Re: [AlpacaTalk] Blanket Project
:) This reminds me of a certain Mid-Willamette Valley breeder who, when
noticing the decrease in sales of WABA pellets after the Woodland
Meadows Blend continued to gain customers, went to our mill and had
their own "Corn-Free" pellet made.
Come on people!
Heather
On Oct 30, 2007, at 7:34 PM, P & C Lundberg wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> Please, please, please...do not go to those we have spent so long
> working with and say "Oh, I have some fiber, please make me some.....
> We have worked a long time trying to give this gift to the alpaca
> community. We are working towards having a place where we (the alpaca
> community) can receive dollars for our fiber. This type of project
> takes resolve, time, effort, determination, commitment, dollars, etc.
> It is not finished!!! Why do you think we are eliminating various
> parts of our lives in order to have the time available to go forward
> with this??? Why are we willing to give away some of our alpacas???
> (By the way, we are NOT giving up our time on our Harleys). Rather
> than sitting around on my years-old fiber and dreaming of only making
> "high-end products" with the fiber, we are actually doing something
> for our industry here in the US.
> The reason for this post is that at least one farm has attempted to go
> direct to those we have been negotiating with with the idea that there
> is currently the availability to make whatever "high-end" product they
> want for their fiber (sort of makes me understand why they have SEVEN
> YEARS of their fiber sitting around on their farm). This type of
> behavior could easily be counterproductive toward the progress already
> undertaken. I here and now ask them, PLEASE, send some of your fiber
> to us; this project may not be the high-end results you want for your
> hard-earned fiber, but we need a starting point (blankets) and will
> work up from there.
>
> Second point---After the email last night, I wanted to call the
> project quits. Carol talked me into staying for the long haul because
> she knows how much this means to me, other alpaca farmers, and to our
> alpaca industry.
>
> Third--We will now be accepting all colors of fiber. As long as we
> are going to do this thing, we may as well open it to all and really
> give it our best. Thanks so much to all that have donated and those
> who have sent word that fiber is on the way. Please let me know when
> you donate if it is ok to put your name/farm/link/
> as a supporter of the "Blanket Project". Carol (my wonderful wife and
> without whom we would not have a website) graciously offered to set up
> a page or so dedicated to this project.
>
> Thank you all so much,
> Peter
>
> Again, please send fiber to:
> Elderberry Creek Alpacas
> 10868 Siegmund Rd SE
> Stayton, OR 97383
>
>
>
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posted by Chaddo at 7:54 PM
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