Percussion Rock Alpaca Farm

12/17/2023

We had a special treat this past Friday - a shoutout on WUWM, the Wisconsin Public radio station from Milwaukee. They were doing an interview with Nina’s Department and Variety Store in Spring Green for a piece on Christmas in small Wisconsin towns. Nina’s is a magical place, at once a step back in time and a source for all the current day’s needs - an amazing variety of useful everyday items and those special items that lift your spirit. They live up to their motto ‘Fine goods for modern living’.

Walk to the back corner of Nina’s to the yarn department and step into a knitter’s dream! Knitting accessories, patterns, books, and yarn! And I mean YARN. Yarn of every color and weight and fiber (sometimes I go stand among the shelves of yarn and just breathe; you know, yarn therapy).

Thanks Nina’s for the shoutout for Percussion Rock Alpaca yarns!

Pictured below: Sophie (middle) her mom (Olive) on the right, and grandma (Rosie) on the left.

12/15/2023

Our latest little one, Sophie (left). That’s a picture of her mom Olive at about the same age. Two real beauties.

07/11/2021

Say, these legs really work!

07/11/2021

End of the first full day and this little guy is ready for sleep.

07/10/2021

It's a boy! Arrived yesterday. Mom (Libby) and baby both doing well. Name pending.

06/09/2021

The morning sun is so delightful.

08/16/2020

Olive and Libby back from their 'vacation'. All together and happy again.

05/02/2020

Beautiful day for grazing.

04/20/2020

For the past 3 weeks, we have let the pastures rest, keeping the animals in on hay. Sunny, the barn cat decided she would control access to hay. But, the animals are happily out on the pastures again, and Sunny is left to find something else to occupy her time. Happy Spring!

03/22/2020

Peaceful grazing and periodic rest. Looks like a good way to handle a crisis. Stay still; stay well!

03/17/2020

Rosie, practicing social distancing. Stay still, stay safe everyone.

10/18/2019

A new shipment of yarn! Available today at Nina's in Spring Green. We have beautiful fi*****ng weight yarn from Olive (our little multi-colored gal whose fleece makes the most luscious, silky yarn in a deep caramel color - this won't be on the shelf long) and our 80/20 yarn line (that's 80% suri alpaca and 20% merino wool), now available in a sport weight (thanks Emma and Melanie!).
New, new, new!!! Introducing Paca-Paca, a beautiful blend of gorgeous suri and huacaya fleeces, kissed with silk (10%). Paca-Paca is available in both sport and fi*****ng weights. All yarns are 3-ply, 150 yds to 300 yds. Some new patterns, too! So much fun!!

08/20/2019

Pheona on early morning watch.

08/16/2019

Goats doing the pre-load inspection and final inventory for the hay pick up yesterday. Good little workers.

07/13/2019

Little Oscar is growing like a w**d! He is very sweet.

07/04/2019

Happy Birthday, Libby! How fun to have a 4th of July birthday.

07/04/2019

Fiona is part giraffe!

06/27/2019

Nice shout out for Me Oh My Pie in La Porte, CO, just outside Fort Collins. Great pie, breakfast, lunch, beverages on the patio, local produce and other products. And soon to feature Percussion Rock Alpaca yarn and knitted products in their Merchantile - the only place west of the Mississippi River to carry these terrific products - from our farm to your home.

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