For something a bit different try goat meat with peanut sauce, a popular dish in West Africa. 6 to 8 servings Oil — 2 tablespoons Goat, cut... »
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Goats For Dummies
BLACHLY, Ore. — Cheryl Smith, author of Goat Health Care, is releasing a new book Raising Goats for Dummies. Goats for Dummies offers new goat owners advice on buying goats, general goat care, kidding, breeding and health care. Smith raises Mini Oberhasli goats she calls “Oberians,” produces cheese from her herd of 18 goats and... »
Close the Door, We Live in a Barn
When Marty Rightmyer and her husband decided to pack up and move from Florida to Missouri, they had a vision of what they wanted but didn’t really know what they’d be getting into. Marty kept a journal which became Close the Door We Live in a Barn, the story of a retired couple changing their... »
Apocalypse Goats
GRANT COUNTY, N.M. — Doug Fine, the author of “Farewell, My Subaru,” loves his digital-age comforts and his self-sufficiency. A commentator for NPR, Fine files his stories from a 41-acre solar-powered ranch 23 miles from the nearest town. His solar-powered refrigerator is filled with local produce. His solar-powered pump pushes water to a drip... »
Angora Goats
Sarah of Blue Goose Farms Mississippi says The Angora Goat is must reading for anyone raising these fiber goats. Stephanie & Allison Mitcham’s book gives practical information on how to get started in the fiber goat business, the kind of facilities needed and the importance of record keeping, shearing, marketing and disease and parasite control.... »
“Goat Song”
Brad Kessler’s “Goat Song” — a seasonal life, a short history of herding, and the art of making cheese — is a great read for goat people and those who dream of becoming goat people. Kessler won the 2007 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for his novel, “Birds in Fall,” and the rich lyricism found there... »

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