Tickets are now available for Philly Goat Project’s biggest fundraiser of the year, GOAToberFest, on Saturday, October 14th from 4-6pm! This fundraiser is in support of the nonprofit and features 13 goats, signature cocktails, snacks, exclusive GOAToberFest swag, raffle for art created by the goats, short Laurel Hill West cemetery tour, 2024 goat calendar launch, fire
MoreDove Song Dairy farmer Lena Schaeffer says she encountered some resistance to being in charge of the farm, but that’s changed: “Now no one thinks twice about talking to the boss, which is me.” | Photos by Daryl Peveto
At Dove Song Dairy, raising goats is a multi-generational calling
When Lena Schaeffer turned 15 years old, her
Spotted Hill Farm proves that size doesn’t matter
Donna Bowman’s farm isn’t very big, but neither are its primary inhabitants: a herd of miniature Nubian goats.
They’re inquisitive, friendly little creatures, with long, floppy ears and prominent noses. Bowman breeds them, and uses their milk for the homemade soaps and lotions she sells through the farm’s website