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Goats At Last!

By boat and by bicycle, through injury, rain, and headwinds, I finally made it to Cleire Goats. It’s a tiny little farm on tiny little Clear Island, off the southern coast of County Cork, and it’s the first proper goat … Continue reading

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Working by Hand

I don’t like working with machines. They are expensive to buy and to run, and especially when I’m involved, they break easily. So, I want to learn to work with goats with as few machines as possible. This is a … Continue reading

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Beyond Herding

I mentioned in my last post that half of the herd goes out to eat in the morning and the other half goes out in the afternoon. So each goat is out for about three hours a day. That’s not … Continue reading

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