Spring has officially sprung and so have all the goat babies! 20 born with one loss at birth, four more goats to go and then the kidding season on our farm is officially over. March has been insane. So insane that my hopeful goal of finally organizing the house has been left unaccomplished, yet again.

2021 took us on a wild ride, we were focused on expanding our goat operation, trying out the farmers markets, and I took a week of coffee roasting classes. We upgraded our website, I started blogging, which is harder that I first thought, and then we upgraded again. We started off Spring at both the Bedford Charter Township and Richland Farmers Markets, but soon ended up adding Plainwell, and Otsego to the list. We met some amazing people at the markets who have really given us some great tips and we've even developed some great friendships. The farmers markets are where I learned that my coffee roasting skills are good enough to earn back repeat business, which was when I decided to take some classes and really start learning more about what I’m doing.

Of course you’ve guessed it already, we need more goats! I told Chris my thoughts, but he wasn’t so sure. So I explained it again, “we can’t sell our herd’s kids for meat, they cost too much. We need commercial goats, something that would be profitable immediately”. He humored me and allowed me to search. Within a few days a man down in Alabama posted that he needed to sell his whole herd. My first thought was “ROAD TRIP”! It took Chris a little longer to get on board with the idea, but he got there, and it turned out to be an amazing experience.