09/30/2026
Katie here, Owner of Campo Alpaca.
I've been calling this our "marathon": 7 weeks away from home and 9 pop-up markets. We are on week 4 of 7 (over the hump!) Mondays through Wednesdays (ish) I am home in Chicago. Thursdays through Sundays we're up in Wisconsin for pop-up markets. It's amazing, and so fun to meet people in person, tell the Campo story, and of course make sales. It's also exhausting. We are tired, but staying healthy. If you see us - kind words and caffeine are appreciated :)
I'm so incredibly lucky to have my family with me:
- My dad and Aunt Lyn, who are crazy enough to do all these markets with me.
- My mom, holding down the fort and keeping us organized and on track and in line
- Grandma, queen of quality control, emails, and more
Family, so many friends, mentors and community helping and cheering us on. I am beyond grateful every day for everyone that joins in on this crazy ride.
Campo is a family-run business: us on the USA side, and all of the families in Peru who are the artisans, experts, and gurus behind all of the products that you love.
Did I ever think we'd be doing this at this scale? No. Is it insane? Yes! Is it also awesome? YES! Here's to the final countdown of markets before a (brief) break until the beginning of November.
