Root Down Acres, LLC

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One of our very talented customers made this gorgeous Mobius scarf/shawlette using a variety of yarns from our farm. Not only is she talented, but generous too as she's giving it to me! I don't have anything made from our alpacas' yarn and she managed to capture our entire farm story in one beautiful piece to share with me.

In her words: "I enjoy supporting local (American) alpaca farmers. Through my interactions with several across the country and after reading their informative blogs and social media pages, my appreciation has grown for how much of a privilege it is to work with their yarn. One of the farmers I initially had contact with, whose blog made me laugh and cry, is now using her talents to pursue a different career, and I bought most of the rest of her yarn when her farm business officially closed. She raised White Shadow, whose award-winning fleece turned into yarn that I used for the Mobius Shawl that took first place in the Accessories category of this year's Crochet Guild of America's design competition. She had some funky art yarn made when she was learning to spin, and she had yarn dyed with pokeberries. I bought these from her as well as odds and ends like light fi*****ng baby suri baby alpaca yarn from Pasture Pals Pip and Willow and a bunch of coop yarn. My next creation is going to be a tribute to Root Down Acres, LLC in honor of Missy Kroninger's work to encourage environmentally sustainable farming practices."