On the Road and a visit to Crystal Pines Alpaca Farms in Carthage, North Carolina – Part One
I’m visiting the farm in Charlotte’s Web!
Roger and I traveled to Pinehurst this past week to participate in a panel on social media for the ANA (Agritourism Networking Association) in North Carolina. As always, when we go On the Road, we were able to meet some wonderful farmers and other people who care about the food we eat and where it comes from.
One delightful couple that we met were Joe and Ursula Picareiello. Joe and Ursula are both retired from other careers and decided to go into farming. They have owned and been farming Crystal Pines Alpaca Farms for 11 years. They graciously invited us to visit their farm before we left the area.
This is Susie
Little did we know what beautiful scenery, animals and birds awaited us at their farm. We were there for hours taking photographs!
This post is a little bit of a Mountain Mondays post since it is all about the photographs. The Picareiellos do not farm their land for produce to sell (although they do have a garden), so I did not create a recipe. Their farm is more of a wildlife refuge and it’s a no-kill area, so the animals are strictly for their enjoyment and their guests. Their farm is a little bit of Charlotte’s Web and heaven.
I am going to share some of the photos from their farm with you today and the rest next week.
Enjoy!
Nemo doesn’t move too quickly…
In fact…Nemo enjoys sleeping a whole lot!
Susie likes to take care of Nemo while he sleeps…if the Guinea Hens aren’t too loud…
What a beautiful place! It looks like a wonderful place to visit. And I just want to squeeze that pig!
I love agritourism! Not only does it educate “non-aggies”…..it helps “aggies” learn about different farm practices. Two of my favorite places to visit in Kentucky is “Mountain Homeplace” in Paintsville, and “Shaker Village” in the Bluegrass area. Both offer heritage gardening demonstrations and “period” tour guides.
Gwen, this experience on the farm with those beautiful animals looks amazing & uplifting. Such gorgeous subjects to photograph 🙂 Congrats to you for speaking on the social media for ANA. xo
Great pictures. Glad you guys were able to stop by there before heading home. Must have been a late night!
awwww Nemo needs a treadmill . . . bless his little heart!! and the black swans are absolutely stunning!!!
wow how cool what a fun trip love NC
Nemo is so cute! I want to take him home with me. 🙂 Looks like you had fun. Hope the ANA speaking engagement went well!
I’m looking forward to the rest of your pictures. Ryan has become passionate about gardening, and he’s talking about one day starting a goat farm! Right now it is still a dream, but who knows? I think we could love it 🙂 Needless to say, I loved seeing all of these animals. Thank you so much for sharing!