Alpacas

  • What’s the difference between an Alpaca and a Llama?

    thenordins December 14, 2021

    We love meeting people at the shows we attend and it’s great to share our knowledge of Alpacas with you. We’re often asked what is the difference between an Alpaca and a Llama. Most people don’t think there are any differences, they are related and both Alpacas and Llama are south American camelids but there are quite a few differences.The most-distinguishing physical differences between alpacas and llamas are their size, their hair,…

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  • Our Journey

    thenordins April 24, 2021

    Just like all home gardeners we also had the wish for bigger vegetables in our veggie patch and more fruit in our garden. We did not feel comfortable with buying industrial products in plastic packaging that had travelled around the world. Those fertilisers are probably great but it was just not in line with what we wanted for our garden. We tried manures from our chickens, friends horses  but they…

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  • Why Alpacas?

    thenordins June 24, 2020

    Alpaca poo fertilises your garden the natural way. There are so many animals out there, why would fertiliser from Alpaca be any different? The secret to the greatness of Alpaca poo fertiliser can be found inside the alpaca itself. Not many people know this, but Alpacas don’t have just one stomach. They have three! These three stomachs work together to help the Alpaca to maximise it’s nutritional uptake from the…

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  • Why use Alpaca Plant Food

    thenordins June 24, 2020

    All the plant foods we sell are fertilisers that we use in our own garden.We know about it because we use it! We are a local West Sussex business all our products are produced and packed at our farm in the rural countryside outside Petworth.  This is where the Alpacas eat their grass, this is where their poo is collected, prepared and packaged.Everything is made on our doorstep in harmony with nature.  We…

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