The Musk Ox Farm

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The Musk Ox Farm Now a nonprofit organization, our journey with musk oxen began in the 1950s with our late founder John Teal Jr., anthropologist and arctic explorer.
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The Musk Ox Development Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, promotes gentle musk ox husbandry, qiviut production and education to the public.

๐ŸŒhttps://linktr.ee/muskoxfarm Nestled in the Matanuska Valley just north of Palmer, Alaska, youโ€™ll find our sprawling, 75-acre Musk Ox Farm โ€“ a project steeped in uniqueness and intrigue, from the animals we raise to the story that brought us here. Almost seventy years later, the farm honors our original vision with the mission of promoting gentle musk ox husbandry, qiviut production, and education for the public.

Oxtoberfest is TOMORROW and we are all so excited to see it finally here (if only to have an excuse to talk about other ...
10/03/2026

Oxtoberfest is TOMORROW and we are all so excited to see it finally here (if only to have an excuse to talk about other things in the office)

We cannot wait to celebrate with all of our Oxtoberfesters at our favorite event of the year.

If you'd like to participate this year, we have only a few tickets remaining, we would love to welcome you to the Oxtoberfest family! Check our event page for tickets.

For those of you focused on your own lives and not that of the musk ox farm's social media stream,  first off, how dare ...
10/01/2026

For those of you focused on your own lives and not that of the musk ox farm's social media stream,

first off, how dare you?

second, OXTOBERFEST 2026 is THIS SATURDAY!!!

Our farm will be closed this Saturday and Sunday for our Oxtoberfest qiviut-enanny (it's like hootenanny but musk ox specific).

Hope to see you there!

09/27/2026

13 years ago today, the magical Magnolia was was born to El Niรฑo!

Magnolia has grown into a wonderfully sweet, curious, and just downright marvelous cow and we could not be happier to have her as part of our herd.

Happy Birthday Magnolia!

It's Thirsty Thursday and almost a week out from Oxtoberfest!Here's what to ๐จ๐ฑpect from Oxtoberfest beverage edition!We ...
09/25/2026

It's Thirsty Thursday and almost a week out from Oxtoberfest!

Here's what to ๐จ๐ฑpect from Oxtoberfest

beverage edition!

We could not host this event without the generous support and scrumptious offerings from our event sponsors!

๐“Ÿ๐“ต๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ผ๐“ฎ show your support of these amazing community members by visiting them and enjoying their creations!
Bleeding Heart Brewery
49th State Brewing - Anchorage
Double Shovel C***r Company
203 Kombucha



We couldnโ€™t be more OXcited to have an Artwork by Jessica Brevard original for Oxtoberfest!
09/24/2026

We couldnโ€™t be more OXcited to have an Artwork by Jessica Brevard original for Oxtoberfest!

09/22/2026
Oxtoberfest is just around the corner, much to the excitement (๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•›๐•ฆ๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐•’ ๐•๐•š๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•๐•– ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•ฉ๐•š๐•–๐•ฅ๐•ช) of our staff! We are...
09/16/2026

Oxtoberfest is just around the corner, much to the excitement (๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•• ๐•ž๐• ๐•ฃ๐•– ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•’๐•Ÿ ๐•›๐•ฆ๐•ค๐•ฅ ๐•’ ๐•๐•š๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•๐•– ๐•’๐•Ÿ๐•ฉ๐•š๐•–๐•ฅ๐•ช) of our staff!

We are busy little bees over here as we finalize and prepare to host over 400 people on our tiny corner of Palmer and we are ๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ……๐Ÿ„ด๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿ…ƒ๐Ÿ„ท๐Ÿ„ด ๐Ÿ„ผ๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ„พ๐Ÿ„ฝ with the support we are receiving from community partners and sponsors for our biggest fundraiser of the year!

Allow us to present...

๐“‰๐’ฝ๐‘’ ๐“‚๐‘’๐“ƒ๐“Š

We have tagged the event partners in each image, PLEASE give them your love and check them out! We would not be able to pull off this hootenanny without their partnerships!

Oxtoberfest 2026 is on Oxtober 3rd! Some tickets are still available!

09/07/2026

Sound up!

Oxtoberfest is around the corner and we are ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—— ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ง of our VIP tickets!!

Don't fret! There are still a few general admission tickets availa๐—•๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ but don't miss your chance for the event of the year!

Find more information and tickets at the link in our bio!

09/06/2026

We are open for regular hours tomorrow (Labor Day) and Wasabi here wanted to ensure everyone knew!
Come for a guided walking tour and mention how much you liked Wasabi's fireweed-induced smile๐Ÿ˜

Address

12850 E Archie Road
Palmer, AK
99645

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+19077454151

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