Shawarma in a Middle Eastern sandwich similar to gyros. Makes 4 servings Ingredients 2 lbs Goat meat, sliced very thinly ... »
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Are you worried about your kids but don’t have the skills to knit little goatlet sweaters? Try what Mama Bear at Challenged Survival did. When unusually cold temperatures accompanied the kidding at her place in Florida, she picked up some “onesies” on sale and modified them to suit her needs. An excellent idea if you... »
The SALT system
Encroaching humanity in Phillipines resulting in deforestation has created a serious problem for agricultural communities. In an attempt to lessen the negative effects and improve the income potential of family farmers, the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) has developed a system called the Simple Agro-Livestock Technology or SALT 2. SALT 2 presents structured steps... »
Scroungeman
Scroungeman is a must read for goat keepers trying to squeeze every penny from their homestead. A Nebraska homesteader and a disabled Marine Corps veteran, Scrougeman — whose given name is Galen — excels at finding things no one wants and then deploying them for use around his farm. Living on a fixed income, as... »
Livestock Guard Dogs
Many people who raise goats or sheep make use of livestock guard dogs (LGD) to monitor and protect their herds when the humans aren’t available. There are several breeds of LGDs such as Great Pyranees and Anatolian Shepherds. Finding a proven LGD can be a chore but is worth the effort if a goat... »
Raising goats for profit
A recent article on Buzzle.com offers advice on how to raise goats as a business. In Raising Goats for Profit, Rutuja Jathar gives us an overview of what is needed to make money raising goats including such things as shelter needs, choosing a breed and the necessity of a commitment to put in the effort required to turn a... »
Goat Shelter: Tunnels
Beth Bohnert at Mountain Hollow Farm shows readers how she built a sturdy, inexpensive tunnel to shelter her goats in Tennessee. »
Goat Shelter or Goat Gitmo
The dudes at Little Lebowski Urban Goats reside in Athens, Ga., where they’ve surrendered their backyard to three goats, who are chomping their way through kudzu. All in their 20s, Zachary A. Richardson and his house mates know little about goats, but are working diligently — and creatively — to keep their goats safe,... »
One Tired Homesteader…
Homesteaders are tough and most of the time they think the hard life is worth it. But everyone once in awhile, in a domino effect, one thing after another goes haywire and even the toughest homesteader feels like giving up. Such is the case for Deanna at Plain and Simple Life. She had 22 consecutive... »
Canning Milk
In this post at Easy Living the Hard Way, Holly teaches readers how to pressure can milk, which she’s been going for nearly 20 years as a homesteader in Northeast Wyoming. Holly got the recipe years ago from an article in Dairy Goat Journal and has kept it for so long the paper has... »
Managing Herd Size
Mary Humphrey keeps some meat goats but most of her herd produces milk for her Goat’s Milk Soap business: Annie’s Goat Hill Farm. Because Mary runs a tight ship, she’s strict with herself about the number of goats she can manage, parting with goats that don’t meet her criteria for a healthy, efficient, cost-saving operation. “I... »
Goat School
Kelly and Alex are best friends and ICU nurses who pooled their resources to buy a small farm north of Bangor, Maine. In this post, and this post, they show us their weekend at Goat School at Stony Knolls Farm in Saint Albans, Maine, where goat cadaver feet are used for students to... »
The Liar. Lesson Learned
Michelle at Spellcast Border Collies discounted the prices on her goats Basil and Frosty so they could be sold as a pair and stay together. The buyer was a man who said he wanted pet goats and had pasture and a barn for both Frosty and Basil. She was sad to see them go but... »
Dirt-Poor
Here at All Things Goat, we regularly read more than a hundred blogs dedicated to small rural, suburban and even urban farming. These farmers have extraordinary stories, a superb work ethic and care passionately about their farms, their crops and their animals, yet many of them are living in poverty. Some talk openly of... »
Nubian Goats
Feral Female, of Really Rural Penn., blogs at Thoughts From a Yodeling Goat Herder. Here she talks about summer’s change into fall: red maple leaves, flocking black birds — and a stinky Nubian buck named Anakin Skywalker.” “Personally I’ll stick to Old Spice or Stetson on my man, but who am I to question love,”... »
2009 Alpine National Champion
Happy Goat Caramels
Happy Goat Caramels are sweet, savory and made from the milk of California goats grazed on pesticide-free grass.
