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A Simpler Time - Alpacas & Mill

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A Simpler Time - Alpacas & Mill

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Family owned and operated alpaca ranch and fiber mill breeding for quality alpacas,focusing on creat Open by appointment.

Please call 619 579-9114 or email [email protected] to set up an appointment to shop or tour. We are a family owned and operated business in the outskirts of San Diego. The alpaca yarns and rovings are made in our fiber mill from our own alpacas. There is an array of natural colors as well as a good variety of hand painted yarns to choose from. For info about our tours see www.ASimplerTimeTours.com. At A Simpler Time-Alpacas & Mill we invite you to take a step back to a time when the pace of life was slower. We offer products that can help you savor the simple pleasures in life...Whether it is a Schacht spinning wheel and alpaca roving to enjoy a relaxing moment, an alpaca teddy bear to cuddle in soft luxury, or natural yarns to knit up into a satisfying project, we hope you will find what you are looking for at www.ASimplerTimeStore.com. For the animal lovers we also breed and sell quality alpacas. To learn more about alpacas as pets, fiber animals, and an outstanding livestock choice see us on the web at www.ASimplerTimeMill.com or better yet, make an appointment to come visit.

11/07/2026

Come see us and our alpacas, Chino and Gilbert, at this fun event this weekend! We will have lots of luxuriously soft alpaca products as well for those Christmas gifts and stocking stuffers.
15602 Olde Hwy 80, El Cajon, CA 92021
9am-3pm Saturday and Sunday.

11/05/2026

Alpacas for Christmas?
We are making it easier for that dream to come true with a very special promotion that we haven't done in a very long time! BOGO FREE! Alpacas need a companion, so when you buy an alpaca we will give you a companion alpaca at no extra charge. Contact us for more info on which alpacas you can choose from. Reach out soon for best selection, and before the promotion ends!

10/28/2026

10/16/2026

Beth from "Mixed Bag of Knittin" podcast was out to the ranch recently and posted How Alpaca Becomes Yarn | Inside a Working Alpaca Farm & Fiber Mill. Here is the link. Take a look!
https://youtu.be/fGl5NY8wEn8?is=o5u6iqVJXp5L2ilC

10/12/2026

We got so much rain Saturday night that the alpacas had a new little lake.

10/03/2026

Congratulations to Cassie, our 2026 SDYC basket winner!

09/28/2026

Most cria stand to nurse, but Peanut is so short I often find her crias sitting since they can still reach.

09/26/2026

Today is the 3rd day the the San Diego Yarn Crawl! For those looking for the yarn crawl totes, we still have them! Some shops are already out of them, so if you want one be sure to come here to get one, or call me 619 490-9694 to reserve one for you. We will have Chubbies Cones here today also until about 3pm, so you can enjoy some great ice cream as well. Happy crawling!😊 San Diego Yarn Crawl

09/16/2026

Ella had a beautiful 16 lb baby girl early this morning. She looks just like her mama! That make 3 girls and 3 boys all born in the last 10 days. So precious! Not only will we have lots of beautifully soft yarn for you at the San Diego Yarn Crawl but also lots of new babies to see.

09/13/2026

Time to get those alpacas you have always dreamed of?
With the abundance of new cria just born at the ranch we have updated our price list with much lower prices on select alpacas to make room for the new babies. Check it out: https://asimplertimestore.com/collections/alpacas-for-sale
Give us a call or message us for more info or to come out and meet these beauties!

Address

1802 Alta Place
El Cajon, CA
92021

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

Website

http://www.ASimplerTimeStore.com/

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