We are Marj Brady, Steven Martin and our children Douglas and Jennifer, city dwellers transplanted to the country. Back in 2002 Marj was unhappy in her employment and struggling to find a career change that fit her needs. Steven was relatively laid back and just wanted Marj to be happy. The kids were at an age where they still had to go where they were put. After lengthy internet research, several farm visits, much serious thought and long consideration (at least a month or two) Marj decided to buy a couple of pregnant alpacas in April 2003 with the intention to agist these girls at the host farm and learn as much as possible while developing a business plan.

After the birth of two crias, more serious thought and more consideration (at least another 4-5 months), Steven came home and told Marj that he thought they should look for a farm in the new year. Buying a farm seemed like a good idea at the time, after all how difficult could it be???

After checking out several farms within a 2 hour drive of Toronto we found one that met most of our needs and we moved to our farm in Stirling in the summer of 2004. Our 12 animals followed in October that same year and the fun began.