We were blown away when we saw this drawing of our Gabriella (Ella).  The drawing was created by Zoe Thompson, a 12-years of age young woman, when her family stayed at our lodging apartment in January.  When we first meet Zoe, it was immediately obvious she has a connection to animals.  Our alpacas (and Kitty) took to her immediately.  Zoe's ability to capture Ella's features is amazing.  If you come to visit us, you will see a copy of the drawing in the lodging apartment and the original is in our home.  Thank you Zoe.

A Fun Day with Alpacas at the 2015 VAOBA EXPO

FUN DAY WITH ALPACAS...The alpaca show in Virginia (VAOBA EXPO) is being held Dec. 5-6, 2015, in the Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Virginia (right outside of Richmond) at the Farm Bureau building. It's a great opportunity to see over 400 alpacas, alpaca judging/competition, fun youth activities, informative seminars, wonderful shopping for alpaca products and a photo contest. Added this year is the fiber fun workshop which is a 20-30 minute session in which you can participate in making small projects. And it's FREE! We suggest visiting on Saturday, December 5 as the best day to visit. Although we will not be there with our alpacas this year, it's a terrific opportunity to spend the day with alpacas, alpaca people and attend the informative seminars. For more information visit www.VAOBAEXPO.com.

Our Farm Lodging is Open!

Our farm lodging opened in September 2015 to rave reviews. Come enjoy breathtaking views and beautiful accomodations on our working farm. 

Accommodations include a fully furnished one bedroom apartment that sleeps four. Lodging comes with a complete kitchen, linens and towels, and access to a private patio facing the rolling pastures and spectacular mountains. The alpaca barn is nearby, where you can get to know the Misty Mountains residents up close and personal, learn more about alpaca farming and participate in day-to-day operations if desired.

 

Enjoy the area while visiting Misty Mountains Alpaca Farm, with Rockbridge Winery, Maple Grove Alpaca Farm Store and Wades Mill in close proximity. Being within 1 mile of I-81 makes day trips to Staunton, Lexington, Harrisonburg and Charlottesville as well as Natural Bridge, Safari Park, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive.

Meet Our Latest Residents!

Vega

Gigi

Primus

We have THREE new arrivals! Meet Vega, born August 13 to Venus, Gigi, born September 13 to Giselle and Primus born September 20 to Ella. An alpaca's gestation period is 11 to 12 months, and they have single births (twins are extremely rare). Alpaca babies are called crias and average 15-20 lbs. at birth. Delivery usually occurs during the daytime and crias are able to stand and walk within a few minutes!

Misty Mountains Alpacas, A Retirement Dream Come True

Misty Mountains Alpacas was featured several years ago in the Crozet Gazette and it's a great read about how they started in the alpaca business! Knowledgeable, passionate and always with an eye towards humane and gentle treatment of these amazing animals, Sandra and Ralph Muraca lead the way in second career speciality breed farming in the Shenandoah Valley! They have since relocated to a Raphine, VA location, and have lots more in store for sharing their love of alpacas with others.

Read the entire article HERE.

The Joys of Alpaca Ownership

We are a small farm breeding and raising Suri alpacas and concentrating on infusing the Accoyo genetics in our herd. We are located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Raphine, VA. This farm is the fulfillment of our dream to raise and breed the wonderful suri alpacas.