Cascade Rose Alpacas, Carnation

1.What services does your business offer and what makes your business stand out from the competition?

We raise alpacas for sale, but also make many products (like yarn, rugs, and felted items) from the fleece of our alpacas to sell in our farm store. We also open our farm for people to meet the alpacas.

2. What was the inspiration to start or run this business?

I have raised alpacas for 6 years, but I love opening the farm and seeing the true joy people have when meeting alpacas for the first time.

3. What do you love most about your job?

I love working with the alpacas everyday, getting to know their personalities and deciding what to make from their beautiful fleece. But the very best is cria (baby alpaca) birthing season.

4. What is the best reaction you've ever gotten from a customer?

Best reaction was when a customer bought some yarn made from our alpaca named Ronin. She knitted some mittens for her daughter and then brought her to meet Ronin and take a selfie.