Had a very welcome call and visit today from a local organic farm to ask if they could have my alpaca poo. Obviously I was delighted because even with a herd of only 25 alpacas the stuff builds up at an alarming rate.

I was even more impressed when they arrived not with some small bumper pull trailer as normally happens but a huge dump truck. Which I promptly filled to the brim with gorgeous alpaca manure.

The farm is a new venture and they were a young couple who were setting out to grow organic garlic and peppers. So in return for my manure they have agreed to deliver some organic vegetables which sounds like an excellent trade to me.

Being the kind of person I am I did however put them in contact with two other alpaca farms which are much nearer to where they live than we are...the two other farms are both members of SOJAA so it keeps it in the family so to speak.

Adrian Stewart