CIABA Unskirted Fiber Event (TM) Spring 2012
This Spring CIABA has been invited to the North American Alpaca Show. This is going to be the first of its kind~
The CIABA Unskirted Fiber Event, along with a North East Sort-A thon will be the highlights for those who are looking forward to moving ahead with our fiber industry.
The dates for this Event are March 30- April 1 2012
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March James Konyn of Hums of Faith Suris presented at The Spring Bling in Wisconsin on Saturday
In addition Jim will be presenting the Alpaca Discovery Kit "Alpaca Begins With A" at the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educator’s Professional Development Conference. What an amazing opportunity to reach educators!
If you are interested and would like to have CIABA come to your venue, or speak with a group, feel free to contact us.
Call out to Volunteers
The Board of Directors for CIABA
would like to invite those CIABA members who would like to serve as Regional Coordinators for CIABA.
This office would require working alongside CIABA to identify local needs and developments in the industry so we can be more closley connected and to mobilize support and help for our fellow famers.
At this point a once time per month tele-conference meeting with a Board Member would be suggested.
We also would like to ask if anyone would like to serve as CIABA's Historian.
If you are interested please contact us.
Thank you very much
Sincerely,
CIABA
The Unskirted Fiber Event
The CIABA Unskirted Fiber Event Criteria for Use in an AOBA Venue
In February of 2011 CIABA adopted the International Alpaca Odyssey rules for the Cottage Industry in evaluation of fleece with some slight variations.
When CIABA holds an event outside of an AOBA venue, we will adhere to these Cottage Industry criteria.
Progress
In early March of 2011, AOBA agreed to allow CIABA to hold the Unskirted
Fleece Event at the Green Mountain Fall Spectacular, as a vendor. We can not thank the organizers of the Green Mountain Show enough. In a true sprit of cooperation CIABA has agreed we will not give out scores for the Unskirted Fleece Event. The evaluations will be given in verbiage, (descriptive words). This will comply with AOBA's requirement that we not use numbers in order to insure that entrants do not confuse the CIABA fleece show criteria and evaluation system with the AOBA fleece show criteria and evaluation system.
CIABA was happy to comply with AOBA because we truly believe that with the entire industry working together true progress will take place.
This unprecedented event was evaluated by Wini Labreque of Starweaver Farms and Fiber Innovations and Robyn Kuhl, Co-owner of the Coarse Broads/Certified Sorting System(c). Both evaluators are highly respected in the alpaca industry.
If you are interested in holding an CIABA Unskirted Fiber Event in your State, there is now a protocol for the event. It is available by contacting us founders@ciaba.org
Complete Details for this event are posted.
Available for Downloading
If you would like to print any of the following items for display at your booths or use them on your website for links back to CIABA .
A Banner for Events/Shows
This is a PDF file. Download this file here
It will look like this Below. For Most print shops
This is the preferred file for printing.
Also here is an 11.5 x 8 sized Plaque you can attach your farm name and print out laminate or put in one of those clear plastic sleeves to hang on your pens.
CIABA MEMBER
It looks like this: Below download this file
Use any of these CIABA Images with a link to CIABA on your website.
Bragging rights go to
NEAFP's NEW Custom Logo Ski Hat's are handcrafted in the USA with US grown alpaca fiber!
Way to go!
Exciting Developments
CIABA recently donated the first CIABA certified Alpaca Discovery Learning Kit(c) to the Department of Agriculture in NH.
The Kit was well received, and they are looking forward to offering its powerful teaching aids into the school curriculum in the State of New Hampshire. There is also a kit presently being demonstrated to teachers and students in the New York area.
Local Attractions and Enterprise
Our society is becoming more and more aware of the importance for promotion of local endeavors. Many towns across the nation support farmers markets, buy local, eat local, and local growers. Well that is us!
Through the use and development of this and future kits, it will expose more people to alpacas and their innate purpose: producing useable and beautiful natural fiber. We have included activities in the kit that use the very best of both Suri and Huacaya fiber. Fiber purchased for the kit is graded by a nationally recognized system and its value is based on world market pricing. CIABA is the first organization to pay World Market Price for fiber. If you are a paid member of CIABA you too may learn what the World Market Pricing is for alpaca and other fiber by requesting a password and logging in to the
CIABA will be offering an introductory rate on purchasing this kit!
See the actual kit and you will see why we are so excited!
Member pricing
Educational Institutions
Non Members
Your farm name here
Become an Educational Team Sponsor with CIABA! Your contact information as a sponsor will be included in the kit. You will also receive a window decal to put in your car, so that when you are doing your regular local activities, it will be a chance for your neighbors to recognize that you are the Alpaca Contact in your town!
Spin-Cycle News Web page
This picture to the left might as well say, beautiful, versatile, natural alpaca fiber. Locally grown! CIABA is encouraging you to reach out to your local friends and neighbors, by using the Alpaca Discovery Learning Kit. How can this benefit you personally? What does all of this mean for you personally, if you don't have children and are not a teacher?
Through the development of this educational tool CIABA has brought national education about alpacas to a local and personal level. We are offering the opportunity to sponsor a kit for a specific school or program of your choice.
