CULVER — Kelsey Evans likens alpaca fiber to human hair. “Fine, coarse, crimpy, straight, silky, curly — everybody’s fiber’s different, and animals are just like people. Their hair is unique to them,” ...

SMALL BUSINESS: A Sullivan County alpaca farmer is getting a mill. 'Women will go crazy for this stuff,' she says. Maria Bravo discovered her business dream in 1995, when she was stuck in the Chilean ...

There is something exotic about breeding alpacas on a 40-acre farm, fleecing the animals in your own back yard, and then processing the yarn with a mini-mill. That is exactly what Maria Bravo is ...

Berks County agriculture is unique in many ways. The first is the number of different commodities found on our farms. This variety allows for more and many different types of businesses in the farm ...

It’s been nearly three decades since Charlene Schmid first developed an interest in alpaca wool. “I wanted to make a blanket for my baby,” she says with a laugh. “I learned about alpaca fiber and I’ve ...