New England Alpaca Tours is a group of three farms who believe strongly in the Alpaca Industry, Alpaca Education and Research.  We're a Non-profit organization.  Our band of merry farms started under the principal of a small "Marketing Coop".  That focus quickly changed after we carefully evaluated what we felt were the "needs" of New England alpaca enthusiasts and those of our customers.  We looked at the educational opportunities available for current alpaca breeders and prospective new alpaca owners.  After careful evaluation we decided that a rather large gap existed between what we felt should be spent on Education and Research and what the reality was.   We decided to make Alpaca Education and Research the main goal of New England Alpaca Tours. 

We conducted our first series of seminars on October 14, 2001.  We brought in Dr. Larue Johnson, a well known expert in Alpaca reproduction.  Dr. Johnson conducted a full day hands on Neonatal clinic.  Existing alpaca farms as well as brand new alpaca owners from all over New England came for this clinic.  Everyone who participated had a great time while they learned valuable information on the raising and breeding of alpacas. 

Our current project is a rather LARGE one.  New England Alpaca Tours or NEAT has put together an Alpaca Show which will be one of the largest shows on the east coast!  You may be asking why a group dedicated to alpaca education and research would put on an alpaca show?  Well, you won't be the first and certainly not the last.  We've organized this show with the guarantee that ALL proceeds from the North American Alpaca Show will be donated to Alpaca organizations committed to Alpaca Education and Research.  We've selected two deserving organizations for this years show.  They are The International Camelid Institute and The New England Animal Health Institute.  This show is a large task to accomplish, but it's one that all three of our farms are dedicated to.

NEAT will conduct more educational seminars throughout the year.  A full schedule of seminars and events will be posted to this site very soon.  In the mean time, should you have any questions about future seminars or suggestions as to what those seminars could be, please don't hesitate to contact one of the NEAT farms.

Sincerely,