Good Shepherd Alpaca Sanctuary
Where Alpacas Provide Sanctuary
What We Are All About
Our Mission
A 501c3 committed to providing a peaceful farming environment in which to introduce individuals who have job and life challenges to farming and livestock production as career choices through skill-building and job training.
The Good Shepherd Alpaca Sanctuary is a 501c3 committed to providing a peaceful farming environment in which to introduce individuals who have job and life challenges to farming and livestock production as career choices through skill-building and job training.
For years visitors would comment on how being with the alpacas brought them a peaceful feeling they didn't have anywhere else. We also discovered that science has shown that engaging in spinning, knitting and other fiber arts helps connect the 2 hemispheres of the brain--skill + creativity-- which increases intelligence and an overall sense of well-being.
As people from different walks of life came to visit the ranch, we noticed amazing responses to being with the alpacas, so the idea that alpacas could provide sanctuary for those who were experiencing difficulties in life led us to form a non-profit and encourage these new friends to spend time with the alpacas and their wonderful fiber.
We believe:
• that farming and husbandry practices can be therapeutic as well as practical careers;
• that fiber arts can encourage healing in minds and hearts;
• that interaction with alpacas is good for the human soul;
• that the spirit, soul and body all need equal attention to produce true wholeness.
We are always seeking new ways to meet needs and encourage our visitors with various programs.
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For years visitors would comment on how being with the alpacas brought them a peaceful feeling they didn't have anywhere else. We also discovered that science has shown that engaging in spinning, knitting and other fiber arts helps connect the 2 hemispheres of the brain--skill + creativity-- which increases intelligence and an overall sense of well-being.
As people from different walks of life came to visit the ranch, we noticed amazing responses to being with the alpacas, so the idea that alpacas could provide sanctuary for those who were experiencing difficulties in life led us to form a non-profit and encourage these new friends to spend time with the alpacas and their wonderful fiber.
We believe:
• that farming and husbandry practices can be therapeutic as well as practical careers;
• that fiber arts can encourage healing in minds and hearts;
• that interaction with alpacas is good for the human soul;
• that the spirit, soul and body all need equal attention to produce true wholeness.
We are always seeking new ways to meet needs and encourage our visitors with various programs.
Sign up to be on our mailing list to keep abreast of our latest adventures!