Goat shopping!

The other day we went to a farm to buy goats!

                            
We set out in our rumbly truck to go to a farm.
The farm had lots of other animals too, like pigs, cows, rabbits, and such, but we focused right away on the goats.

They had two adult ones, one of which was fatter and had bigger utters, and four babies, two boys, two girls. They were all nubian goats.

The baby goats were very cute and all so friendly. The fatter one had two boys, and the skinnier one had two girls.

The owner of the farm was only looking to sell the smaller one so we bought her and one baby.
We put them in the back of the truck and rumbled our way home.

They are named Rutabaga and Turnip. Rutabaga gives about a gallon of milk a day (give or take) and we are planning on using it for cheese and yogurt. 

We are keeping them in a pen with lots of grass and things in it. We always put them in the barn at night. 

Later, we set out again to buy more goats! I didn't go that time, but they came back with two more females. I'm not sure what type of goat they are, but they are milky white and a bit bigger than the other girls. 

They are yet to get names, but I am thinking arugula and sorrel. All of the goats get along pretty well and are living their lives away happily within our farm's ecosystem. 

The farm

It is summer in North Carolina and it is surprisingly nice out, (rather than scalding)
I am at my family's farm near Asheville and it is a beautiful place to be in spring.

It's all nice and balmy with so much green and nature and wow.

Also the river is really nice and refreshing, it's nice to finally be able to swim!

There are also a lot of ripe blackberries that are ready to be picked!

And the mountaintop is the most beautiful thing you can think of. It used to be a christmas tree farm but is now really overgrown and scenic.

We recently had a party in celebration of Beltane and one year on the farm! It had lots of good food and lots of merry experiences.

We even had a may pole!

Lately I have just been pretty lazy, and I don't plan on doing much of anything until tomorrow, when I will celebrate the summer solstice by going to firefly! (here is the link in case you want to go http://www.fireflygathering.org/scheduleClasses.asp)

I do really love being up here and connecting with nature so much more.