Corrina Porter said alpaca husbandry isn’t common in Utah. In her 11 years raising them, she’s only met one other alpaca farmer in Wasatch County, who has since retired from the lifestyle.

“Bugonia” refers to the ancient Greek belief that bees could spawn spontaneously from dead cow carcasses, and that cow dung was beneficial to the hive. It’s a myth, of course, but that didn’t stop ...