Alpaca Yoga
Saturday morning classes
Montrose Farms and Indiana Yoga Studio offer yoga classes the first and third Saturday of every month from 9:00-10:00, beginning June 6th, weather permitting. Bring your mats and sunscreen and get ready to enjoy the peacefulness of practicing yoga amidst alpacas.
At this time, we require face coverings during sign-in. Masks are optional during the class.
In order to comply with social distancing, class size is limited to 30. Therefore, students must pre-register.
Meditation with the Alpacas
Montrose Farms is pleased to partner with Life Enhancement Dojo to offer a one-hour guided meditation on Saturday, June 26, at 10 a.m.
Start the weekend with the healing and relaxation of meditation. Led by Leonard Parker, the group will focus on harmony and balance, dissolve energy blocks and transform your mind, body and spirit – while surrounded by gentle alpacas whose calm energy adds to the peacefulness of the setting.
Meditation is known to reduce negative emotions, increase imagination and creativity, boost self-awareness by focusing on the present, build skills to manage stress and enhance your patience and tolerance levels.
Please bring mats or thick towels to sit on. Masks will be required during check-in.
At this time, we require face coverings during sign-in. Masks are optional during the class.
In order to comply with social distancing, class size is limited. Therefore, students must pre-register.
Get a Clue -- interactive murder mystery
Clue-style interactive murder mystery on the farm. June 26 at 1 pm
Get a “Clue” – an unscripted, interactive murder mystery play on the farm.
Mean old farmer Horace Liddle-Pediddlewomper has been murdered.
See if you can solve the mystery by interrogating the suspects, each of whom had a motive, a weapon and an alibi. Was it Jolene, the jilted lover? Ed, her jealous husband? Alice, the disinherited daughter?
Meet a cast of characters and make your best guess as to “who dun it.” This is a little like the game of Clue, with each suspect in situ around the farm.
As you move from one area to the next, you’ll be introduced to the people in Horace’s life who had reason to kill him.
Your job is to figure out which one is the guilty party.
At this time, we require face coverings during sign-in. Masks are optional during the session. In order to comply with social distancing, tickets are limited.
Laughter Yoga with the Alpacas
July 10 at 3 pm
Montrose Farms is teaming up with Christine Eartheart, found of Joy Potential and certified Laughter Yoga Leader, to host Laughter Yoga with the Alpacas.
Laughter increases the levels of endorphins – the body’s natural painkillers – and decreases the body’s production of cortisol, a hormone released in times of stress that contributes to weight gain and memory loss.
Laughter Yoga, designed by Dr. Madan Kataria in 1995, incorporates playful group exercises with deep breathing to enhance wellness and joy. It eases anxiety and depression, awakens happiness and forges relationships.
Calling laughter “one of our greatest ‘superpowers,’” Eartheart says a Laughter Yoga class can help students release stress and tension, calm their minds, improve their health and provide an abundance of positive energy. Passionate about helping people rewire their brains for happiness, she also teaches Reiki hands-on energy healing and helps others find their joy.
The one-hour class, which involves minimal stretching and much laughter, will take place in a pasture with alpacas. People of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate.
At this time, we require face coverings during sign-in. Masks are optional during the session. In order to comply with social distancing,
Limited tickets available.
Drop Spindle Class for Beginners
July 24, 1-3 pm
Montrose Farms is pleased to offer a drop spindle class.
Drop spindles, or hand spindles, have been around for 12,000 years during the Neolithic era of the Stone Age, when the first farming developments appeared. Drop spindles consist of a shaft with a hook on the end and a whorl, or cylinder, to help it spin while being suspended from the spinner’s hands.
Drop spindles and 8 oz. of alpaca fiber are included in the cost of the class, with time allotted to meet the alpacas whose fleece you’ll be spinning.
Class size is limited.
Paint a Paca Art Class
August 15: 1-3:30
Montrose Farms is pleased to partner with Myart Zionsville for a “Paint a Paca” class.
Myart owner Buffe Challand will guide you through the process, teaching you how to draw and paint an alpaca on a 16 x 20 canvas, step-by-step. Let nature inspire you; class will be held within view of peaceful, grazing alpacas.
No experience required!
Have a wonderful experience painting with acrylic on canvas. Best of all, take bring home your very own masterpiece as a memento!
Time will be allotted to meet the alpacas.
Appropriate for ages 6 and up.
All materials included.
Class size is limited.
Tours, tours, tours
We are happy to schedule private tours for any size group.
Please contact us for dates, prices and other information.
Wine Tasting with the Alpacas
Sept. 4
Montrose Farms is partnering with Harmony Winery for a wine tasting afternoon.
Admission includes samples from their latest pressings and one glass of wine. Additional glasses and bottles may be purchased.
Enjoy seeing the alpacas as you sip local wines.
Ticket information coming soon.
National Alpaca Farm Day open house
Put it in your calendar for 2020: Montrose Farms' annual open house on National Alpaca Farm Day.
Always the fourth Saturday of September.
This year: Sept. 25
11 am - 3 pm
$5 per person
Farm tours
Vendors
Spinning demonstration
Photo opportunities
*Sorry: no pets allowed.
Shop with the Alpacas
Small Business Saturday
Montrose Farms will be open on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 27 from 11-2, for holiday shopping.
There will be a variety of alpaca merchandise for sale, as well as alpaca fleeces and Isadora's Dance, the children's book about a blind baby alpaca.
Soap felting class
Felted soap-making class
Come join us for a class in soap felting. Students will learn to wet-felt carded fleece from the alpacas at Montrose Farms onto a 3-5 oz. bar of goat milk soap.
Goat milk soap is moisturizing; its high fat content hydrates the skin, with a pH balance of fatty acids similar to those in humans. It’s a great soap for people suffering from acne, eczema, dry or sensitive skin.
Felted soap produces luxurious lather while the fiber coating gently exfoliates the skin. Because it’s like having a wash cloth wrapped around your soap, it eliminates the need for a bath sponge, washcloth or loofa. The fleece coating makes it easier to hold onto, so this is a great soap to use in the shower, or for children and people with arthritis.
The fiber also makes the soap last longer, and because alpaca fiber is naturally anti-microbial, the soap will stay fresh.
Popular with gardeners and mechanics, felted soap can be used in the shower, at the kitchen sink – anywhere you want a little something extra. The attractive soaps are conversation-starters in guest baths and make wonderful gifts.
This class is appropriate for almost any age and skill level. All materials will be provided. Cost is $25.
Additional information coming soon
Paint a Paca class
Stay tuned for details about the next Paint a Paca class!
Participants will get instruction and guidance in painting a pre-sketched image of an alpaca on a 12 x 12 or 11 x 14 canvas – on the grounds of an alpaca ranch!
You can provide your own favorite photo of an alpaca or a pet, or choose from a selection of images of one of the alpacas at Montrose Farms.
The cost of $50 includes all art supplies and refreshments. Time will be allowed to meet and interact with the alpacas.
Class size is limited.
Information coming soon.
Wine with the Alpacas: A Tasting Event
Sept. 5
Montrose Farms is partnering with local award-winning winery Harmony Winery to host our second annual wine-tasting event at the farm on September 5 from 1-5 pm.
$20 includes one glass of wine, vegan appetizers and an opportunity to meet the alpacas.
Additional glasses of wine, as well as bottles to go and alpaca merchandise will be available for sale.
This is a 21-and-up event.
Rain or shine.
Alpaca Yoga at the Market
Brownsburg Farmer's Market yoga class
Join us there or on the farm for a fun and relaxing yoga experience this summer!
Stay tuned for date and time!
Vegan Dessert Tasting
Stayed tuned for the next Vegan Dessert Tasting event, designed to provide you with inspiration for cruelty-free sweets to make for your family and friends gatherings. Come sample some vegan goodies and take the recipes of what you like so you can prepare them at home for your family get-togethers, the office holiday party or whenever you crave something yummy!
Celebration of Life: Animal Memorial
stay tuned for dates
To celebrate the lives of beloved animals we've lost this year, Montrose Farms is hosting a memorial bonfire. Slips of paper will be provided to write the name of your loved one on, to be added to the fire, following a special reading of the Rainbow Bridge poem.
Come honor your special animal with us as we remember the joy they brought to our lives and the legacy they leave behind.
Hot cider and tissues provided.
Educational tours
Future Farmers of America
Thanks to all the FFA groups that came to tour during their National Convention. It was an honor and a pleasure to meet you and teach you a little bit about alpacas. Best wishes in all your endeavors --- and come back any time!
We are happy to schedule educational tours for FFA, Scout and school groups. Please contact us if interested.