Join us at Heart’s Desire Farm in West Virginia for a day of fun and education as we celebrate the new ownership of this herd. Take advantage of special pricing on rare, unique genetics. Hurry – this opportunity is for a limited time only.

For more details about this event, go to our page on OpenHerd.

Want to learn what happens on shearing day? Come join us! We are more than happy to have volunteers to help with our annual fiber harvest.

We are going to make the trek back to Kentucky for the 2012 Nationals.  We hope to see you there.

Just for fun we have several entries in the fleece show.

This will be an exciting year at GWAS. We are showing 6 alpacas and a produce of dam entry. Plus 4 entries in the fleece show.

Join us at BeLocal’s Indoor Farmer’s Market. We’ll be selling our handcrafted products for the ranch including our goat’s milk soaps and handspun yarns.

Join us at the Alpaca Breeders of the Rockies Fall Fest Alpaca Show. Not only will we be showing our animals in the halter classes but you have the opportunity to purchase handcrafted artisan products from the ranch. Look for our booth near the main entrance. See you there!

We are participating in our first Futurity this year.

The Institute of Ecolonomics (IOE) and Mountain Sky Group (MSG)  announce the Third Annual Celebrate Sustainability Event to be held again on Saturday, September 24, 2011, at Mountain Sky Ranch, near Carter Lake.  This one day free event will feature live music with Davey and the Blu Dog (YEAH!), discussions, displays, activities and entertainment related to sustainable living and agriculture.  Mountain Sky Ranch which is a commercial sustainable agriculture ranch and agritourism, demonstration, education and research campus will host this exciting event for the third time.  Dr. Dorband, President of IOE states, ” our inaugural Celebrate Sustainability Event last fall was so much fun that we knew we wanted to do it again.  We met so many environmentally conscious people who did not know what we did and we want to continue to show the community how to be more earth friendly.”

Celebrate Sustainability is a family oriented event running from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM which is free and open to the public.  Throughout the day there will be discussions, demonstrations and activities showcasing small acreage farming for anyone, sustainable livestock, aquaponics for home food production, and tips for sustainable living.  

Deb Dorband, Mountain Sky Ranch owner says, “Come for an hour or spend the day. There are many things to do. Just hang out and listen to Davey and the Blu Dog.”

The Institute of Ecolonomics, LLC,  is an international non-profit that promotes the synergy of ecology and economy.  Based in Loveland, IOE works as a business development facilitator and incubator for entrepreneurs building businesses that will improve the planet.  IOE has rural acreage, a large greenhouse complex and a converted warehouse where partner companies work on a variety of projects involving alternative energy, innovative technologies and socially conscious initiatives.

Mountain Sky Group, LLC, (www.mountainskygroup.com) is a group of environmentally conscious companies that work in a variety of sustainable business area, including sustainable agriculture.  Mountain Sky Ranch is a subsidiary of MSG that commercially practices sustainable agriculture raising a genetic/show herd of alpacas and Pygoran goats, along with many other ventures that are earth friendly.  MSG partners with IOE in the area of sustainable agriculture at Mountain Sky Ranch.

The Third Annual Celebrate Sustainability Event is a way for IOE  and MSG to show the public in Northern Colorado what the two groups are doing to promote sustainable living.  Call the IOE and MSG offices at 303-495-3705, email at info@ecolonomics.org, or go to the web sites above to get more information and directions.  Mountain Sky Ranch is located south of the campground at the south end of Carter Lake, west of Berthoud.

Join us every Thursday at the Farmers Market in downtown Berthoud Colorado. We’ll have our handcrafted goats milk soap available for purchase. Hours are 3 pm to 7 pm. Stop by and say hi!