Local Luxury Fiber
Preserving the multi alpaca... one gray, pinto, and appy at a time
Homegrown • Handspun • Handmade
Preserving the multi alpaca... one gray, pinto, and appy at a time
Winter Markets 2022
Feb 6 9:00AM-noon St. John's Lutheran
20275 Davidson Rd, Brookfield, WI 53045
Mar 6 10:30AM-1PM Southminster Presbyterian
200 Richard St, Waukesha, WI 53189
Mar 13 9:30AM-1PM Ascension Lutheran
1415 Dopp St, Waukesha, WI 53188
Mar 20 9AM-1PM St. Sebastian Catholic Church
1725 N. 54th St., Milwaukee, WI 53208
Read about the markets
Visit the Food, Faith, and Farming Network website
Visit our Online Store or call or email for an appointment to come out to shop here at the farm. We will wear masks, follow social distancing and handwashing guidelines, and have our product set up in a well-ventilated building.
Please keep us and all other local farmers in mind as we continue to work through this pandemic! Thank you and stay safe! -Mary & Josh
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About
We have been in business since 2003. We're in the country on a small piece of land with 25 alpacas, 2 angora rabbits, 5 cats, a large flock of chickens and 8 ducks all protected by 2 Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs. Life is good.
About Alpacas
About Us
The humans of County Road Alpacas are Mary Sternitzky and Josh Biser. Mary is newly retired from the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Josh is a chemical applicator and jack-of-all-trades at the Oregon Farm Center.
The Supervising Cats of County Road Alpacas are Hal, Jasper, Malcolm, Bob, and Gilbert and they would be greatly upset if they were not mentioned here. Who wants upset cats? Not us.
Our hard working, loving Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs are Poppy and Preston. They take good care of all of us.
Meet The Alpacas
Adaline
5/16/11 • ARI#32151817
Alexander
8/22/10
Amelie
10/19/04 • ARI#1046137
Bright Star
5/24/09 • ARI#31823647
Daphne
5/28/14
Dusty
8/31/05 • ARI#1219890
Emerson Spots
5/19/14 • ARI#32736434
Flynn
9/6/02 • ARI#841391
Grace
7/15/21
Gypsy
4/19/08 • ARI#31478946
Irena
10/3/08 • ARI#31847124
Leeroy Spots
6/26/11 • ARI#35100720
Leonard
9/17/12 • ARI#30898875
Liberty
7/4/01 • ARI#833880
Matilda
9/24/10 • ARI#31807142
Maya
6/13/09 • ARI#31809030
Oreo
8/26/05 • ARI#30013252
Osckar
6/25/11 • ARI#30898905
Sasha
5/12/14
Shouka
10/10/04 • ARI#1244793
Sparky
10/8/17
Tatiana
6/13/10 • ARI#31807159
Zach
9/18/17
Zeus
9/20/17
Zorianna
10/20/04 • ARI#1297133Products
Our products are hand-processed and handmade by us on our farm using fiber from our alpacas and bunnies.
We also belong to fiber pools and offer USA-grown and made socks, inserts, gloves, and more.
Click Here to Visit our Online Store or call (608) 239-3157 or email to set up a time to shop in person at our farm.
Below are some examples of the handmade items we offer.
Our handmade items come with a care instruction card and a photo of the alpaca(s) that contributed fiber.
Thank you for supporting our small family farm!
Farm Photos
Here are some photos of life on the farm.
Alpaca Birth Sequence
This is a series of photos showing a typical alpaca birth in the pasture featuring Gypsy and Leonard.
Gypsy had it all under control so we just held back and watched and took some photos. I've been lucky to have been able to watch most of the births on the farm.
It is amazing to see the dam's reaction to the process, to see that she knows just what to do, and to watch how the rest of the herd responds.
Leonard's birth took less than 30 minutes, he was nursing in an hour and a half, and walked out to meet the herd 2-1/2 hours after being born.
He did have curved ears at birth, but they straightened out without any intervention in the months that followed.
