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About
Our Farm
Camel's Hump
Alpaca Farm represents a look into the past as well
as a look into the future of family farming. Located on the lands
of the Carpenter Farm along the fine river bottomland of the
Huntington River, Camel's Hump Alpaca Farm is located in Huntington,
Vermont. Formally, a small dairy operation, the historic barn
has been renovated to house the alpacas with access to over 6
acres of prime pastureland with an expansion capacity of 55 acres.
This allows for plenty of room for agistment (boarding) services
of animals bought at Camel's Hump Alpaca Farm or any other farm.
By choosing and breeding only quality, well-conformed, fine and
dense fibered alpacas, the goal of Camel's Hump Alpaca Farm is
to be renowned for its quality alpacas. With three generations
involved in the farm possessing a vast array of knowledge including
farming, construction, barn restoration, textiles, design, production,
investments, marketing, and just enjoying life, Camel's Hump
Alpaca Farm is available to answer any questions someone interested
in alpacas may have.
Our Mission
To keep Vermont pasturelands open and historic
barns standing by breeding and caring for quality alpacas and
enjoying the freedom of a high-quality, high-yielding investment
that incorporates the independent lifestyle of family values
on a family farm, continually expanding to become renowned for
our quality alpacas and to produce long-lasting high-performance
alpaca clothing and other alpaca products.
History of the Farm
The Carpenter farm on the Huntington River in Chittenden
County, Vermont was established on the lands of the Camel's Hump
Alpaca Farm in the 18th Century. Purchased in 1961 by the Hardy
family, the farm and buildings were brought back to use over
several decades. When the small family dairy farm business expired
in the late 1990's in Vermont, Robert and Karin Hardy looked
for a way to keep their historic barn in use and their rich pasturelands
from overgrowing. After much research they decided on alpacas.
When their daughter and son-in-law Donita and Jim Brent and their
son Alex moved to the farm the summer of 1998, the idea began
to take shape as reality. First they had to transform an old,
manure -encrusted dairy barn into an alpaca-friendly shelter.
Old dairy equipment and stanchions were ripped out and given
away, trenches were dug to allow for automatic waterers which
could withstand deep, cold Vermont winters, walls and floors
were pressure-washed to remove decades of built-up cow manure,
cement was cut and removed and doors were built to allow access
to the newly fenced-in hayfields, gates were erected for separate
stalls, and rubber mats were placed on the floor to cover the
concrete. Kate the Akbash guardian dog moved in September of
1999, with the first five alpacas moving in shortly thereafter.
Camel's Hump Alpaca Farm was born. Jim and Donita's daughter
Lydia was born three months later. |
