The Dairy Goat Gazette - Piedmont Dairy Goat Association

November/December, 2009 – 1
THE PIEDMONT DAIRY GOAT ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER
The Dairy Goat Gazette
November / December 2009 Issue
N e ws o f D a i r i e s, Fa r m s, Bre edi ng, Showing, O wner s & All Fr iends o f Cap ra Aegagr us H ircu s
Spotlight on Our Own Roving
Reporter, Ziggy Forster, at
the 2009 ADGA National
Convention - Buffalo, New York
Oct. 10 through the 17th!
“Jennifer Bice, Evin Evans, Sheila
Nixon, Lisa Sheppard, Dr. Joan Dean
Rowe and others. Where else would
you find these names at the same
table besides at the National Show?
It was at the ADGA convention 2009
in Buffalo NY during the Champagne
Brunch and Spotlight sale, where I
was lucky enough to share a table
with them.”
by Ziggy Forster
I attended the convention in Buffalo
from October 10 – 17th and while I
met many others during the week I had
the great fortune to choose this table for
the closing brunch—only since, when I
walked in, the table where I knew the
most people (June Bryant and family
and Ruth Weaver and her husband) was
already full.
In the 1980’s I made a visit to the Carl
Sandburg House in Flat Rock, NC,
now on the National Register of Historic
Places and maintained by the U.S. Forest
I saw the closest table to the stage and
at that time only Sheila and her friend
were seated there. I asked Sheila if the
seats were taken and she said no—so I
sat down only to be even more surprised
when the above mentioned people also
joined us. Later as the auction began we
were also joined by Brad Kessler whose
recently published the book “A Seasonal
Life, A Short History of Herding, and the
Art of Making Cheese. This was probably
the highlight of my trip since I was able
to purchase a new purebred Alpine doe
Kickapoo Valley Jagged Zehava at the sale.
I had corresponded with Sheila before the
show as I was also interested in Nixon’s
Wizard Zazu Pitts but suspected that she
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Photo Credit: © 2009 William Early
Milking time at Ripshin Goat Farm as the Saanens make their way to the milking parlor.
Life at Ripshin Dairy: A Love Story.
by Liza Plaster
Geographically speaking, I’ve come
back to the place where I started. I
grew up on a farm in Happy Valley, on
the Yadkin River, nine miles north of
Lenoir, NC. My maternal grandparents
lived across the creek from us, and I
moved into their house over thirty years
ago with my former husband and two
children, Rachel and Jesse.
2 – November/December, 2009
NC MOUNTAIN STATE FAIR SHOW RESULTS on Sept. 11 & 12, 2009
Youth Show • Best Doe in Show
Recorded Grade: CH KBARC RR Tristen – Owner: Casey Younger
Best Junior Doe in Show
Toggenberg: CH KBARC Sax’s Tymphony – Owner: Casey Younger
Best Senior Doe in Show
Sanaan: Kickadee Hill WRS Allison – Owner: Sonny B Hunter
Lots more… See our website for the entire list of winning entries!
PIEDMONT DAIRY GOAT
ASSOCIATION CLUB
OFFICERS
President
Sue Mickey
111 Hoot & Hollar Lane
Mars Hill, NC 28754
828.689.4812
[email protected]
Vice President
Maureen Moore
366 Johnson Road
Marshall, NC 28753
828.656.2408
Secretary/Treasurer
Marjorie Burton
150 Hudgins Hollow Rd.
Leicester, NC 28748
828.683.4027
[email protected]
Recording Secretary
Karen Jordan
1195 Bee Tree Road
Swannanoa, NC 287t8
828.298.9452
[email protected]
Member-At-Large
Bruce Smith
731 Old Country Home Rd.
Dobson, NC 27017
336.356.4581
336.325.7531 cell
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Ziggy Forster attends the 2009 ADGA
National Convention in Buffalo
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breeder and a judge) and asked her if I was
crazy and if there was something wrong
with her. She said “she is a very solid doe
and the only thing I could say about her
is that she could use a bit of work on her
front end.” That gave me the confidence to
continue bidding and I ended up owning
her for $800­—which turned out to be the
lowest sale price of the day. It also made
me feel good that
when I went to pack
her up and load her
“…probably the highlight of
for the drive home,
my trip was that I was able to
John White told me I
purchase a new purebred Alpine
made a good choice
doe; Kickapoo Valley Jagged
and might have had
Zehava at the sale. I was also
to pay more for her
interested in Nixon’s Wizard
at the farm—he is
Zazu Pitts but suspected that
familiar with the herd
she would go for far more than
she came from.
would go for far more than I could afford
to spend (and my suspicion was verified)
when she ended up being purchased over
the phone by my friends Richard and Rica
Waldman for over $2000—I have already
called them and asked to reserve a buck
kid from her in future).
Since Zehava was
the first goat in the
sale order it seemed
that people were not
paying attention and
perhaps still enjoying
their
champagne
and food. As the
auctioneer
started
out slowly dropping
the bid price I stuck
I could afford to spend (and my
up my hand when he
But back to the
suspicion was verified) when
got down to $500—
real
purpose
of
no one upped me
she ended up being purchased
convention—lots
immediately but after
over the phone by my friends
of education and
a while there was
Richard and Rica Waldman…”
camaraderie.
a $550 bid which I
then raised to $600.
After driving all
As they continued to read off more
day
Saturday
and
staying
at a Day’s Inn
comments about her and her pedigree in
just
past
Erie,
PA,
I
got
up
early Sunday
an attempt to generate more interest and
morning and drove the last 90 minutes to
higher bids, no one bid me up. Quickly I
the Adams Mark Hotel in Buffalo, NY. At
was beginning to wonder (being a novice)
the hotel I was welcomed by the familiar
if I failed to see something wrong with
faces of Evin Evans and Steve Considine
her so I leaned over to Sheila Nixon, and
whispered (knowing her experience as a
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Club Adds New (littlest)
Member! Congratulations
Rogers & Mickey Families!
Maribeth (Mickey) and Adam
Rogers wish to announce the birth
of their son, Elisha Bradly Rogers
on August 11, 2009. Elisha was 20
3/4 inches long and weighed 7 lbs.
6 oz.
Proud grandparents (and source of
numerous pictures that are available
upon request) are Sue and Steve
Mickey. Happy and delighted aunts
are Brianna and Grace Mickey.
Maribeth and Adam moved to
Alaska last October after their
wedding in Mars Hill, NC. Adam
will be stationed at Elmendorf AFB
in Anchorage, AK for 2-3 more
years.
Maribeth is truly enthralled with
motherhood and has been blessed
with a “good” baby. While Elisha
keeps her very busy, she still keeps
up with the goats that she bred
and raised on the family farm and
enjoys hearing about how they did
in the most recent goat show.She
and Adam hope to “go back to the
farm” some day after their military
life.
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Photo Credit: © 2009 William Early
to pay for itself!) By the end of 2005 we
had begun our dairy building, designed
and built by my son Jesse, with the help
of three local carpenters. In 2006 we
became licensed cheesemakers. The
name Ripshin comes from the mountains
across the highway from our farm.
Today my daughter Rachel is our fulltime cheesemaker, and we produce fresh
chevre, goat milk feta and goat camembert
for farmers’ markets in Hickory, Boone
and Blowing Rock, and for a dozen or
more area chefs, as well as two wine and
cheese shops. This season, my husband
Life at Ripshin Dairy: A Love Story
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Service. I saw Mrs.
Sandburg’s
office
with her detailed
genetic studies of
dairy goats, and I
met the remnants of
her herd, including
the Saanen. Shortly
afterwards, I went back for a lesson in
hoof trimming, and began a love affair
with dairy goats.
I joined the Piedmont Dairy Goat
Association, and attended workshops
in cheese-making. I read all our library’s
books on dairy goats, and started a
collection of my own books on the
subject. In the 1990’s I was able to make
two trips to France, due to the fact that
I have good friends who were offering
barge travel on the French canals. We
visited small goat dairies each trip, and
saw how simply the cheese could be
made. Rachel and Jesse were with me,
which served to interest them in the idea
of dairy goats and cheesemaking.
In 2000 I retired from two ten-year careers,
and began to consider logistics for a small
dairy goat herd. We built fences first.
In February of 2003 and 2004, I spent
ten days at Goat Lady Dairy in Climax,
NC (south of Greensboro) helping with
kidding, which remains to me the most
challenging aspect of goatkeeping. That
family became my mentors, both in goat
care and cheesemaking.
“Two helpful things we’ve
learned over the past four years:
(1) SOAKING the goat’s hooves
in (warm) soapy water before
trimming them and (2) giving
HOT water to the milking does
after morning and evening
milking,ratherthancoldwater.”
In the early spring of 2004, I purchased
four young doelings from Goat Lady
Dairy, and raised them on a good milk
replacer: Polly and Pearl, Birdy and Belle.
The next year, I bought a second-hand
metal stanchion at a PDGA auction at
Peggy Harris’s house, and a belly-pail
milker and two-gallon pasteurizer from
Hoegger, and we started making cheese!
William is milking 23 goats, and next year
he’ll milk about twenty-five goats, which
will be our maximum.
We gave away MANY pounds of chevre
made on the kitchen table to friends and
family, and eventually allowed people to
pay us for it. (The dairy was going to have
We have seven part-time staff who help
with cleaning and milking at different
times throughout the week, and during
kidding last spring we were lucky to have
November/December, 2009 – 5
a terrific intern from Puerto Rico who is
studying to be a veterinarian, and who
works with a vet in Puerto Rico. A grant
from Caldwell County Soil & Water is
helping with the cost of adding automatic
waterers to our two newest pastures,
which are without water at present.
Two helpful things we’ve learned over the
past four years are (1) SOAKING the goat’s
hooves in (warm) soapy water before
trimming them, and (2) giving HOT water
to the milking does after morning and
evening milking, rather than cold water.
They prefer hot water, and drink much
more of it, which is healthier for them and
for milk production.
What my husband and I enjoy most, I
think, is to be able to work on a schedule
dictated by the needs of the goats and the
dairy. I love to be able to live the days on
the farm, rather than leaving the farm to
work in town. I love the goats, and enjoy
seeing them lounging after milking, and
walking in a straight line from one pasture
to another. I love seeing the mockingbirds
on the fence rails, and hearing the
Carolina wren chirping mornings through
the baby monitor in February, when we
are listening for the does to go into labor.
And I find real satisfaction these days from
maintaining a healthy herd of Saanens,
and from producing a delicious and
healthy product.
The Goatkeeper’s
Veterinary Book,
(4th Edition)
Peter Dunn is a
veterinarian and
goatkeeper in Great
Britain, surveying health
problems of goats there.
This book discusses
both treatments and
preventative management and covers more
than 150 problems, including colic and
salmonellosis in kids, lameness, ketosis,
milk fever, mastitis, pinkeye, ringworm,
abortions. There are over 100 photographs
and illustrations. Hardbound, 287 pages,
Old Pond Press. Fourth edition, 2007.
back40books.com or ebay.com – $38.95
HeatherLane Farms
Goat’s Milk Fudge
Makes a great
stocking
stuffer!
Our candy
making process
starts with the
high butterfat content
of our goats milk and is
pasteurized according to North
Carolina guidelines in order to ensure a
safe, whole milk. We then turn sweet goat
milk into a wonderful creamy fudge the old
fashion way, on the stove top, with close
attention to time and temperature. www.
heatherlanefarms.webs.com
Sampler, Med. & Large – $2.00 to $6.00
Enthusiasts of all ages will fall in love with
Billy the Life-Size Goat. Created by artists
in a socially-responsible environment,
each realistic animal is given a unique
personality. Soulful eyes and expressive
faces are lovingly detailed for a life-like
look.
Meticulously handcrafted, cut by hand,
never stamped by machine. Kids (either
kind) will love the soft plush body.
Face and body is carefully sculpted insideout to create the distinct features. They
are custom made especially for you upon
order.
toysandgamesonline.com – $370.00
Goats Produce Too! by Mary Jane Toth
Goats In The Movies
“The Men Who Stare At Goats”
Lister “Stablemate” Clippers
Director Heslov casts George Clooney in the
adaptation of the hilarious book Men Who
Stare at Goats, the story of the U.S. Army's First
Earth Battalion, a squad directed to develop
paranormal powers, including trying to kill goats
by staring at them. Casting of Clooney ensures,
however, that on-set goats will all simply fall
deeply in love after encountering Clooney's
soulful gaze. IMDB Score: 8 stars out of 10
Hansa – Life Size Toy Goat
Lightweight and easy to hold with high
efficiency motors. Very quiet running.
Blades are positioned in reinforced tough
plastic mounts that assists in the reduction
of noise and vibration. The blades stay cool
and are designed to direct clippings away
from the operators face. Easy and accurate
tensioning blades are self-clearing and
interchangeable with all Lister clippers.
doublekcountrystore.com – $325.00
Great all-round
cheese making
book. Chapters
include soft and
hard cheeses,
dessert recipes,
using yogurt,
chevon recipes,
soapmaking,
cheese-making
glossary. Handy
problem and
solution chart.
Instructions are
complete and if
follow properly, work very well. Spiralbound paperback stays open and flat, 136
pages. Highly recommended!
amazon.com – $14.95
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Goat’s Milk: The
“Greatest Of All Time”
By Martha Ann
Three powerhouses in the caprine dairy
industry have teamed to boost goat milk
to its rightful place as the “Greatest Of
All Time”—G.O.A.T. a phrase usually
claimed by tennis champions.
Mary Keehn of Cypress Grove Chevre,
Laura Howard, aka “Laloo” of Laloo’s
Goat’s Milk Ice Cream, and Jennifer Bice
of Redwood Hill Farm & Creamery are
spreading a message of goat goodness.
Meet Our Member… Lisa Black
Hello from Fields of Gold Farm here in Hendersonville, NC. We are a new
member to the organization and are excited to be a part of it!
We have a 40-acre Biodynamic and Beyond Organic farm, located about 3
miles from downtown. This has been a family farm since the 60’s with lots of
livestock, fruit trees and vegetables. This is the first time for goats though…
and we’re loving it!
We have 2 registered Oberhasli’s, Gemini and Lilly (shown above with
Caesar who works with us). We are working towards creating a small USDA
Certified Organic and Demeter Certified dairy. We’re very new in this field
and are learning a great deal every day. We have lots of fun with our goats.
I can’t imagine life on the farm without them!
We chose the Oberhasli mostly because they are conservancy breed plus
they are amazing and beautiful animals. Gemini is a good milk producer and
we look forward to having a few more milking does in the future. Everyone
has been so helpful in getting us going in the right direction. Thank you so
much! We really appreciate it! Please come for a visit sometime.
WELCOME TO THESE NEW MEMBERS!
Cam & Lynn Faircloth, Monroe, Georgia
Phil & Diane Tomberlin, Monroe, North Carolina
Frances and Billy Adamson, Waynesville, NC
Dakota Haene, Mooresville, NC
M. Bernard and W. McSwain, Lincolnton, NC
The G.O.A.T Girls, as they call themselves,
are pioneers in their fields and after
years spent developing their businesses
they’ve embarked on a campaign to
teach America what we already know:
Goats are green and good for the planet
because they literally have a smaller
carbon “hoof-print” than cows. Goats
require less energy when it comes to food
and amounts of land needed for them to
thrive. Goats are a perfect addition to any
family farm. As for nutrition, well, heh,
goat milk simply is superior to cow’s milk
and tens of millions of goat milk-drinking
children worldwide will tell you that.
Goat milk.
The other white milk.
Good for you.
Good for the planet!
Mary Keehn’s Midnight Moon made
Martha Ann fall in love with goat cheese.
Martha Ann remembers where she was
and who she was with when he handed
her a piece of Midnight Moon and said,
“You’re going to want more of this.”
November/December, 2009 – 7
2009 ADGA CONVENTION
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(who I had met last year in CA) as I got to
the reception desk at 8AM. I quickly got
my registration materials and proceeded
to the Judges Pre-TC training session
where we learned about paper work and
rules in the morning, then proceeded on
to the scorecard and some judging in the
afternoon. The people who were actually
going for their judges license would be
off to the fairgrounds the next two days
to be tested and judge more goats—but
I had only registered for the first day in
order to learn a bit more. I am certainly
not ready for that—a fact confirmed by
several people who were on their 2nd
and 3rd tries. Getting a judges license is
not an easy endeavor and my hat is off to
those that have passed (congrats to Cullen
Owen and others in the club whom have
achieved this.)
On Monday I ran into Gianaclis Caldwell
and she invited me to join her for breakfast.
In the hotel restaurant Gianaclis is the
owner of Pholia Farm in Oregon—an
award winning cheesemaker and award
winning Nigerian breeder that exclusively
milks Nigerians and also the author of a
book on starting a dairy to be published
next year. I had met Gianaclis and her
daughter last year at convention and we
had liked since we shared the common
interested of solar power – their dairy is
“off the grid.”
had come in for the directors meetings
that are held at convention.
After that I went to a few sessions including
one on ADGA performance Programs
given by Lisa Shepard—covering LA
and DHIR. In the afternoon I started the
AI clinic which would go for the rest of
Monday and Tuesday. There were many
other good sessions going on at the same
time but since I had paid for the AI clinic I
had to stay there. I met several interesting
people there including a vet from Ontario
who was switching over to goat practice
due to the demand in Ontario. I ended
up joining him and his wife at the award
dinner that night along with several other
breeders from upstate NY and Ontario,
Canada.
In the evening since there was no
formal dinner, I was invited out by my
new vet friend Paul Morris, DVM to a
microbrewery a few blocks away. As we
were leaving to walk there he ran into a
gentleman from Ontario who is a goat
dairy farmer as well as an exec with the
Ontario goat dairy co-operative so he and
his wife joined us and I got some insights
into the way their business runs. When
I came back I headed to the Lelia Berry
Memorial Karaoke Celebration for just
two drinks and headed back up to my
room by 10 P.M. I was saving my money
for the sale to be held and also wanted
to be wide awake for my session the next
day.
Wednesday morning I headed back down
to my AI clinic and we got a little bit of
hands on practice and then later in the
afternoon I attended several interesting
presentations including “business plans”
and the Alpines International meeting.
In between sessions I was able to make
my way up to the spotlight “sale tent”—
it was actually in the second floor of
the hotel parking garage—and see the
does that were to be auctioned off on
Saturday. I also found some time to visit
with John White and Ben Rupchis who
were amongst several volunteers looking
after the goats as well as Shelia Nixon as
she was decorating Zazu Pitt’s pen. On
my way out of the garage and back to
sessions I also ran into Cam Faircloth who
On Thursday I attended several more
sessions in the morning including
ADGA Performance Programs—Linear
Appraisal Q&A given by Betty Henning
and Buck Selection by Karen Lewis of
Frozen Assets, Inc (who I found out now
lives in SC at Evin Evans place) and also
attended Karen’s Buck & Breeding Q&A
session. In the afternoon it was off to the
Advance AI session given by Teresa Wade
of Biogenics) were I ran into Paul Morris
again. He has substantial experience with
Pig AI but goats are so much different he
said. This evening was the Wine, Cheese
and Body Care products Reception/Flash
light sale where I saw Yvonne and Ken’s
Heatherlane Farms Goat Milk Fudge
on display and enjoyed plenty of wine,
cheese, cold cuts and, of course, a piece
of fudge.
Friday I attended Gianaclis Advance
Cheesemaking
session
and
a
Cheesemakers and Producers Panel with
Marc Druart, Cheese Technician from
VIAC (The Vermont Institute for Artisan
Cheese at the University of Vermont).
There I also got to meet Matt Cedro of
Firefly Farms who has won many awards
and I got a gift from his wife—a chunk
from a wheel of their first prize hard
cheese to take home (sorry, it was not
large enough to bring to a club meeting
and share). Then off to my room for a brief
rest before the Banquet and Ball.
Kickapoo Valley Jagged Zehava, Alpine doe purchased by Ziggy at the Spotlight Sale during
the ADGA Convention.
That left the Champagne Brunch and
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8 – November/December, 2009
From Tennessee, Mars Hill, Weaverville,
Asheville, Hendersonville and points
north:
November 8th Meeting, 1 p.m. – Forster’s Farm in Columbus, NC
SC 9
NC 74
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To Lake Lure
Exit 167
To Asheville
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Take I-26 East (south) to Exit 1 (SC -14/
Landrum SC exit) At end of exit ramp, turn
left and go over I-26. (you are on now SC-14
but the name changes to Landrum Road once
you cross back into NC) Go 5.75 miles and
we are on the left hand side at “280 Landrum
Road” You will pass the “Derbyshire” sales
center and we are the next driveway on the
left past the pasture with our solar panels.
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Because this is the meeting before Thanksgiving, Ziggy and Robin plan on serving freshly smoked turkey
to entice you to attend. Can’t ever get enough turkey! IF you get lost or need further directions, our home
phone is: 828-863-4036 (Please bring a folding chair.)
Take 221 (or other convenient means) to get
to I-74. Take I-74 (east towards Asheville) to
Exit 167. At end of off ramp turn left (south)
onto NC-9 and go 3.2 miles to Junction of NC
9, Landrum and Sandy Plains Roads. Turn
Right onto Landrum Road. We are about 1⁄4
mile from Highway 9 at “280 Landrum Road”.
If you get to the “Derbyshire” sales center you
have gone too far.
19/23
Christmas Party At Brankton Farm – December 13th at 1 p.m.
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David Brank – 828.645.7525
Directions: From TN, VA & Points North:
Take I-26 to New Stock Road - Exit 21 (exit is about 5-1/2 miles north of Asheville, NC.) Go to
double stop lights east of I-26 and get on 19/23 going north. Go just over 3/4 mile to stop light
and turn right onto Reems Creek Road. Go almost 3 miles (see self storage building on left) then
turn right over small bridge onto Pleasant Grove Rd. Brankton Farm is 2nd driveway on right.
(White house, gray oak barn)
Directional maps to your farm, that are rendered for the The Dairy Goat Gazzette, are available at
no charge via email. Email a request to: [email protected]
November/December, 2009 – 9
GOAT MILK & CHEESE RECIPES
3. Chop the blanched spinach and mix
with the cooled tomato sauce, then
stir in the roasted squash. Season.
4. Divide the pastry dough into 2 and
roll out one half to fit your pie dish.
Fill the pie base with the filling and
crumble in chunks of the cheese.
GOAT CHEESE, SPINACH &
BUTTERNUT SQUASH PIE
Ingredients:
One ready-made pie crust or use the
crust recipe of your choice.
5. For the glaze: roll out the remaining
pastry to the same thickness. Brush
the edges of the pie with a little of
the egg and put the lid on top. Using
your fingers crimp the edges and then
glaze the top with the remaining egg
and sprinkle with fennel seeds. Rest
for 30 minutes.
6. Cook in the oven for 45-50 minutes,
until the top is golden. Serves 6.
For the filling
1 Butternut squash,
peeled & diced
“Over-Herd”
2 - 3 Tbs. Olive oil
1 sprig Rosemary, Chopped
3 cloves Garlic, Sliced
28 oz. of Tomatoes, Peeled
& Chopped
1 Dried Thai or Bird’s-Eye
Chili, Chopped
9 oz. Spinach, Washed,
Blanched & Squeezed
6 oz. Log Goats Cheese, Sliced
“All goats are
mischievous thieves,
gate-crashers,
and trespassers.
Also they possess individual
character, intelligence,
and capacity for affection
which can only be matched
by the dog.
For the glaze
1 Egg, beaten
1 tsp Fennel seeds
For the filling: preheat the oven to
350 degrees.
1. Toss the diced squash with a slug of
olive oil, salt, pepper and the chopped
rosemary. Spread out on a roasting
tray and roast until tender and a little
caramelized. Leave to cool.
2. Meanwhile, make a rich tomato
sauce by frying the garlic in olive oil
until golden then add the tomatoes
and chilli. Simmer until reduced by
half. Leave to cool.
Having once become
acquainted with them
I would as soon farm
without a dog
as without a goat.”
~ David Mackenzie,
Farmer in the
Western Isles (1954)
Silver didrachm c. 250-230 BC. Goat
2009 ADGA CONVENTION
…continued from page 7
Spotlight sale for Saturday morning which
I have already written about earlier and
then the 12 hour drive home back to
North Carolina.
I hope this helps give you all a flavor for
what the convention experience is like.
Next year’s convention will be in Tucson,
AZ and I hope to go and it’s all up to
Robin, as she says I need to hire help for
the few days I’d be away next year.
Anyone else want to go? Or if not, are you
looking for a paying job—milking and
caring for goats?? If you know someone
who would consider helping us with that
(from October 15th to the 23rd of 2010)
so we can get the chance to go, please let
me know.
Siegfried (Ziggy) Forster
[email protected]
www.sunrisefarmnc.com
AI Clinic Planned at
Spinning Spider Creamery,
November, 21st.
Chris Owens at Spinning Spider
Creamery has decided to host an Artificial
Insemination Workshop with Terry Barr at
her farm (outside Mars Hill in Madison Co)
on Saturday 11/21. If anyone is interested,
please get in touch with Chris and
she'll give you more details. Her email
is: [email protected] and her
number is 828-689-5508.
Terry is willing to split this into two days
with a buck collection if there's enough
interest. He’ll have to gauge interest and
follow up with tightening up the schedule
once he hears what people are looking
for.
So, if you are interested in learning Terry's
AI techniques or just need brushing up,
Chris highly recommends attending. “He's
such a good teacher and goes beyond
just telling what to do. He explains WHY
it needs to be done in a certain way. He
also spent a lot of time teaching handling
straws and working with the semen tank.”
10 – November/December, 2009
Goat, ca. 1934 Arthur Dove
(American, 1880–1946)
This watercolor is a study for
Dove’s oil painting of the same title
(49.70.37). Dove typically worked
out his compositional arrangements
and color schemes in this medium,
on a small scale, then transferred the
image to a larger canvas by means of
a projector-like “magic lantern” or a
copying tool called a pantograph. A
comparison with the Goat painting
Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paperboard, 4 x 6 in. Alfred Stieglitz Collection
demonstrates the artist’s adherence
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
to his original conception of the
Citation:
“Arthur Dove: Goat (49.70.75)”. In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dove/ho_49.70.75.htm (June 2007)
work, with only minimal alterations
to its shapes and tones.
French Alpine Dairy Goats
Miss Dee’s, Angel-Prairie and
Brankton bloodlines
Weaverville, North Carolina
Renée Garcia
[email protected]
828.779.1055
November/December, 2009 – 11
See page 2 for ad Info and advertise your farm
or products in the Dairy Goat Gazette!
12 – November/December, 2009
Upcoming Club Meetings & Events
Nov 8th - Ziggy & Robin Forster,
Columbus, NC (Interpretations of
Registration Papers) 1 PM
Nov. 10th (AI Collection)
Paul Fox’s farm.
Nov. 21st (AI Clinic)
Chris Owens, Mars Hill, NC
Spinning Spider Creamery.
Dec. 13th (Christmas Party) David
Brank, Weaverville, NC 1 PM
Fun Only – No business meeting!
Wishing You and Yours a
Happy New Year in 2010!
April 11th (meeting)
(Topic & Location TBA)
May 9th (meeting)
(Topic & Location TBA)
May 22nd (Goat Festival), Spindale,
NC by the ADGA to support Heifer
Int. Donations. www.goatfestival.com
Jan. 10th (meeting)
David Brank, Weaverville, NC
June 3rd through 6th (Piedmont
Dairy Goat Show) at the Ag Center,
Fletcher, NC
3 day Buck Show
February 14th (meeting)
Maureen Moore, Marshall, NC
June 19th thru 26th (National Dairy
Goat Show), Louisville, KY
Everyone is welcome at our club meetings. Bring a covered dish and come join us!
The Piedmont Dairy Goat Association
The Dairy Goat Gazette
Renee Garcia, Editor
62 White Bridge Road
Weaverville, NC 28787
Happy Holidays and
Season’s Greetings from
the Piedmont Dairy Goat
Association.
March 14th (meeting)
(Topic & Location TBA)