Free Seminar with Guest speaker, Dr. Steven Purdy Wednesday, February 26, 20257:30pm ESTVia Google Meet Dr Steve Purdy first arrived at UMass to set up the Camelid Studies Program. He was interested in understanding the background of the alpacas and how they were herded by Andean natives. He realized that Nuñoa was the place he…
Alpaca Reproduction Seminar Saturday, April 12, 2025Mount Wachusett Community College444 Green StreetGardner, MA 01440 Join us for an informative class and learn more about breeding and birthing alpacas. Seminar is limited to 24 participants. Registration closes April 8, 2025. Seminar Includes: 7:30-8:00: Coffee and muffinsThe morning consists of 4 lectures: Break for lunch about 12:30…
Celebrate International Year of CamelidsOctober 5-6 NEAOBA is a proud sponsor of the Camelid Display at the 2024 Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival. This year’s theme aligns with the UN’s International Year of Camelids. The Camelid Display area includes alpacas and llamas along with talks and demos about raising these animals and utilizing their fiber….
Meet the Alpacas! Saturday, June 29, 202410am – 4pm4-H Middlesex County FairgroundsWestford, MA AlpacasAlpaca Obstacle CourseFiber Arts Demos
Join Us!Reserve Your Space Saturday, June 29, 202410:00-4:00 Middlesex County Fairgrounds55 South Chelmsford RdWestford, MA NEAOBA welcomes alpaca owners and fiber enthusiasts to participate in the 3rd annual Summer Fest. Visit the event page and fill out the online form to reserve your space.
Register now – free for NEAOBA members! Tuesday January 23, 20247:00 pm ESTVia Zoom Guest speaker Julie Roy – “Alpaca Julie” – will give a 90-minute Zoom Masterclass “Alpaca Farm Tourism Mastery: How to Put Smiles on Your Customers Faces and Money in Your Bank”. The seminar is free for current NEAOBA members and only $20 for…
Instructor: Dr Cheryl DeWitt September 10, 20228:00am – 5:00pmAmerican Legion Hall3 Central StBaldwinville, MA Seminar fees:NEAOBA member: $225 (second person from same farm – $175)Non-member: $300 (second person from same farm – $250)Click here to register Registration closes September 1, 2022Class limited to 28 participants Seminar Schedule 7:30-8:00am: Coffee and muffinsThe morning consists of four…
Best Practices Webinar Tuesday, February 15, 202212:00 to 2:00pm Cost: $0 to $10Please pay what you can afford. Join Dr. Anne Lichtenwalner, Associate UMaine Extension Professor, Extension Specialist, for this virtual workshop on best practices for winter care of camelids. Participants will learn about housing needs of camelids, the nutritional demands of animals in the…
The two-day seminar on all things alpaca was planned for August 22-23 in Sturbridge, MA. It is canceled due to concerns about COVID-19. NEAOBA is looking forward to offering the symposium – two days of learning and hands-ons classes – in 2021.
The CAMELIDynamics workshop with Marty McGee Bennett that was scheduled to be held in July at Harvard Alpaca Ranch has been canceled. NEAOBA will keep you informed as we learn of other alpaca events that are rescheduled or canceled due to COVID-19. Check back here or subscribe to our enewsletter (scroll to the bottom of…
