Because we have taken a different approach to alpaca ranching, we can offer a unique perspective on the alpaca business. We continue to work full-time in our professions in Southern California, dreaming of the day that we will bring our alpacas to our ranch property in Marin County, north of San Francisco (you know...hot tubs, Jerry Garcia, flower power ...well, things HAVE changed since the 60s!) Since 2006, we have agisted our alpacas at five different ranches on the West coast--from Northwestern Oregon to Southern California. We see this as a real advantage--we have learned different approaches to alpaca husbandry and sales from a broad spectrum of successful alpaca ranchers. Additionally, we have expanded our contacts to the Midwest and the East Coast, as we have sought to purchase high quality animals from coast to coast. When you develop relationships with ranchers across the country, you have mentors all over the United States!