacas (just north of Terre Haute) this weekend and get your name entered in a drawing for a basket of alpaca socks, gloves, yarn and alpaca manure (Alpaca Gold).

Aris Farm Alpacas is down the road from us at 129 West 1800 South, Clinton, Ind., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25-26.

Lookout Farm Alpacas is at 5665 E. Rosehill Ave., Terre Haute, Ind. Their open house is 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26.