A step-by-step recipe found at Thea’s Soapbox. Things you’ll need: 2 portobello mushrooms 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper 1 clove of garlic finely chopped 2-3 green onions finely chopped 3... »
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Journey to Kathmandu
Film maker Chris Parkhurst of Barang Films traveled to Nepal to make this documentary on the goats of the Himalayas and their sacrificial role in the Hindu Tantric festival Dashain. Parkhurst and his crew followed the goats, Nepali herders and the families who bought goats for sacrifice, using the goats as guides to show how... »
Happy Goat Caroling Holidays
While we’re fairly sure your goats aren’t down singing in the barn, in the spirit of the season we invite you to enjoy the Carol of the Goat Bells, festively brought to you by Biology of the Goat. Although we’re pretty sure those goats weren’t really standing around in the snow….they must have used stunt goats. »
More Goat Greetings
In our travels, we’ve come across more greeting options for the lover of goats. Garrett Ranch offers a Goatie Gram perfect for the technologically adept goat (or goat herder). For goat greetings for all occasions, Cafe Press offers a line of greeting cards featuring caprines and pro-caprine slogans. Who’d have thought so many opportunities... »
The Yule Goat
While finishing up the final touches of your holiday decor, don’t forget about the Yule goat. This straw replica of a goat is a traditional Scandinavian holiday decoration ranging in size from a few inches to almost 50 feet tall, Sue Weaver explains in a fascinating article at Inside Storey. While the origin is... »
Goat Shortage: Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Live goat prices have spiked 25 percent as Nepalese officials scramble to head off a severe shortage before the Sept. 19 start of Dashain, the main Hindu festival. “We are bringing goats in to ease the supply and to control dramatic price hikes,” said government spokesman Bijaya Thapa. Goats by tradition are slaughtered... »
Goat Fact
A grouping of goats is called a tribe, trip, drove, herd or flock. Via The Mighty Guru, of Grand Blanc, Mich., a 26-year-old self-professed collector of wisdom and useless facts. »
Goat Quotes
The artisans of Finney Creek Mohair raise Angora goats and sell raw and processed fibers and mill-spun yarns. Located in Green Valley, Ontario, Canada, they also collect goat quotes, a few of which we have listed below from their Web site, which has a historical photo of a little girl and her goat cart. “There... »
Goat facts from Lazy Daze Farm
The blogger at Lazy Daze Farm in Kentucky has compiled this great list of goat facts, including that goats discovered coffee beans and ancient Greeks skinned goats to make vellum and parchment. We’ll add this: The world’s earliest sausage is believed to have been made around 589 BC in China with goat and lamb... »
Labdanum, goats and the pharaoh’s beard
Labdanum, a sticky resin produced by the Mediterranean rock rose, has been used for thousands of years in herbal medicine and as a perfume ingredient. In ancient times, shepherds scraped labdanum resin from the fur of goats that grazed among rock rose shrubs and sold it to traders with markets in Egypt, Greece and Turkey,... »
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Happy Goat Caramels
Happy Goat Caramels are sweet, savory and made from the milk of California goats grazed on pesticide-free grass.
