eastland alpacas

What eastland alpacas does

Eastland Alpacas is a privately held, family-owned 30-acre alpaca farm located in Mount Joy, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by Kevin and Sue Zurin. The business is built around a breeding program that maintains champion bloodlines — including Simba, Snowmass, Beethoven's Dorian, Snowmass Divine StarzXX, Snowmass Matrix, Accoyo, and Alianza lines — and has produced multiple regional Color Champion alpacas at PAOBA, MAPACA, AOA National, and other shows between 2007 and 2024. The herd is certified BVD (Bovine Viral Diarrhea) Free, and the farm sells Huacaya and Suri alpacas, provides stud services, offers boarding, and distributes proprietary nutritional supplements (Platinum Blend Alpaca Feed and Chelated Alpaca Minerals with Probiotics).

The farm operates a vertically integrated retail and experiential model. Revenue streams include one-time alpaca sales, stud fees ($800–$1,200 per breeding), recurring boarding services ($3.00–$4.00 per animal per day), on-site farm store sales of alpaca fiber apparel and home goods sourced partly through the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool cooperative, donation-based farm tours, photography and wedding venue services, and sales of feed supplements to other alpaca owners. Marketing relies on direct-to-consumer channels — on-farm visits by appointment, an annual Fall Open House, regional fairs and shows, a 4-H Club called 'Alpacas with an Agenda,' and an OpenHerd-powered e-commerce storefront — with no disclosed headcount, funding, or revenue figures.

Name

eastland alpacas

Website

https://eastlandalpacas.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Eastland Alpacas is a family-owned 30-acre alpaca farm in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, that breeds and sells Huacaya and Suri alpacas, offers stud and boarding services, runs an on-site fiber boutique, and sells proprietary feed supplements to alpaca owners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mount Joy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Alpaca Sales: Sale of alpacas for breeding stock and fiber animals. The farm sells huacaya and suri alpacas with various bloodlines and colorations. Pricing is quote-based as individual animals have varying prices.
2. Breeding Services: Stud fees for breeding services using their herdsires. Fees range from $800 to $1,200 depending on the herdsire. Includes access to quality bloodlines from Simba, Snowmass, Accoyo, and other prestigious lines.
3. Boarding Services: Boarding services for alpacas with fees of $3.00 per day for farm purchases and $4.00 per day for outside purchases. Multiple alpaca discounts available. Includes six months free board for alpacas purchased from the farm.
4. Farm Store Boutique: On-site farm store selling alpaca fiber products including socks, hats, gloves, scarves, sweaters, yarn, roving, and woven rugs. Products sourced from their own alpacas and through the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool cooperative.
5. Farm Tours: Tours conducted by donation ($10-$20 per person) by appointment. Provides educational experience about alpaca raising and fiber processing.
6. Feed and Mineral Supplements: Sale of Platinum Blend Alpaca Feed Supplement and Chelated Alpaca Minerals with Probiotics to other alpaca owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Eastland Alpacas is a 30-acre family-operated alpaca farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania that breeds and sells Huacaya and Suri alpacas with championship bloodlines, offers stud breeding services, provides alpaca boarding, and operates an on-site Farm Store Boutique selling alpaca fiber products. The farm also offers proprietary nutritional supplements, educational farm tours, photography sessions, an annual Fall Open House, and a 4-H youth program.

Product overview

Eastland Alpacas operates a 30-acre alpaca farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania offering a vertically integrated set of products and services centered on alpaca breeding, care, and fiber products. The core business includes the sale of Huacaya and Suri alpacas as breeding stock and fiber animals, supported by boarding and breeding services. The farm's product portfolio includes proprietary nutritional supplements (Platinum Blend Alpaca Feed Supplement and Chelated Alpaca Minerals with Probiotics). Visitor engagement services encompass farm tours, photo shoots, and the annual Fall Open House event, plus a youth 4-H Club program. The Farm Store Boutique retails finished alpaca fiber products including apparel (socks, hats, gloves, scarves, sweaters), home goods (dryer balls, woven rugs), and crafting materials (yarn, roving, raw fleece). The various products and services are interconnected through the farm's breeding program, which produces both sale animals and raw fiber that flows into the retail store.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alpaca Sales
• Breeding Services (Stud Fees)
• Boarding Services
• Platinum Blend Alpaca Feed Supplement
• Chelated Alpaca Minerals with Probiotics
• Farm Tours
• Photo Shoots and Weddings
• Farm Store Boutique - Alpaca Fiber Products

Quantifiable outcome

• Alpaca cria survival rate improved through quality nutrition and care

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• New England Alpaca Fiber PoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEastland Alpacas is a member of the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool cooperative. Each year they send a portion of their fleece to the co-op. As a member, they can purchase socks, gloves, scarves, and hats made from member fiber to sell in their on-site farm store. A portion of fiber '3rds' are sent to Texas to be made into sturdy woven rugs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Patagonia: Major outdoor apparel brand with an alpaca fiber product line and traceable/sustainable sourcing - competes with farm-direct alpaca apparel for the same conscious-consumer dollar.
• Pendleton Woolen Mills: Long-established US wool/natural fiber brand that also incorporates alpaca fiber into its apparel and home goods - a broad incumbent competing for the same end-customer fiber-apparel wallet.

Direct peers

• Snowmass Alpacas: Legendary alpaca breeding program recognized for premium genetics (Snowmass line referenced in Eastland's own herdsires) - the genetic benchmark against which Eastland competes.
• LondonDairy Alpacas: Wisconsin-based alpaca ranch offering breeding, farm tours, and fiber products - a regional peer with a similar combined breeding/agritourism/retail model.
• Magical Farms: Mid-size alpaca farm combining breeding stock sales with agritourism, tours, and an on-site store - highly comparable operating model to Eastland Alpacas.
• Cas-Cad-Nac Farm: One of the largest alpaca breeding operations in the US, offering championship bloodline sales, breeding services, and farm tours - directly comparable to Eastland's core model.

Others

• New England Alpaca Fiber Pool: Cooperative of which Eastland is a member, aggregating member alpaca fiber and producing finished socks, hats, scarves, and rugs - directly upstream of Eastland's boutique assortment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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