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... »
Goat Milk Soap
Kiko Goats
2009 Ober National Champion
Nigerian Goat
Courtesy of Danielle Langloism, Wikipedia CCLGreat Goats
Goats in Their Glory
This photo on Flickr by peet-astn is among the best for showing goats as they should be, knee deep and nose down in plant life. And doesn’t that “head goat” look pleased? »
Slovakian Watchgoat
This guy’s keeping an eye on things at Living on a Farm in Slovakia. Fearsome, isn’t he? »
Fab Mountain Goats
There’s a most excellent slideshow of mountain goats at slideshare.net. We’re guessing they have no fear of heights. »
R.I.P Steve Samuelson, DVM
The Northern Illinois goat world lost a friend and fan recently when Dr. Steve Samuelson was killed. Dr. Samuelson was delivering a puppy when he became caught up in an accident on I-80 in PA. Veterinary medicine was a family tradition for Steve as his father was also a vet and his daughter is a recent... »
Elect This Goat!
The Huffington Post is running a Valentine’s Day contest of cute animals. There are a ton of dogs and cats, but just one goat: Pasqualina, owned by Michelle Fabio of Calabria, Italy. Please click here to vote for Pasqualina. Give her a 10! Eds Note: It says “participation closed,” but that just means for sending in photos,... »
Darren Nixes ‘Britain’s Got Talent’
Dareen, the waving goat from White Post Farm near Nottingham, England, has declined an offer to appear at live auditions for the show. As Anthony Moore, Darren’s spokesperson, told This Is Nottingham, ”They want Darren to appear on stage in front of Simon Cowell, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden. Sure, we’d get good press out of... »
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... »
Capri-Croc? Ancient goat is a new find.
It’s not every day that archaeologists announce the discovery of a creature that can grace the pages of All Things Goat but earlier this month they did. The Balearic Island cave goat, aka mouse goat, is easily recognizable as a goat but adapted to its world in a reptilian way enabling it to thrive during periods less... »
R.I.P. Petey
Most of the goats we write about live on farms or small homesteads, sometimes in back yards. Then there’s Petey, a house goat. Amy Rowan, of Geneva Township, Ohio, adopted Petey in 2004 as a way to please her niece and “be the cool aunt,” Rowan told the Star Beacon of Ashtabula. “The last animal I... »
Nubian Goats: Emma
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 and a new Andalusian filly. Among her goats is the lovely Emma, shown here. Emma came from the livestock auction in Woodburn, Oregon, as Susan... »
R.I.P. Angel
RED LODGE, Mont. — Angel, an Angora goat and beloved resident of the Beartooth Nature Center, has died after an attack by an unknown predator. Angel, who had lived at the center for at least 20 years, was found dead by her caretakers in her enclosure at the wildlife refuge, The Billings Gazette reported in... »
Ethel Napping
Tonia Townsend, who says she lives on a rock in Missouri, captured this photo of her 2-year-old Boer/Nubian doe napping in the feed tub. Townsend, and Ethel, share their Missouri homestead with Townsend’s “redneck of a husband,” three children and numerous Nubian, Lamancha and crossed dairy goats. »
R.I.P. Cherrypines Standout
Naimhe Jeanne fell in love with this old guy’s photo and declared him a Great Goat. It turns out he really was, said Trinity Smith, farm manager for Redwoodhill Farm in Sonoma County, California. “Cherrypines Standout was one of Redwood Hill Farm’s most famous Saanen bucks, siring many beautiful daughters. Here he is showing the love!” After... »
The Indispensable Goat
BRISBANE, Australia — From the 1870s to the 1960s goats were inextricably linked to the lives of settlers throughout vast Queensland. They provided fresh meat and milk that ensured a family’s survival. They pulled carts, providing primary transportation where horses did not thrive. Goats were raced and jumped with child jockeys aboard, the champions celebrated... »
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.
