At Via Verde Farm our focus is excellent breeding stock with an emphasis on superior gray fleece. We can help you establish your foundation herd and get you started on your dream of living the alpaca lifestyle. Visit our farm and see for yourself the wonderful attributes of alpacas!


What are alpacas?

Alpacas are camelids-cousins to camels, llamas, guanacos, and vicunas. They are smaller than llamas and guanacos, but larger than vicunas. Alpacas are about half the size of llamas and have proportionally smaller ears than their llama cousins. There are two different kinds of alpacas. The suri alpaca is the very rare alpaca and has very long, fine, dreadlock-type fiber. The huacaya alpaca is the second type of alpaca and is the more common of the two. The huacaya alpaca has thick, dense, crimpy fiber and resembles a teddy bear when in full coat.

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  • Our photo of VVF Isabella won first place at the Alpaca Registry photo contest. It is featured on the cover of the 2010 report.
  • Carpets and Mats

    Our carpets and mats are hand woven from our alpaca fiber raised right here in Michigan. Each carpet is carefully crafted from shearing the animal to sorting/cleaning the fiber and finally weaving the fiber into the finished product.  The alpaca fiber is twisted onto jute for a more durable product and finished off with a cotton fringe in cream and white. These carpets and mats are soft and durable. Spills and clean up are breeze. Using luke warm water spot clean with a damp sponge. A spritz of vinegar can also be applied. Because the carpet is made of 100% natural fiber and is not dyed there is no  chance of fading or discoloration. 
  • We recently joined Local Harvest. Check out our page!


  • We now carry Red Maple Alpaca Socks! Check out our line on Open Herd. 

  • Eco-Friendly Artist Event at the Grand Rapids Public Library (April 21, 2012 more information to be added)
  • Tours of the Farm! (Contact us to schedule a tour for your group.)
  • Michigan Breeders Show, Davisburg, MI (May)
  • Shearing Day (May More details to come...)
  • The Original Alpaca Fest, Deltaplex, Grand Rapids, MI (October 21 and 22, 2012 http://www.alpacafest.org/)