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Farm Name:
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Alpacas del Norte
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Family Members:
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Rebecca, Willem, Katja, & Ilsa Bastiaens, Ted Smith
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Farm Address:
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14071 Scandia Trail N.
Scandia
MN
55073
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Phone Number/s:
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6514331360
7632637494
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Farm Website:
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www.alpacasdelnorte.com
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Email Address:
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rebecca@alpacasdelnorte.com
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First Year in Alpacas was:
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1999
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Number of Huacayas:
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3
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Number of Suris:
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64
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Who helps on your farm?
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The whole family, & several young farm employees from our community
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Driving Directions:
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From the Twin Cities:
35W North to exit 129 MN 97(1 mile past the merging of 35W & 35E). Turn Right, East on MN 97. Go 10.5 miles to our farm, 14071 Scandia Trail N.
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Other services explained:
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Farm Consulting including barn & fence design, pasture management, halter training, nutrition, birthing & breeding education.
Fleece Seminars
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How did you choose your Farm Name:
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We wanted a farm name that was unique, memorable, & reflected our location.
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What makes your farm or herd unique and special:
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We manage our herd in small groups and handle them daily creating exceptionally friendly, social, and loving alpacas!
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Tell us about your Favorite Alpaca:
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I seriously have too many to pick just one. I adore my herdsires...they hum to me while I work in the barn, I can recognize each of their hums. I become very attached to our show alpacas, since we travel together and truly become herdmates. Then I love my oldest dams that have been with me since the beginning of this journey!
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Tell us about a funny experience:
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Some of my older herdisres enjoy having their bellies rubbed when they roll in fresh bedding!
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Tell us one thing anyone interested in buying alpacas should know:
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They should try to avoid buying alpacas at the first farm that they visit. They should visit a minimum of 5 farms, rate each alpaca according to strengths and weaknesses, than make a decision.
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Tell us what you wish you had known before you bought your alpacas:
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This really is a multi-faceted business. You must excel not just in alpaca care & training, but also marketing, sales, politics, and showing!
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Tell us about an upcoming event at your farm:
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National Alpaca Farm Days is on September 25-26.
You can visit participating farms free of charge. Learn about alpacas, the industry, their fiber, and buy alpaca products!
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Tell us the future plans for your farm:
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To continue towards our goal to produce suri alpacas with exceptionally fine fleece, brilliant luster, and tight lock!
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