Starry Night Alpacas
"Where Stars are Born"
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In 1977, Janet purchased a piece of land in Warner, New Hampshire. Her dream was to build a house, reclaim the former fields, have some animals, and turn the land back to farm status. In 1980, after taking a building class at Shelter Institute, Janet had a small house site cleared and then hired a man to help her build her house. With the move to New Hampshire Janet was exposed to many facets of life not yet experienced. She found a wealth of crafts in the area. Herbs, soap-making, and spinning and weaving were her favorites. Working for Delta Air Lines prevented her from getting any livestock, but she always had it in the back of her mind. When Henry and Janet married in 1987, their plans included a life in the future that involved livestock and the land in Warner. Both enjoyed travel. As a businessman, Henry traveled the globe. Prior to marriage, when Janet wasn’t working, she traveled extensively. Her first love was South America--primarily Bolivia and Peru. Her love of the culture, the ruins, the native people, and the alpacas kept her going back. In 2000, after many enjoyable years of travel, we decided it was time to get serious about a different lifestyle. We thought about alpacas for many years. The fact that they are unique, lovable creatures that offer a fulfilling way of life--with investment potential--made them a perfect solution for our "retirement" choice. In the spring of 2000, we attended an alpaca sale at Woods Edge Farm in Stockton, New Jersey. There we saw Bolivian Vesuvius. Vesuvius was such a striking herd sire with tremendous presence we decided to buy him. Because of Janet’s love of Bolivia and Vesuvius’ strong traits we chose to breed Bolivian bloodlines. Retirement was a few years away so we decided to agist (board) and build our Bolivian herd. Four acres were cleared in 2001. In 2002, we had the "lower forty" logged for timber for the barn. A neighbor then set up his portable sawmill and we began two months of part-time milling. With the help of family and friends the actual barn construction began in July of 2002. Early winter stopped that year’s construction in November. In November of 2002 we were able to "retire" and pursue our alpaca adventure on a full-time basis. Because of excess snow and then the constant rain, barn construction did not resume until April of 2003. In November of 2003 our dream was realized when we brought the herd home. |
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If you prefer surface mail, contact Henry or Janet García, PO Box 57, Warner, NH 03278
or call at 603.456.3289