True Colors Alpaca Farm celebrates Alpaca Farm Days Sept. 25-26

Alpacas are rare animals raised for their luxury fiber. They are shorn once a year without harm. Photo provided

From press release

CALEDONIA, Ill.—True Colors Alpaca Farm, 14718 Rte. 76 in Caledonia, will host Alpaca Farm Days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25-26. The event is free and open to the public.

Alpacas are rare animals raised for their luxury fiber. They are shorn once a year without harm. True Colors Alpaca Farm has 40 suri alpacas. Suri alpacas are the more rare of the two breeds of alpaca, being only 5 percent of the world’s population of alpacas.

Demonstrations, alpaca socks and other alpaca products, along with baked goods, will be for sale.

For more info, visit truecolorsalpacas.com or nationalalpacafarmdays.com.

From the Sept. 22-28, 2010 issue