Welcome to the Musk Ox Farm!

Nestled in the Matanuska Valley just north of Palmer, Alaska, you’ll find our sprawling, 75-acre Musk Ox Farm – a project steeped in uniqueness and intrigue, from the animals we raise to the story that brought us here. Now a nonprofit organization, our journey with musk oxen began in the 1950s with our late founder John Teal Jr., anthropologist and arctic explorer. Teal’s vision to domesticate musk oxen within the regions they were indigenous was not only an attempt to demonstrate that farming a geographically appropriate animal was a more sustainable agricultural practice, but could also boost local economies by providing Alaskan artisans the materials necessary to make knitted goods through harvesting the animals’ [qiviut] underwool. Over sixty years later, the farm honors this original vision by striving to continue domesticating the musk ox for qiviut production, demonstrating the economic opportunities of the fiber, and educating the public about these magnificent ice age creatures! To learn more, head to muskoxfarm.org