Meet The Alpacas!

COLEMAN

SOUPY

PISTOL

Coleman is our "ambassador" alpaca and goes on visits to              Soupy is a little shy, but will definitely take peas from                     Pistol is our resident shy guy, but he just might surprise

senior homes, daycares, schools, farmers markets, and                   your hand!  He always has a silly look on his face and                     you and take a pea from your mouth!  He's named after 

wherever he's wanted!  He's named after Coleman Young,              his favorite summertime activity is sitting in the wading                 Ann's friend Pistol Allen, a Motown session drummer.

Detroit's first Black and  longest-serving mayor.                                 pool.  He's named after comedian Soupy Sales.

BEANS

MARVIN

GEORGIE

Beans may be small, but he's feisty!  He does some alpaca            Marvin is so easygoing!  He's Beans' best friend and would            Georgie wants everyone to know he's not a baby, he's

visits with us for outdoor events.  Beans is the dad of Sparky        love to meet you, too.  He's named for the great Motown               just  small!  He doesn't like peas, but will eat some 

and and is named after Beans Bowles, a Motown sax player          singer Marvin Gaye.                                                                                leaves from our trees.  He's named after Ann's dad,

who created the Motortown Review, where artists would                                                                                                                                   George.

tour the country on a bus.                                                                                                                                                                                                                        .                                         

 

                                                                                 

 

DELLA

FAYGO

SPARKY

Miss Della is the sweetest!  When you visit, she just might              Did somebody say sassy teen mom?  Faygo is our rose-

give you one of her famous hugs and not want you to leave!         grey alpaca with blue eyes, and she knows she's all that!

She's the mom of Faygo and Kowalski, and grandma to Emily.      You'll have a .01% chance of her taking any food from you;

She's named after Detroit singer and actress Della Reese.             if you're lucky she'll let you get a picture!  Faygo is Della's 

                                                                                                                    daughter, Emily's mom, and is named after Faygo, the pop

                                                                                                                    made in Detroit.

 

             

Sparky is our Super Kid!  He was our first baby born on the

farm, to Rosa and Beans.  He had some health issues in 2023, but has recovered nicely and is always running around!  He's named after Sparky Anderson, the Detroit

Tigers manager and Baseball Hall of Famer. 

 

 

 

EMILY

                                                          KOWALSKI

Emily is our friendly, talkative girl that was born on the farm                                                                                                                            Kowalski is the baby of the bunch born at the farm, by two

to Faygo and Georgie.  Faygo didn't want to feed her, so she                                                                                                                            weeks.  He's the son of Della and Morley and is a fun, 

was bottle-fed for the first couple months of her life... now she's                                                                                                                    bouncy boy!  He doesn't like to get petted; he'd rather run

bigger than her mom!  She's still getting used to going out with us.                                                                                                                 around with you!  Kowalski is named after the Kowalski

Emily is named for Emily Gail, a longtime Detroit supporter and                                                                                                                      Sausage Company, a Michigan staple with fantastic meats!

founder of the phrase, "Say Nice Things About Detroit!" in the

1970s.