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Fiber Collection: How to Submit your Alpaca Fiber to NEAFP
Regional Collections and Events
There are several ways to get your fiber to NEAFP.
Collection at Events * Regional Collection Points * Mail-in / Drop off
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Fiber Accepted at Collections and Events: Huacaya and Suri: Blanket, Neck, & Upper Leg
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Fiber Collection at Events NEAFP runs Fiber Collections at Alpaca Shows and Events which we attend as a vendor. We also deliver orders for free to certain shows we are attending; just place your order one week in advance and select "Pickup @ Event" as your shipping option! Fiber U 2026Cowan Civic Center Fiber Collection Window: Friday, July 17th: 1pm-5pm **All Fiber must be boxed and clearly labeled with the name on the outside of the box for this event** A big Thank You to Liz Mitcko for making this happen! PAOBA Fleece Show 2026York County 4-H Center
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Regional Collection Points Each year alpaca farms volunteer to be regional fiber drop-offs so area farms can get their fiber out of the field and into production. Compared to farms mailing small lots of fiber individually, utilizing regional collections is a more economically feasible option. NEAFP will arrange transportation for the collected fiber once the drop-off window has closed. Our goal is to open regional collections around the country wherever there is enough demand.
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2026 Regional Collection Transportation Fee To help offset growing transportation costs, we are implementing a $10 transportation fee per 50 lbs submitted using Regional Collection Points. Fiber Transportation Fee Rate Example Table (based on incoming weight) 1 to 50 lbs = $10 51 to 100 lbs = $20 101 to 150 lbs = $30 151 to 200 lbs = $40 The transportation fee applies to incoming weight and will be invoiced to each farm once their fiber has been sorted through by NEAFP. The transportation fee will help offset the growing costs of running the collections and give us the resources to expand them in the future. The Fiber Transportation Fee is waived for all host farms running regional collections and fiber drop-offs. |
2026 Regional Collection Points
KY * PA * WA * MA * NY * VA * WI * OH
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Poplar Hill Alpacas
Patty & Les Fuller
2026 Fiber Submission Window:
May 1st - June 15th, 2026
By Appointment
Phone: 540-953-0439
Email:
alpacas@poplarhill.com
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Address:
2621 Mount Tabor Road
Blacksburg, VA 24060
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| PENNSYLVANIA | |
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Rainbow Mountain Alpacas
Diane Sheesley 2026 Fiber Submission Window June 12th-July 15th, 2026 By Appointment: Phone: 814-952-2306 Email: rainbowmtalpaca@yahoo.com |
Address: 2346 St. John Rd. |
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Quarry Critters Alpaca Ranch
Julie Wysong
2026 Fiber Submission Window
July 18th - August 1st, 2026By Appointment
Phone:
717-359-9989
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Address:
580 Basehoar Rd
Littlestown, PA 17340
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PAOBA 2026 Fleece Show
NEAFP's Self Service Trailer Hours: Friday, July 31st 3:00pm until Sunday, August 2nd, 10:00am |
Address:
York County 4-H Center
771 Stoverstown Road York, PA
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Northwoods Alpacas
Belinda Grant
2025 Fiber Submission Window:
(CLOSED. Arrived September 2025)
August 22nd - September 5th
By Appointment
Phone:
585-409-3533
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Address:
6499 N Lake Rd
Bergen, NY 14416
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Skylar Brook Farm LLC
David Forrer
2026 Fiber Submission Window:
July 1st - July 31st 2026
By Appointment - Text David
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Address:
12853 Bair Rd
Orrville, OH 44667
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| WISCONSIN | |
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Marshview Honey and Alpaca Farm
Jim and Karen Hesprich
2026 Fiber Submission Window
June 20th - August 2nd, 2026
By Appointment
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Address:
W4343 Wild Goose Rd.
Waupun, WI 53963
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NEAFP Mill
Year-Round - Tues. to Fri.
By Appointment
Phone: 774-704-5897
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Address:
115 N. 7th St.
Fall River, MA 02720
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La Vida Alpacas - Tahoma Vista Fiber Mill
Jean Van Effen
2026 Fiber Submission Window
July 15th - August 15th, 2026
By Appointment
Phone:
(360) 894-1273
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Address:
15631 159th Ln SE
Yelm, WA
98597
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| GoodShipp Alpaca Co Jamie Shipp 2026 Fiber Submission Window
August 14th-September 14th, 2026
By Appointment - Text Jamie
Phone: 502-303-0542
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Address:
3821 Coral Ridge Rd
Brooks, Kentucky 40109 |
Don't know what to prepare to send your fiber to NEAFP? Check out
VIDEO: Getting Started Submitting Alpaca Fiber
Shipping Fiber Directly to NEAFP
All fiber shipped to NEAFP must be properly identified with either a Fiber Bank Deposit Slip, Fiber Purchase Program Slip, or the Order Invoice the fiber is allocated to.
This way we can get your fiber sorted and checked into your account as fast as possible
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Shipping Address (Commercial): NEAFP 115 N. Seventh St. Fall River, MA 02720 |
In our experience, the two best options for shipping fiber are USPS and UPS.
For packages under 25 lbs, USPS - Priority or Retail Ground are the most affordable options with the current DIM Weight changes implemented by all major parcel shippers.
To get the very best price on USPS, we recommend you create your shipping label through the USPS website and print it at home. This will also allow you to skip the line at the post office or arrange for it to be picked up.
For larger fiber shipments over 25 lbs and containing several boxes, UPS Ground becomes more economical but it is important for every farm to explore their options and find the very best bang for their buck.
If you have a large amount of fiber that can be palletized, consider arranging trucking to deliver your fiber. You can reach out to us and we will help you arrange trucking (at the customer's expense).
With the changes to dimensional weight factoring into the shipping cost, it's critical to reduce the volume of your shipment by compressing your fiber. All excess air should be removed from each fiber bag to reduce the size of your box as much as physically possible.
Each box mailed in should be practically bursting at the seams, just be sure to reinforce the edges so it makes it during transit.
Drop Off Your Fiber to NEAFP
If you want to save on shipping costs, and you can make the trip, consider dropping off fiber to our Mill directly! If you would like to drop off fiber with us, contact us to schedule an appointment. Our Mill is open for drop-offs Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm.
Can't make it to NEAFP? Have too much fiber to mail?
Find a Regional Collection Point Near You!
Don't know what to prepare to send your fiber to NEAFP? Check out
VIDEO: Getting Started Submitting Alpaca Fiber
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Fiber Collection Sorting Queue
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FIBER COLLECTION SORT STATUS Updated 07/02/26As regional and event collections are delivered to NEAFP they will enter the sort queue. Each collection will be sorted through in the order they are received and we keep this space updated so farms can get an idea of where their farm's fiber sits in the queue. |
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On the Sorting Table VA 2026 Collection - Fuller - Delivered to NEAFP June 2026 (Sorting Now) PAOBA Eastern Alpaca Jamboree 2026 - Delivered to NEAFP April 2026 (Reports Going Out) Kentucky Regional Collection - Shipp - Delivered to NEAFP December 2025 (Reports Going Out)
Mail / Mill Drop Offs - Sorting Now
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2024 Collections New York Regional Collection - Grant - Delivered to NEAFP August 2024 Empire Showtacular 2024 Syracuse NY - Delivered to NEAFP November 2024
2025 Collections PAOBA Eastern Alapca Jamboree 2025 - Delivered to NEAFP April 2025
2026 Collections VA 2026 Collection - Fuller - Delivered to NEAFP June 2026 (Sorting Now) |
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Completed Collections - 2026: PAOBA Eastern Alpaca Jamboree 2026 - Completed 6/2026 (Reports Going Out)
Completed Collections - 2025: Kentucky Regional Collection - Shipp - Completed 6/2026 (Reports Going Out) Minnesota Regional Collection - Pearson - Completed 6/2026 Empire Showtacular - Completed 6/2026 Washington State - Van Effen - Completed 6/2026 PA Regional Collection - Wysong - Completed 6/2026 WI 2025 Regional Collection - Hesprich - Completed 6/2026 OH 2025 Regional Collection - Forrer - Complete 6/2026 NY Regional Collection - Grant - Completed 5/2026 Maine Regional Collection - Laliberte - Completed 5/2026 PAOBA Fleece Show 2025 - Completed 5/2026 VA Regional Collection - Fuller - Completed 5/2026 Fiber U (Missouri) Collection - Completed 5/2026
Completed Collections - 2024: Maine Regional Collection - Laliberte - Complete 6/2026 (Reports Going Out) PAOBA 2024 Fleece Show - Complete 6/2026 Kentucky Regional Collection - Fisher - Completed 05/2026 Minnesota State Regional Collection - Pearson - Completed 05/2026 Washington State Regional Collection - Van Effen - Completed 05/2026 WI Regional Collection - Hesprich - Completed 04/2026 PA Regional Collection - Wysong - Completed 04/2026 Ohio Regional Collection - Forrer - Completed 04/2026 Fiber U Collection - Mitchko - Completed 03/2026 VA Regional Collection - Fuller - Completed 12/2025 PAOBA EASTERN ALPACA JAMBOREE 2024 - Completed 05/2025
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