We wish to thank the Valley View and the staff at NW News for the well-written article preceding and promoting National Alpaca Farm Day. Many of your readers came out to visit the farms all up and down the valley, and I know a lot of kids and adults got to meet an alpaca for the first time.

Next year National Alpaca Farm Day will again be the last weekend in September. Mark your calendars now for more excitement. We hope to have better weather and better prepared exhibits now that we have a better idea of how well this is received.

If anyone didn’t get the opportunity to make it to a farm on National Alpaca Farm Day please call any of us to arrange a visit. If you would like to talk more about alpacas and the alpaca industry, we are all available to meet with you and help you figure out if there is a business plan that works for you. Alpacas as pets are also an interesting option, and we are hoping to get a 4-H program going to support kids who want to raise an alpaca.

Thank you from all of us!

Carnation-Duvall area farms: Heart of Dreams Alpacas (788-2296), Jo’s Fleece Fields (788-8239), Silverado Alpacas (788-6000)

Fall City area farms: Alpacas at Legacy Ranch (222-3533), Big Rock Candy Mountain (222-6242), Zargos Alpacas (222-5681)

Snoqualmie farm: Daisy Hill Alpaca Farm (445-5323)