Featured Farm of the Month: Criation Station

Criation Station in Oberlin is Poised for a Banner Year

Marcee and Barry Stephenson, owners of the Criation Station Alpaca Farm, operate their farm on a small parcel of land just outside the picturesque college town of Oberlin. 

They are entering their 11th year of raising alpacas. New for this year is a redesigned and easy to navigate website.

Their goal is to promote alpacas as a sustainable livestock business, as well as the sale of alpaca fiber products that are Made in the USA!

In December of 2011, Marcee finished her Certified SortedTM fiber sorting certification, making her one of a small, elite group of Certified SortedTM, fiber sorters in the country. The sorting of fiber is fairly new   to the alpaca industry, but one that is absolutely essential to the growth of the American alpaca fiber industry, particularly with the movement towards commercial processing.

The 2012 show year started off with a bang!  Last month, Criation Station took several stunning daughters of our herdsire, SSF Peruvian Pablo, to the Best of the US show in Columbus, Ohio. TCS Allie Cat not only took a blue ribbon in her class, but also captured the Fawn Female Color Championship. CS Peruvian Chocolate Diamond also garnered a blue ribbon. 

Criation Station's business encompasses many services and offerings, including: 

Alpaca Sales
Breeding to High-Quality Herdsires
Fiber Sorting Services
Consignment Sales for Other Farms
Halter Training and Show Handling
short and Long Term Boarding
Sale of Natural and Hand-Dyed Yarns
Sale of Hand-crafted Items
Sale of Fiber Products that ar "Made in the USA"

The farm also offers classes, including "Wet Felting with Debora Galaz" on Saturday, April 28th. Attendees will make a felted rope necklace and a felted bead bracelet.

For more information about the farm, or to register for a class, contact Marcee Stephenson at Marceels@aol.com or 440-774-2451.