Why Brass
Our family has been raising a variety of animals and vegetables on the Kenai Peninsula since the early 2000’s. We gave the farm an official name in 2021. We wanted to share more of the farm’s journey with our community through social media.
Years ago, a very special dog blessed our farm. His name was Brass. He was named after his brassy-colored coat. Brass loved farm life and enjoyed frolicking through our green fields. The term “Brass” is also often used when describing someone who is bold, exudes confidence, and chooses to proceed without fear. Hence Brass Field Farm was coined.
We are currently working on growing and improving our small herd of llamas. Llamas have become very scarce throughout the entire state of Alaska. Canada enforces strict requirements, making it nearly impossible to import Camelids (llamas, alpacas, and camels).
At Brass Field, we try to be bold and proceed without fear as we strive to improve the sustainability and diversity of llamas in Alaska. We are excited and confident about the future of llamas and agriculture in our great state of Alaska.
From Montana to Alaska
Adding new llamas to Brass Field Farm was quite a process. We wanted to find new, unique, and quality genetics to add to our Alaskan herd. The first question was how? We chose the Alaska Ferry System as it was a plausible solution around the Canadian Border and its strict requirements on Camelids. The ferry trip took significant planning from both my husband Bruce and I to make sure we had all our ducks in a row. Or should I say llamas in a row……
We flew to Montana and picked up our three new herd members at Windy Ridge Llama Ranch in Helena, Montana. The llamas made the trailer their home away from home for the next four nights. We traveled home via the Alaska Marine Highway on the M/V Kennicott. We started in Bellingham, Washington and ended in Whittier, Alaska. A family member met us with a vehicle to help unload the trailer and drive us home.
We drove another two hours from Whittier, Alaska back home to the farm. I think the llamas were excited to see land again. It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip and we were blessed with amazing weather, views, and three beautiful new herd members.
