Sunday, January 30, 2011
Mike off to China!
On January 4th Mike left for a 14 month teaching assignment in Chongquing China. He will be teaching English at the Aston School. Although he was not scheduled to start teaching until January 12th, he was "thrown into the deep water" as he put it within days of his arrival. His emails have been very effusive about his early experience of Chinese culture in Chongquing, the food, and friendly encounters with locals and attempts to communicate. In a word, he "loves China!"
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
SBVF Hosting Open Farms
First off, Summer Brook Valley Farm wishes every happy holidays and a successful 4th quarter!
This past weekend, we hosted the first of what will be many open farms. It was a great success, with large turnouts despite disagreeable weather, and the cria really stole the spotlight! Summer Brook Chocolat, offspring of our former Reserve Champion Arabella, was particularly adept in showcasing her soft brown fleece. Her friendly disposition was also a welcome treat to the many visitors.
The whole weekend was a lot of fun!
We will be holding more open farms, with spinning demonstrations and farm store offerings, every weekend through December 19th.
Be sure to stop by and enjoy our animals!
This past weekend, we hosted the first of what will be many open farms. It was a great success, with large turnouts despite disagreeable weather, and the cria really stole the spotlight! Summer Brook Chocolat, offspring of our former Reserve Champion Arabella, was particularly adept in showcasing her soft brown fleece. Her friendly disposition was also a welcome treat to the many visitors.
The whole weekend was a lot of fun!
We will be holding more open farms, with spinning demonstrations and farm store offerings, every weekend through December 19th.
Be sure to stop by and enjoy our animals!
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Santa's Reindeer - 2011 Edition
Car manufacturers can't improve previous models like we can. With the help of Summer Brook Valley Farm, Santa's reindeer received new upgrades for the 2011 editions, this time with denser fleeces, cute tufted ears, and yes...custom antlers that were tested in the wind-tunnel and demonstrated reduced drag and better slipstream.
Ok, so we might be going overboard here, but we DID introduce some new reindeer!
We were happy to bring early Christmas cheer by showcasing three of our animals--Estevan, Estella, and the cria Luna--at the South Church fair in downtown Middletown. Our animals were a hit! Every person, from fair-goers to passerby, stopped to admire the "reindeer". The alpacas handled their jobs well, allowing the visitors to pet them and take photographs. Luna especially really made it happen by presenting the perfect photo opportunity by cushing herself right in front of Santa's sleigh.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Ok, so we might be going overboard here, but we DID introduce some new reindeer!
We were happy to bring early Christmas cheer by showcasing three of our animals--Estevan, Estella, and the cria Luna--at the South Church fair in downtown Middletown. Our animals were a hit! Every person, from fair-goers to passerby, stopped to admire the "reindeer". The alpacas handled their jobs well, allowing the visitors to pet them and take photographs. Luna especially really made it happen by presenting the perfect photo opportunity by cushing herself right in front of Santa's sleigh.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Farm Updates:
-SBVF returned last weekend from the Maryland Alpaca Classic in Westminster, MD. We came home with more ribbons, as Estevan took second place and Estella third in their respective halter classes
-OPEN FARM EVENTS are coming soon! Nov 26, 27, and 28 will feature our Holiday Open House at Summer Brook Valley Farm Alpacas - Please join us and come view our beautiful alpacas, llamas, and baby doll sheep, as well as see our wide assortment of alpaca products in our farm store!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Next on the Agenda: Maryland Alpaca Classic!
The trailer has been prepped, the alpacas given their vitamins, the humans their coffee...
The next show is upon us: the Maryland Alpaca Classic, held in Westminster, MD (Nov. 13th and 14th)! We are very excited to show again our two boys who were featured in the Green Mountain Spectacular back in mid-October....and, of course, our beautiful girl Summer Brook Estella.
Estella, who took home Reserve Champion in her class at the aforementioned Green Mountain Spectacular, has shaken off her initial stage fright in Vermont. She seems eager for more! And we are proud to show the quality of this beautiful, dark brown yearling.
Wishing all the best for Matteo, Estevan, and Estella at the Maryland Alpaca Classic!
The next show is upon us: the Maryland Alpaca Classic, held in Westminster, MD (Nov. 13th and 14th)! We are very excited to show again our two boys who were featured in the Green Mountain Spectacular back in mid-October....and, of course, our beautiful girl Summer Brook Estella.
Estella, who took home Reserve Champion in her class at the aforementioned Green Mountain Spectacular, has shaken off her initial stage fright in Vermont. She seems eager for more! And we are proud to show the quality of this beautiful, dark brown yearling.
Wishing all the best for Matteo, Estevan, and Estella at the Maryland Alpaca Classic!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
When Westies Come to the Rescue!
So this morning, we had a VERY surprising development. Just as we opened our front door to walk the dogs, Jack--our small West Highland White Terrier--immediately tore down the walk and ran to the back yard. And when we caught up to him.....we found all the girls and cria were loose, grazing in the yard by our house!
One of them had pushed through some temporary fencing and the rest of the girl alpacas quickly followed. Fortunately, Jack did all the work for us! This little guy--easily 150 lb lighter than all the alpacas--chased the girls back into the fencing. All. By. Himself!
Way to go Jack!
One of them had pushed through some temporary fencing and the rest of the girl alpacas quickly followed. Fortunately, Jack did all the work for us! This little guy--easily 150 lb lighter than all the alpacas--chased the girls back into the fencing. All. By. Himself!
Way to go Jack!
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Farm Update: Back from the Show!
The trailer is unloaded, the animals shuffled back into the herd, and the time for some post-show rest is here!
Last weekend, Oct. 16th and 17th, Summer Brook Valley Farm attended the Green Mountain Spectacular in Essex Junction, Vermont. Just east of Burlington and tucked amongst the beautiful Vermont mountains, the show featured over 20 new alpaca farms! It also marks the first of our show series for the Fall '10/Spring '11 period. It was a wonderful time!
Even more wonderful was seeing one our yearlings, Summer Brook Estella, take home a blue ribbon in her halter class AND Reserve Champion for the browns! She is a dark-brown offspring of Astarte and Molokai. Though at first a bit nervous, Estella quickly got into the show routine and really strutted her stuff in front of the judges.
We are very proud of her!
Estella and the other two animals we took, Matteo and Estevan, will quickly get another show opportunity, as we'll be packing up the truck and loading the trailer in about a month for the Maryland Classic.
Last weekend, Oct. 16th and 17th, Summer Brook Valley Farm attended the Green Mountain Spectacular in Essex Junction, Vermont. Just east of Burlington and tucked amongst the beautiful Vermont mountains, the show featured over 20 new alpaca farms! It also marks the first of our show series for the Fall '10/Spring '11 period. It was a wonderful time!
Even more wonderful was seeing one our yearlings, Summer Brook Estella, take home a blue ribbon in her halter class AND Reserve Champion for the browns! She is a dark-brown offspring of Astarte and Molokai. Though at first a bit nervous, Estella quickly got into the show routine and really strutted her stuff in front of the judges.
We are very proud of her!
Estella and the other two animals we took, Matteo and Estevan, will quickly get another show opportunity, as we'll be packing up the truck and loading the trailer in about a month for the Maryland Classic.
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