Penn Croft Farm
Penn Croft Alpacas is located in the rolling farmland of Lancaster County, PA, convenient to main roads for visitors from throughout Pennsylvania (including Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and York), Maryland, and Delaware, as well. We chose our farm name – Penn Croft – because our farm is located on land originally deeded from William Penn and croft is Scottish for "small farm" – hence Penn Croft.
We own a small, family alpaca farm and our goal is to have a friendly herd of exceptional breeding females. They are being bred to some of the top sires in the country, like MFI Peruvian Jericho, MAPACA Herdsire of the Year, Peruvian Lancaster, MFI Peruvian Formula One, A.L. Paca’s Blues Breaker, and MFI Peruvian Blissful’s Knight – and are producing top-quality crias in fiber, conformation, and personality.
Many have asked us how we got involved with alpacas. After moving to our farm in 2005, our eight-year-old daughter wanted a horse. We knew we weren’t ready for a horse yet so we looked into goats and sheep and then came across alpacas. The more we looked into alpacas and the more alpaca people we met, the more impressed we were with both.
We started with three geldings and haven’t looked back since. We love the animals, the people, and the lifestyle. Visit us and we think you will, too.
Winter on the Farm
This was an exciting fall on the farm. We bought Maui Lua from Flying Pony Alpacas, and she had a stunning cria with Jeremiah who is Futurity's Herdsire of the Year for the past four years in a row. We also had a Jericho son and a Snowmass Nova son. We had two lovely girls from Flying Pony Alpacas' Lancaster who was the 2010 MAPACA Herdsire of the Year, and a 10-time Champion A.L. Paca's Blues Breaker girl. We are also thrilled about two breedings to the incredibly exciting Beethoven's Dorian who won three Judge's Choice Awards and has a very limited breeding schedule. One of these two girls might be available for purchase this spring.
We were also delighted when Elaine Jones asked to write an article about our farm for the Lancaster Intelligencer/New Era. She did a wonderful job sharing details about our farm and these special animals that we love so much. If you are interested in reading the article, follow this link.
While winter is only beginning, we are looking forward to the spring show season. We are so excited about seeing how our new crias will do in the show ring. Look for us at MAPACA and PAOBA.
Also, we were pleased to have this year's fiber processed by Gurdy Run Woolen Mill. We have beautiful yarn in white, light fawn, medium fawn, and chestnut brown. Come see us to begin your project today!
In addition to seeing our yarn and alpaca products, we would love you to visit our crias. Nothing is more fun than watching them scamper in the pasture enjoying each other. Put us on your calendar because we would love to meet you. 
