Announcement: The Buckeye Alpaca Fall Fest show is this weekend at the Summit County Fairgrounds – 229 E. Howe Rd., Tallmadge, OH It is 9-5 Saturday and 9-3 Sunday. Open to the public, parking and admission are free. 300+ alpacas will be exhibited!
Rust Belt Alpacas: Mapping a Plentiful Resource to Bolster Local, Regenerative Alpaca Fiber Production, Usage, and Community
Copper-Capri and Coco-Chanel, alpacas from Jaclyn Stephens’s farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Our Vision
To map the assets and needs of the alpaca farmers in our area in order to achieve the following main goals:
Develop a robust database with information about alpaca farmers in the Rust Belt Fibershed
Build relationships with and between local alpaca farmers in order to foster future connections within a regenerative supply web
Understand any road blocks for creating local, climate-beneficial alpaca cloth
Establish a partnership with existing formal and informal Alpaca groups to unify efforts in promoting local alpaca and alpaca farmers
Create a video product that showcases this brilliant resource for potential investors and businesses within our fibershed.