about Dreamgoats
Cuddle & hike with the herd
Our agritourism ​enterprise follows the natural rhythms of the herd. We design our event schedule around breeding & kidding season, morning milking, and grazing hours, with sessions throughout the week.
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Baby goat cuddles, April-May: experience the sweet and fuzzy delight of a newborn baby goat sleeping on your lap (or ricocheting off your lap, depending on the day). Sessions last one hour and the barn capacity is eight people.
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Goat hikes, June-October (+ Holiday Hikes, Dec-Jan): join the whole herd as we hike the trails around the farm. We'll explore prairie, woods, and orchard, feeding the goats leaves and watching them frolic and graze. Each session begins with a 10-15 minute goat hang in the pen before we take off on a 30-40 minute hike. Path is mowed grass but can be uneven or overgrown in spots.
Try our goat milk soap
Soapmaking is our way to bundle up the creative energy of the farm. Along with our goat milk, we use organic oils and locally grown or foraged plants to design twelve different soaps. Each molecule of fat in goat milk in our soap turns into a silky cleanser, preserving the milk and washing your skin, deeply and gently. We love this intimate connection between our herd and land and you--that extends beyond your visit. Goat milk soap is helpful for dry or sensitive skin, including for folks undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
After hikes & cuddles, you can test and shop our soap. We also do occasional markets and sell online. If you don't want to miss a single scent, you can sign up for our Year of Soap and receive three bars of soap at the turn of each season.
Volunteer to learn more.
If you'd like to learn more about the daily rhythms of the farm, you can apply to join our team. Our volunteers are privy to the full spectrum of goatworld: from birth to breeding, hoof trimming to herding, milking to mucking, working 2-3 shifts per month in exchange for milk or soap.
Start a herd of your own
We raise Nubian goats, a breed known for their floppy ears, rich milk, and strong personalities. We graze them rotationally to reduce impact on the land, increase forage variety, and reduce parasites. They eat primarily wild forage from May-October and local hay from November-April, with a non-gmo grain on the milk stand. Every goat on our farm is friendly and calm around people as they are handled early in life, often and with love.
We breed our herd each fall and kid in the spring, allowing the kids to be raised by their dams for three months, before leaving for new farm homes late summer. We love to send our kids home to families passionate about humane and ethical raising--please join our list if you're interested in purchasing future kids!