Alpaca Socks - 7 Top Reasons to Wear Alpaca Socks
Warm, breathable & hypoallergenic - Alpaca socks should be in everyone's holiday wish-list this year and we're going to tell you why. Wearing alpaca socks on a daily basis will...
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Alchemy 2024 - “From Alpaca to Sweater” - A New York Artist documents life on our farm
Chetwyn Farms was a host farm this year for the 2024 edition of Alchemy – The Artists Residency program that brings together artists with local farms and vineyards Alchemy is...
Farm Stays for the Intergenerational Family
The farm really lends itself to quality family time, settling into a daily rhythm, watching the rising sun, rolling clouds overhead or the stars at night from the hot tub....
Tactile Work - Opening Night Exhibition and prelude to Fall Workshops on the Farm
Our 2024 fall series of workshops and exhibitions kicks off at Closson Chase Vineyards on Friday September 13 from 5:30-7:30 with the Opening night of TACTILE WORK a joint exhibition...
“Summertime and the living is easy”……..in ALPACA
You may be wondering how our alpaca cope with the heat – Surprisingly they adapt. Mountainous animals, alpaca thrive in cold weather, in their native lands they would be in...
Summer “Mini-Workshops” Announced
We’ve curated a series of summer workshops that puts YOU in the centre of the action on the farm! Imagine sketching, painting and photographing these adorable creatures in the open...
Farm Guides - Something new this year at the farm
We’re getting ready to welcome you back to the farm for in-person visits! As of Saturday May 18th our farm will be open with extended daily hours and more opportunities...
Eclipse Magick on an Alpaca Farm
What’s it like to be on an alpaca farm for one of the most anticipated events in solistial history? Prince Edward County was on the path of totality, and the...
Black Friday = Green Friday at SHED Chetwyn Farms
Our commitment to sustainable farming and the belief that alpaca fibre is not just luxurious, but one of the most sustainable, eco friendly fibres produced without harming animals has been...
Workshops at Chetwyn Farms - Creative Director Bear Epp
We couldn’t bring you our fantastic line-up of fall workshops without our Creative Director Bear Epp - “Commoncraft” With a background in Craft & Design from Sheridan College, Niagara College,...
Fall Workshops in the Studio at Chetwyn Farms
We have curated a fall season of workshops, talks, exhibitions and hands-on training we’re calling “Cultivating Culture.” Combining our passion for sustainable farming, our love of hand-made, and of course...
Our “picks” for your visit to the County
As we prepare to welcome you back again in 2024 when the farm and shop open for the May long weekend – we think about all the reasons we love...
Alpaca Fleece Feeders - For the Bids
What’s the connection between alpaca farming and Birds you ask? Like most aspects of alpaca farming – it comes down to the fleece – that glorious fleece that alpaca produce...
Natural Hand-Dying of Alpaca Yarns & Fibres
Since we began alpaca farming more than 10 years ago - we have been celebrating the natural colours of alpaca fleece. With over 23 naturally occurring colours and shades of...
FARM TO YARN - the Journey of a Skein of alpaca Yarn
The 2022 collection of yarns have come back from the various mills we use to produce our high-quality alpaca products. Alpaca produce a most luxurious fibre - and commonly referred...