Why Alpacas of Montana?
At Alpacas of Montana we do things differently.
We make every yarn and fabric from scratch that we use in our products. Our Owner, James Budd, is the mastermind behind every single product, yarn and fabric that we create. Our products are purposely designed in Bozeman, Montana and are unique in their proprietary blends. We don’t wholesale from already created products -- everything we sell is created uniquely by us and for Alpacas of Montana.
We never ever eat our animals. Our animals are our family and they are treated as such. Our farm is Predator-Friendly and committed to ethical and environmental best practices. This means that some of our priorities include: paying all of our employees living wages, working with Indigenous populations whenever we can, working within our community to provide jobs within our hometown, being inclusive of all people no matter their race, sexual or gender identity, promoting diversity and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to be employed within Alpacas of Montana and being the best stewards to the earth that we can.
We are a relationship company that looks out for each other. Once you’re on our team, you’re a part of our family. We take care of each other and believe in our community. We do our best to lift up voices, add seats to the table and collaborate so we can all learn and grow.
Having a sustainable business with ethical product sourcing and eco-friendly products is a top priority to us. We believe reducing our carbon footprint is a community responsibility and effort. We never use chemicals or toxic dyes on our products and we use every single ounce of fiber for something. We also recycle, compost, utilize solar energy for the farm and office, have a closed off water system so we don't waste any water, use all of our alpacas' dropping as fertilizer and use all recycled and recyclable packaging that is printed with algae ink.
We are predator friendly and always use best practices with regard to the world, the animals and the people of it. Being predator friendly means that we never harm in any way or kill any of the animals that may wander onto our premises. We utilize guard dogs and llamas to keep our alpacas safe, but never place another animal in danger. We also work with local knitter and interdisciplinary scientist, Hannah Jaicks, to further support predator friendly research and outreach.
At Alpacas of Montana, we do things differently, because we believe in a future that is sustainable for all the earth and all of its inhabitants. Think differently and do differently by joining the alpaca revolution today.