COURSES for new Goat Breeders

FACT:  Attending one of our day-long courses ensures that the beginning breeder learns enough to understand what he is getting into!  We try to teach, instruct, explain, discourage or encourage - depending on the person involved!  Our goal is to make raising a cashmere goat an adventure - with ambitoius goals while keeping your feet planted solidly on the ground!

The week of April 14th - 21st will be dedciated to out first CASHMERE WORKSHOP:  total immersion in Cashmere production - from how to comb your goat through to the finished, hand-made product, genetic selection, etc.

For the complete program please consult the following link: 

During the year we organize one-day 'classes' for those who are contemplating raising Cashmere goats, during which we explain hands-on the organization, procedures, daily chores and everything else the new breeder needs to know before embarking on this new adventure

We find this the best way to thoroughly prepare the new owner to make an informed decision about whether raising Cashmere Goats is what they really ought to be doing!

While it is true that we sell goats, our first goal is to instruct, explain, and teach all we have learned about how to raise these goats, select for fiber quality and transform it into a finished product, and all the secondary activities we can create with our goats!  For this reason we do not sell animals to those who have not participated in one of our stages, and we have had the opportunity to meet them personally.

Our next dates STAGES 2012:

SATURDAY 14 JANUARY (10:00 to 15:00)
SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY
SATURDAY17 MARCH
SATURDAY 7 APRIL
SUNDAY 6 MAY
SUNDAY 20 MAY


Subjects covered will be (but not limited to:)

Uses  of the Cashmere Gaot  Fencing:  how, why, what type acording to the terrain and the use intended   Shelters: how many, what types, where, what materisl to use  Feeding:  what, when, how to choose, how to sominister; Medical atention: vaccinations, parassite treatments, obbligatory testing;   Choosing you animals:  Criteria for selecting, the rational number of goats to raise;  Beaurocracy:  Breeders' obbligations, permits to obtain, laws to respect  Genetic Selection:  how why, what criteria to apply, what results to expect 

Groups are limited to 2-8 persons; we require a written confermation to the following e-mail address, specifying the number of people:  info@cashmeregoatfarm.com

Euro 50,00 per person - lunch is on us! 

Boots or shoes for hiking are suggested when wet!

Dr Nora Kravis § Azienda Agricola La Penisola § Radda in Chianti 53017 SI

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