Sharing the Goat Love
Opportunities to share my farming experiences and love of goats keep popping up! Last week, we had a Farm Day Visit to a local Retirement Center. I loaded up two of my young goats, Mocha and Josephus. Using a wire dog cage and a Radio Flyer Wagon, I wheeled them into a large living room of the retirement home, and the residents were positioned in their wheelchairs in a big circle for a Goat Gala! What a fun time we all had. The residents surprised me with their interest, excitement, and participation. They all got to sample some fresh goat's milk and the each got to pick out a bar of soap to keep and use. I'm not sure how much my goats enjoyed the outing, but the rest of us had a great time.
This morning, a 14-year old girl came to my farm to see my goat set up and to experience dairy goat farming. She is interested in obtaining a couple of milk goats and also having a few for meat. This young lady already has farming flowing through her veins...she owns horses, cows, rabbits, and chickens! She's tried her hand (unsuccessfully) at growing some stuff, but she's not giving up on that yet either. Self Sufficiency is high on her list of long term farming goals, and she's doing lots of reading and research toward that goal. Two hours with her just FLEW by! We thoroughly enjoyed the morning together and I have a feeling there will be many more days with this young farmer. Gosh, I love meeting someone like her and secretly wish I had discovered the joy of farming at a much younger age myself.
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