About Sandollar Alpacas, Kennewick, WA

SANDOLLAR ALPACAS

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Meet Collins & Nikki Griffith!

Our passion is raising alpacas! It is evident on our farm and in our lifestyle. In 2002, at a Fall Festival in Southern Arizona, we first experienced alpacas at a local breeder’s booth. It was love at first sight! We had found the ideal retirement business that we could enjoy together! Over the next 18 months we researched these delightful creatures from South America, prized for their long, silky fleece.

Meanwhile, Collins built a corral, pasture and barn; then we bought three bred females in December, 2004. Since then, our alpaca family has grown exponentially, as we carefully added renowned genetics to our foundation herd, yielding more and more of the exquisite fiber made famous by many Peruvian artisans. Visit Meet Our Herd to find out more about the quality alpacas you seek at Sandollar Alpacas.

But as crias frolic in the fields, we also spend time pursuing a wide range of other interests, including Collins’ weaving, spinning, and leather crafting of unusual custom alpaca items and saddles. Nikki operates her own real estate appraisal, brokerage and education business.

Our 2,800 sq. ft. Sandollar Annex includes space devoted to our Leather Sandollar, which contains Collins’ leather and fiber arts studio, filled with his custom rugs, weavings, leather saddles and leather accessories for sale, as well as a variety of alpaca products made from our own alpacas' fleeces as well as imported from Peru...

Nikki grew up in the Midwest, earned her undergraduate degree in Business and Communication at St. Louis University, and worked as a real estate appraiser, broker and educator for over 30 years. Today, in addition to her duties as the Business Manager of Sandollar Alpacas, she operates her own real estate appraisal, brokerage, consulting and development business. An experienced trainer throughout her career, Nikki loves providing educational seminars on alpaca ownership for Sandollar Alpacas visitors and customers. Additionally, Nikki has qualified for the prestigious Handler Seal from Camelidynamics.

Collins, Farm Manager for Sandollar Alpacas, grew up in Kansas and earned a degree in Agriculture from the University of Nevada. After serving in the army as an irrigation specialist, he owned and operated a greenhouse, landscaping and nursery business in Washington State for 15 years, and then a landscaping business in Phoenix. Recognizing a need for safe terrain, he engineered and trademarked a wood fiber product called Playsafe®, now used throughout the Southwest on playgrounds and recreational sites. Today he manages the farm and for added pleasure, tools his custom leather accessories. But pasture management, farm layout and irrigation are all a piece of cake for Collins, and several breeders in the area have taken advantage of his expertise.

Want to know more? We’d love to show you. Contact us today to schedule your personal farm visit today!

Sandollar Alpacas
1-877-ALPACA4U - Toll Free
509-586-1423 - Office
509-378-5833 - Collins' Cell
509-378-6909 - Nikki's Cell

Sandollar Annex

2001 S. Washington St.
Kennewick, WA 99337