Firstly sorry this email is a little late. I have been in a bit of a tricky headspace of late - I feel like I say that a lot in the context

Shearing 2024 was the first day of my alpaca apprenticeship, a baptism of fire, so I knew what to expect but having since trained in CameliDynamics I couldn’t help but wonder how we could incorporate a more gentle and respectful approach to the massive task of restraining and shearing thirty four animals in one day.

I knew when that taking on the responsibility for a herd of animals that loss was an inevitable part of that but I had really hoped it would be natural deaths from old age. Unavoidable deaths. Not a death that we could have prevented. Nothing sits more heavily than that.

Our primary purpose is sustainable (and where possible) natural and gentle alpaca farming - we breed alpacas - for walks, for their fleece,