Shawarma in a Middle Eastern sandwich similar to gyros. Makes 4 servings Ingredients 2 lbs Goat meat, sliced very thinly ... »
Goat Milk Soap
Kiko Goats
2009 Ober National Champion
Nigerian Goat
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Cashmere Goats: Mongolia
Mongolian goat farmers have seen the price of Cashmere plunge after years of high prices driven by the West’s seemingly insatiable desire for luxury. Many of the farmers, including Dalantai Khatanbaatar, have taken out loans to get by but can’t pay them back without selling the livestock that sustains them in the first place. Like 40... »
Switzerland’s Appenzells
A fascinating video about a Swiss farmer who raises Appenzell goats at what looks like the top of the world. Martin Signer, the farmer, is part of a project to increase the number of Appenzells and decrease the number of cows in the region. He’s a personable man who clearly likes working with goats, including milking... »
Today’s Dairy Goat
Ag writer Jan Hoadley gives an overview of the modern dairy goat, moving through myth to fact as she educates people to the world of hard-working and high-producing caprine does. »
Angora Goats: Texas
Writer Jerry Lackey of the San Angelo, Texas, Standard-Times has an elegant way of integrating the present with the past. In his columns about ranchers and land and livestock, Lackey brings us up close to Texans who work hard, fall down, get up and keep plugging, despite the worst weather and financial markets. In this column,... »
Cheese Making: France, Part III
Writer Madeleine Vedel, our expat in Provence, writes in this post about the intricacies of the 36 goat udders she’s helping milk for a cheese-maker in France. “Goats are individuals in the shape of the teats, the density, the let-down impulse, and the quantity of milk they give,” Vedel writes, noting it is “part of... »
Dairy Goats: Bonnie Blue Farm
WAYNESBORO, Tenn. — With a cheese cave, a Nubian and Saanen breeding operation and a diary, Jim and Gayle Tanner are busier now than they were before they retired, as seen in this video. The Tanners left California for Tennessee when they knew they wanted to spend more time around goats and in a quieter... »
Fiber Goat People Take Note
Granted this didn’t come from a Cashmere goat, but we thought it so original we had to post it. Louise Fairburn, a sheep breeder in England, spun her wedding dress from wool taken from her favorite Lincoln Longwool, Olivia. This Daily Mail story has more pictures, including a great one of Louise and Olivia. Via... »
Meat Goats: Post Oak Ranch
BIXBY, Okla. — The goats at Post Oak Ranch are bred tough. “They don’t have toys, grooming, or talent lessons — just rocks and weeds,” said owner Steve Buckman. Buckman runs a commercial meat goat operation where summer is sweltering, winter temperatures drop below freezing and the landscape largely comprises rocks, post oaks and brush. “We don’t... »
Nubian Triple Threat
Susan Ragan is a former Associated Press photographer who now shoots commercially from her home in Sheridan, Oregon. She has a 25-acre farm with myriad animals, including several dairy goats. Shown here is Bette Davis, left, and Spotty, right, with Baby Gayle sailing in over the top. The old bathtub is one of their favorite... »
Saanen Goats, On A Ride
Two adorable Saanen kids shown surfing a patient ram and a patient horse. What are friends for? »
Cashmere Goats: Maine
Layne, who blogs at Trees Life In Too Much Detail, tends these gorgeous beasts in Mid-Coast Maine, where there’s 37 in the main herd. Eds. Note: Horns are hell, but they certainly are magnificent looking aren’t they. »
Cheese Making: France, Part II
Madeleine Vedel, American expat in Avignon, France, updates us on dealing with congested goat teats, flipping goat cheese in the drying room and ladling three-day curd into molds. »
Dairy Goat Chart
Hobby Farms Magazine offers this PDF of a Dairy Goat Breed Information Chart by Sue Weaver, with everything you need to know including the fat content for each breed’s milk. The Hobby Farms people dedicated their July/August 2009 issue to dairy-goat management from goat care to breed selection, and they’ve launched a new magazine... »
Meat Goats: Britain
Farming experts say goat meat is considerably under consumed throughout Britain and too much of the goat sold for food has been the waste or cull from dairy herds. Increasingly, however, Britain’s few meat goat farmers — are breeding more South African Boers for sale and crossing them with dairy goats to increase the quality... »
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.
