11/14 Backyard Goat Care Workshop
Curious about keeping goats? Whether you're a beginner or looking to integrate goats into your permaculture system, this 1/2 day workshop will give you the knowledge and confidence to raise happy, healthy goats. Learn about rotational grazing, natural health care, enclosure solutions, and how goats can regenerate your land.
Get hands-on experience with hoof trimming, feeding strategies, comprehensive health screenings and even milking!
Come prepared to learn, laugh, and leave with practical skills for holistic goat keeping. Learn directly from our experienced farm team in a supportive, hands-on environment.
Bring all your questions!
Learning Objectives
Holistic Animal Care Fundamentals: Understand holistic approaches to general animal husbandry, focusing on Goats
Living Systems Tour: We will have a guided walk through our various integrated animal rotation systems to help see the knowledge in action.
Nutrition & Health: Learn about feeding regimens, natural home remedies, and basic housing, electrical systems, and herd dynamics on a homestead
Hands-On Skills: We will be milking, trimming hoofs, taking temperatures and learning different ways to care for our animals more holistically
Rotational Systems: See how we integrate goats in our regenerative grazing systems
Schedule
8:45am: Gates open
9am: Welcome circle
9:15am: Lecture
10:45am Snack Break
11am to 1:30pm : demonstrations(milking, health, hoof trims, grazing walk)
1:30pm to 1:50pm: Q&A
1:50pm Closing circle
2pm: Departure
Food
Please bring your own snacks. No food will be provided. The closest restaurant to the farm is The Summit Drive-In, which is a burger shack. Please bring a water bottle. Try to eat a hearty breakfast to avoid any hunger distractions.
Group Discount:
Looking to train as a group? Email us at PROGRAMS@MAMATREEOJAI.COM for information about a group discount. We would love to help fellow farms or groups to get their workforce trained up here.
Scholarships
Financial assistance is available for folks in need of financial support to participate in this workshop. Please contact us directly if you are needing support at PROGRAMS@MAMATREEOJAI.COM
Question?
Email us at PROGRAMS@MAMATREEOJAI.COM