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May 11, 2024
Location
11175 Golf Link Rd
Turlock
CA
95380-9675
United States
Website
www.macedosminiacres.com
Contact
Maureen Macedo
Contact Online
Larry Macedo
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Sponsor
Macedo's Mini Acre
Educational Series: Intro to Camelids
Interested in owning or learning about alpacas? Join us for the first of a series of classes. The United Nations has declared 2024 as “the Year of the Camelid.” So, we are going to be offering a series of seminars for folks interested in learning about alpacas and llamas, the camelids we raise here on our ranch.
Session runs 10am to 2 pm, Saturday, May 11
Seminars start with basics of care, a second one on fiber characteristics, and a third demonstrating what to do with the fiber. These will be hands-on sessions and include handouts and light refreshments. A $10 non-refundable deposit ensures your place at a seminar. (You will receive a coupon for $10 to be used in our Ranch Store, which features a wide variety of camelid related items.
Session 1
- different types of alpaca breeds
- difference between an alpaca and a llama (hands- on!)
- health
- Feed and nutrition needs
- day-to-day running of an alpaca ranch
Lunch will include bar-b-que hot dogs and a birthday cake to celebrate Larry's birthday!
May 25 - 27, 2024
Location
11175 Golf Link Rd
Turlock
CA
95380-9675
United States
Website
www.macedosminiacres.com
Contact
Maureen Macedo
Contact Online
Larry Macedo
Contact Online
Sponsor
Macedo's Mini Acre
Memorial Weekend TOurs
Enjoy a family friendly outing and opportunity get close to (and feed) an alpaca. Learn why we raise alpacas - demonstrations of spinning, felting, knitting or weaving conducted throughout the day. Our gift shop is open so that you can find a unique alpaca or llama related item.
Tickets required, order on the website
August 10, 2024
Location
2407 River Dr
Knoxville
TN
37996-4539
United States
Website
https://www.tennesseealpacaassociation.org/camelid-conference-resistration
Contact
Ruth Anne Goss
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Brandon Sigler
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Sponsor
Tennessee Alpaca Association
2024 Camelid Conference
Make plans to join us for this informative seminar that will be held Saturday, August 10, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine located on the UT agricultural campus at 2407 River Drive, Knoxville. Alpaca and llama owners and their veterinarians will learn about specific health concerns of camelids and the latest research at UT.
Directions: Take I-40 to Knoxville. Exit on Alcoa Highway (Hwy 129) South. Take the Neyland Drive exit, and turn left at the light at the bottom of the ramp, then left onto Joe Johnson Drive. Turn right at the red light and then right into the parking lot behind the veterinary college.
The conference is sponsored by the Tennessee Alpaca Association and UT College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences.