Community Education - Rochester, Minnesota

Have you admired these beautiful animals from a distance and wondered what it would be like to meet them? Then this class is for you! You will be warmly welcomed to our beautiful alpaca farm, currently home to 27 Huacaya (wuh-KAI-ya) alpacas. You will learn about this beautiful, curious animal which we raise for their incredibly soft fiber. This fiber is processed into soft and luxurious yarn which is sold in our store. This hands-on experience includes interaction with the animals, feeding and if you are lucky, alpaca kisses! You will have the opportunity to walk an alpaca on a 1/2-mile trail on the farm. There will be many opportunities for selfies with the alpacas. Following the alpaca visit, you will enter the farm store where you will learn more about alpaca fiber, processing, and products. The farm store offers a wonderful selection of yarn, alpaca socks, hats, scarves and many gift items for purchase. Location: Homestead Arts Farm, Pine Island-51085 165th Ave-PineIsland, MN 55963

Have you wanted to learn how to knit, but didn’t know where to start? Join us for a fun class on the farm as we learn to knit a beautiful scarf. This is a great class for beginners or those wanting to refresh their knitting skills. Beverages and snacks will be available for you to enjoy during the class. Skill level- beginner For this class, you will need: yarn - 245 yards of worsted yarn, needles - size U.S. 8 (5.0 mm) or U.S. 9 (5.5 mm). Please feel free to bring your own needles and yarn or purchase them at the class.