Jody Matlock, of Canby, throws what will soon become alpaca felt to remove excess water Saturday at Alpacas of Oregon's 2014 Harvest Festival and Alpaca Sale in Sherwood. The festival runs from 10 a.m ...

Alpaca farming is considered the greenest fiber due to the ease of its production. One animal provides five to 10 pounds of fiber and the animals consume very little food compared to other grazing ...

Aug 21, 2013 Aug 21, 2013 Updated Jun 12, 2015 COLUMBIA — Three Columbia women had something in common: They owned alpacas, an animal native to the mountains of South America. But what brought them ...

ADAMSTOWN, Md. (AP) -- The mid-Atlantic region offers a few places that will clean and process alpaca wool, and finding a plant that will do the work in a timely manner has proven to be a challenge ...

HOMER — I confess I fell in love with alpacas while watching a TV ad on vacation in Florida 13 years ago. After the initial infatuation, I researched alpacas, visited a few Alaska alpaca ranches, read ...