What's in a name? 

 

Greek mythology refers to the "original paradise" as the Garden of the Hesperides with its serpent-entwined golden apple Tree of Knowledge.

The Hesperides, sprit-beings, blissfully tended the garden.  Their names describe a land filled with soft starlight, gold for the taking, perfect health, and wonderous beauty.

A truly enchanting place!

Camelids are the Hesperides that tend HespeGarden.    

Why camelids? 

To me, camelids are Zen-like creatures. 

Stoic ~ Quiet ~ Reverent ~ Peaceful 

Curious, yet cautious.

Protective of their herd, each with unique personalities & quirks.  They are highly intelegent beings, with expressive emotions.  

Highly adaptible and complement the landscape.

Easy to manage, respectful of fencing, very clean while being gentle on the land.

Fiber is highly sought after for its elegant texture, natural hypoallergenic quality, and myriad of earthy colors.

Make wonderful companion animals for hobby farmers & homesteaders.

Once introduced to an alpaca or llama, it’s hard not to fall under their spell.

In short, alpacas & llamas are all round impressive beings!

Lee's comments:

The expense of maintaining an alpaca or llama is less than that of the family dog.

• Each llama consumes approximately a bale of hay a week and forages during the grazing months.
• Depending on age & breeding activity, grain consumption is minimal and is often used as a supplement for important minerals & vitamins.
• Alpacas require approximately ¼ that of a llama’s feed needs.

These camelids have two soft padded toes on each foot, which makes them very gentle on pastures.

They are highly resilient and primarily disease resistant keeping vet costs far below that of other livestock.

They require minimal housing, are highly intelligent, have sweet dispositions and make incredible additions to any family or farming operation.

Alpacas and llamas are still gaining ground in the world of US Agricultural industry. Considered mostly as a hobby, novelty animal for fleece, there surprisingly hasn’t been much in the way of lobbying efforts to promote the use of this creatures in the "green" or "organic" market place.

It didn't take Churo long to play King of the Mnt on the fill pile for leveling the area for our new barn.  Goof Ball!!