Not your typical farm: Couple finds joy in raising and breeding Huacaya alpacas
Dick and Joann Beckley aren’t typical farmers. They don’t have acres of green pastures or barns filled with cattle and hay, but instead a plot of land with fences and pens that house their 21 alpacas.
Originally from the Twin Cities, Dick and Joann decided to move north in 2000 to live on Sauk Lake, located just outside of Sauk Centre. “I haven’t regretted the move at all,” said Joann.
Upon taking her dog to the vet one day in Albany, Joann made a wrong turn and stumbled upon an alpaca farm. See more in Sarah Lideen’s Dairyland Peach story.
