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City Goats: The Goat Justice League's Guide to Backyard Goat Keeping
City Goats The Goat Justice League's Guide to Backyard Goat Keeping Author:Jennie Palches Grant Jennie Grant is your average 40-something mother with a bungalow in Seattle's leafy Madrona neighborhood, a happy middle-school child, a tolerant husband, and a Pug named Eddie. She also happens to keep chickens and two goats, Snowflake and Eloise, and is regionally known as the passionate founder behind the Goat Justice League although goats do... more »n't really fly (see logo).
Since Grant began keeping goats several years ago, she has learned firsthand the remarkable benefits and beauty of keeping goats how much healthier and easier to maintain a yard with goats can be, the tolerance levels of neighbors, the health benefits of non-industrial foods, and how interacting with goats inspires a connection to nature. City Goats: The Goat Justice League's Guide to Urban Goat Keeping is her step-by-step guide on raising a pair of dairy goats in your urban or suburban backyard, from city zoning and selecting goats to setting up your yard, building a shed, feeding and caring, kidding, and milking.
And for those who've never entertained the idea of keeping a goat, Grant will inspire you with real-world stories. Readers will discover the five secrets to keeping your goat looking glamorous, the true story behind what happened when the ten-year-old Paul Henning (creator and writer of the Beverly Hillbillies) and Laura Ingalls Wilder bumped into one another in the Ozarks in the summer of 1922, and how to help your doe get the stud buck she wants (and deserves). Practical and at times comical (just like a goat!), connected both to nature and the city, and slightly rebellious City Goats: The Goat Justice League's Guide to Urban Goat Keeping is a book for gardeners, people committed to eating locally, and anyone who has ever pondered joining the backyard goat revolution.« less