Growing a Sustainable Alpaca Business with Liz Ferguson

Recording date: September 22, 2026 Welcome to the second season of Food, Flowers, & Fun: Visits with farm women from around the world! Episode forty-two features Liz Ferguson of Four Acres Living Alpacas as we discuss:

Paying for alpacas by selling socks Connecting with customers by connecting customers with livestock Pricing hand-made farm products Grading alpaca fiber for different purposes And much, much more…

You will love this curious and collaborative farmer! #IYWF2026 A GIFT FOR LISTENERS: Are you a farmer looking for an opportunity to connect with other farmers just like you? Join Midweek Refuel, where we focus on increasing the time, energy, and abundance in your purposeful farm life. Try us today. Use code PODCAST to receive a 10% discount: https://www.penlightfarmers.com/service-page/midweek-refuel?referral=service_list_widget About Liz: Liz began alpaca farming with her husband just under 11 years ago. Neither had prior experience in farming or animals. Prior to operating the farm, Liz worked as an accounting manager for a large real estate company, and her husband was in retail management. After they adopted 4 children, Liz became a stay-at-home mother. During that time, she taught herself photography, graphic design and website development. By the time they started their farm in their 50's, Liz realized she had all the skills and knowledge to run the business independent of outside professionals. She does all of the accounting and creates the promotional materials for ads and social media for their 15-acre, 37 alpaca farm (with 7 baby alpacas coming soon. Liz also builds and maintains their website and make sure it seamlessly coordinates with everything else (accounting, inventory, POS...) Their farm focuses on carefully breeding for high quality alpaca fiber that can be turned into soft, lightweight and durable outerwear. They use sustainable practices throughout all they do, including using the manure for their organic gardens and growing dye plants that can be used to dye their yarn. Connect with Liz at:

Website: https://fouracresliving.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fouracresliving Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fouracresliving/

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Website: https://www.penlightfarmers.com YouTube: @k.castrataro3466 Facebook and Instagram: @penlightfarmers Podcast (audio): https://www.penlightfarmers.com/podcast Podcast (video): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVBn53rrIsTwS4ag6hH4DHnxG_Lxqt7x Buy K’s books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/kcastrataro