By Vicki Stout
Want a chance to be up close and personal with alpacas without having to travel all the way to Peru?
High Meadow Alpaca Farm, just a short drive from
Franklin, hosts its annual FREE open house Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 27, from noon to 3 p.m.
You can hug, pet and love on the sweet alpacas, enjoy knitting demonstrations and even shop a bit. Last year 800 people came to the two-day open house!
The quaint farm is beautiful, and houses 375 alpacas that are even more so. The Alpacas are extremely friendly and very intuitive. Which makes this attraction a great family activity.
High Meadow is in the Leiper’s Fork area, a rural, eclectic village offering antique shops, an art gallery and a trio of great eateries. Enjoy a burger at
Puckett’s Grocery, a salad and sandwich at Twisted Fork Café or some good home cooking at Country Boy. Stroll the shops and meet the folks!
For more info on High Meadow, visit
www.highmeadowalpacas.net; for more info on Leiper’s Fork, visit
www.leipersforkvillage.