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Our Philosophy
Here at Chase Tavern Farm we are dedicated to preserving the value and integrity of the alpaca. We are a full-time breeding facility and family run farm, owned and operated by Cindy, Tim, Charlie & Petey Lavan. We are committed to the alpaca industry and breed for quality fiber, conformation and character. Cindy served on the national alpaca association’s (AOBA) Board of Directors, and welcomes questions regarding the industry; its focus and future. She was also chairperson for the national marketing committee. Tim is an AOBA Certified Fleece, Halter and Performance Judge and has years of experience showing alpacas in the ring and evaluating quality both in conformation and fleece.
Cindy and Tim care for the animals, shear the animals and then Cindy spins, knits and weaves the wonderful fleece into grand end products sold right here from the farm and at fiber stores across New England. Chase Tavern Farm is known throughout the New England area as a producer of fine quality hand spinning fleeces, having won numerous awards over the years for our quality fiber and breeding program. Chase Tavern Farm is nationally known for producing quality alpacas, Huacaya & Suri. In fact, every alpaca we have ever taken to the national show, has placed in its class!
We are very proud of our alpacas!
We work hard at promoting alpacas and the lifestyle they offer. We know they are not right for everyone and we talk with our potential clients and discuss honestly what is involved not only financially, but emotionally as well. The business aspects are one side of the picture, the animals themselves, the other. The two must work together hand in hand to make the entire picture work as well for them as it has for us. This is truly an industry where if one benefits, we all benefit and knowledge on husbandry, fiber, etc. is readily shared by us for your education.
Chase Tavern Farm continues to grow and improve our own stock. Breeding alpacas is not an exact science and even with our strong Biological backgrounds in Animal Sciences and Genetics, we are constantly striving to improve the quality of our offspring yearly. Managing the farm to run smoothly and efficiently has not only paid off for us, but it provides our customers with quality alpacas we all can stand behind.
Here at Chase Tavern Farm, we are not only committed to the alpaca, we are committed to the alpaca industry and our clients. We were first time purchasers of alpacas ourselves, and know what we expected and what our clients expect from us: honesty, education, value and integrity. We have been successfully raising and breeding alpacas since 1993, and plan on many more years of this wonderful life.
Our past performance is your guarantee of future results.
