We are a small, family-run, artisan ranch in the panhandle of Florida. We raise sheep and goats naturally, without hormones or over-crowding.
Naturally raised Myotonic (Fainting) Goats, Mayhaw Jelly, Pet Boarding, Farm Tours, Fiber Arts, Country Store and More! We also board pets and make jelly from the native Mayhaw trees on the property and other organic fruits.
12/13/2024
We have five rescued 10-month-old female Anatolian Shepherds looking for their next home. These sweet dogs were raised in a 220-acre pasture with goats and have great potential as working dogs, as that's all they've ever known.
They are a bit bashful and not fully socialized, but we're working with them daily. None of them show any aggression, and they've always lived outdoors. Their previous owner moved to New Mexico, taking his goats and male dogs with him, leaving these girls behind.
If you're interested or want to learn more, please reach out for discussion.
Feel free to ask questions or share this post with someone who might be a great fit for these beautiful dogs
10/19/2024
Found these during Farm Tour at Golden Acres Ranch. Contact us if you recognize them.
09/16/2024
ALL KEETS ARE SPOKEN FOR!! Thank you to all.
We have keets! Guinea Keets!
12 approximately 5 months old
8 approximately 3 months old
And hatchlings coming in a couple weeks.
Guinea fowl are beautiful birds and used for a variety of reasons. Security and pest control being among them.
When allowed to run freely, Guinea fowl, eat insects, rodents, snakes, and even ticks.
Call or text Bobbie if you are interested in finding out more.
8 5 0 - 5 0 8 - 2 6 0 7
08/15/2024
We are leasing 5 acre paddocks on the ranch.
They are fenced, gated, and have a water source.
We have 3 paddocks available.
Call Bobbie for details.
8 5 0 - 5 0 8 - 2 6 0 7
07/16/2024
Guinea Keets are here!
Approximately 4 weeks old. Getting first feathers. All healthy. Not sexed.
06/24/2024
Golden Acres is excited to start a new series. Conversations with Bobbie!!
These will take place the 2nd and 4th Saturdays starting in July. 10am-12:30pm
July 13th: So you think you want a goat
July 27th: Let’s talk wool
Bobbie has a vast knowledge gained from starting Golden Acres a number of years ago. She is quick to say, “it there was a mistake to make I did it”! Let her pass on to you what she learned.
We will have OJ, coffee, and tea available. Farm tours are also available if interested.
Let us know if you plan to come.
Golden Acres Ranch
704 Barnes Rs
Monticello, FL 32344
850-508-2607
06/23/2024
Allow your pet to attend camp while you go on vacation!
Golden Acres provides affordable boarding for dogs and cats, with indoor/outdoor runs and shelters for dogs, and indoor accommodations for cats. They also welcome other family pets, such as pigs, hamsters, and goldfish.
Drop-off and pick-up are available seven days a week from dawn to dusk.
Let them take the worry out of pet care. Call or text Bobbie at (850) 508-2607 or visit their website to complete an application and find more information at goldenacresranchflorida(dot)com
05/28/2024
June 1, Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM and June 2, Sunday 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM, we will be open for the Farm Tour. While harvest is over, we do have a supply of Mayhaw Berries and Jelly in our Country Store.
There are two month old kids (baby goats) ready to greet visitors and Baboy the friendly (always hungry) pig in one pasture. You can pet them. Then there are chickens, ducks, guineas and peafowl. Don't forget the Great Pryenees dogs.
Please don't bring your pets. Our guardian dogs protect the livestock and will react to your pet in your car or on a leash.
04/29/2024
We are having a great Mayhaw Berry harvest this year. $55/gallon bag. Call or text (850) 508-2607 to make sure someone is at the Country Store to help you.
We are a small, family-run, artisan ranch in the panhandle of Florida. Naturally raised Myotonic (Fai
04/27/2024
Mayhaw Gathering Time. I need Work Campers through the Month of May. Lovely setting with electricity, water and a place to "dump"? families and well behaved family pets are welcome. Beautiful rural county with plenty of recreation close by.
This is a working goat, sheep,and poultry farm . The Mayhaw Trees are ripe and the berries need to be gathered. Look at our website
We are a small, family-run, artisan ranch in the panhandle of Florida. We raise sheep and goats, board pets, have Farm Tours and make jelly from the native Mayhaw trees on the property. We raise Miniature Tennessee Fainting Goats to sell to families for pets, w**d control or breeding. We also raise....
04/21/2024
We are part of the Fl-Ga Farm Tour Tour this year; mostly to sell all the Mayhaw Berries we're harvesting. You can come out on Tour days at...
Saturday – May 18, 2024 – 10 am to 3 pm
Sunday – May 19 2024- 12 noon to 3 pm
Don't wait to come out for berries, though! The harvest has already begun and we're having a bumper crop!
Learn more about the Spring Tour on our website.
04/05/2024
Golden Acres needs help with upcoming Mayhaw Harvest.
April 23rd - May 19th, 2024 approximately
Help wanted with gathering, cleaning, and packaging Mayhaw berries. Season starts approximately 4/23/24.
Days and hours are flexible. We provide all equipment. Approximately 200 trees on 2 acres. The berries are harvested in water. No gators.
Please call Bobbie Golden for further information or to sign up.
850-508-2607
03/20/2024
Golden Acres Ranch is looking for work campers for immediate start.
Mayhaw Harvest
We expect a great crop of Mayhaws this year and are looking for a couple work campers to help harvest.
You may be asking “what is a Mayhaw?” They are a little berry that you shake from a tree to harvest and they make excellent jelly, cake, and wine! If ya know ya know!
We are located in North Florida (Monticello) and would exchange help for a site with water and electricity. There is a dump station on site as well as use of laundry facilities. There is not a wage. Site only.
This is a physical job and requires wading in water and it is outside work in nature with the possibility of interactions with wildlife.
The time period is April 1st thru the end of May. There is a chance to stay longer for the right campers.
Singles, couples, or families welcomed. We have many dogs that work on our premesis and will consider your well behaved, non agressive pooch.
You would be asked to work 20-25 hours each week and can set your own schedule. We are a working ranch with goats, sheep, and poultry. Included in your weekly hours we may ask you to help with feeding them.
Monticello has amazing bike paths and waterways perfect for kayaks and the beach is only 2 hrs away. The state Capital is one city over with historic sites and great parks.
Must pass a background check and have references.
DM for more information.
03/13/2024
Demo day at the farm this Saturday 3/16 9:30am-1:30pm. Free of charge. Come join us.
704 Barnes Rd
Monticello, FL 32344
03/03/2024
Reminder!!
Demonstration Day at the Farm
March 9th and March 16th
Event will happen rain or shine. We will make every attempt to keep you dry but bring your “farm” rain gear.
Valerie Foster and Bobbie Golden will put on a demonstration from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM or longer if needed. Val will answer questions about pottery. Bobbie will handle the wool cleaning, carding and making dryer balls. AND there will be some "gentle hands on" experiences. Heather will also be showing pine needle basket weaving. There is no charge for the demonstrations.
The Country Store will be open with samples of Mayhaw Jelly and baked goods. There will be walking tours for those that just want to enjoy a farm setting. Our first kid (a baby goat named Angel) was bornFebruary 13. and there will be a lot more here by March 9. Lambs were born in December.
There's plenty of parking and you can bring a picnic if you'd like.
704 Barnes Rd
Monticello, FL 32344
02/28/2024
Mayhaw trees are in full bloom and spectacular. There should be a good crop this year if we don’t get a late freeze. Harvest time starts at the end of April.
02/25/2024
Come on out to the farm any time for a tour and a visit to the country store.
We have baby goats being born everyday. The peacocks are fully feathered and strutting their stuff. Baby chicks are in the nursery coop. And the Mayhaw trees are in full bloom.
We would love to have you visit!
Golden Acres
704 Barnes Rd
Monticello, FL 32344
(850) 508-2607
02/15/2024
Demonstration Day at the Farm
March 9th
Valerie Foster and Bobbie Golden will put on a demonstration from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM or longer if needed. Val will answer questions about pottery. Bobbie will handle the wool cleaning, carding and making dryer balls. AND there will be some "gentle hands on" experiences. There is no charge for the demonstrations.
The Country Store will be open with samples of Mayhaw Jelly and baked goods. There will be walking tours for those that just want to enjoy a farm setting. Our first kid (a baby goat named Angel) was bornFebruary 13. and there will be a lot more here by March 9. Lambs were born in December.
There's plenty of parking and you can bring a picnic if you'd like. Since this is an outdoor event and if weather is yucky, the date will be Saturday, March 16.
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Golden Acres is excited to start a new series. Conversations with Bobbie!!
These will take place the 2nd and 4th Saturdays starting in July. 10am-12:30pm
July 13th: So you think you want a goat
July 27th: Let’s talk wool
Bobbie has a vast knowledge gained from starting Golden Acres a number of years ago. She is quick to say, “it there was a mistake to make I did it”! Let her pass on to you what she learned.
We will have OJ, coffee, and tea available. Farm tours are also available if interested.
Let us know if you plan to come.
Golden Acres Ranch
704 Barnes Rs
Monticello, FL 32344
850-508-2607
We are a small, family-run, artisan ranch in the panhandle of Florida. We raise sheep and goats, board pets, have Farm Tours and make jelly from the native Mayhaw trees on the property.
We raise Tennessee Fainting Goats to sell to families for pets, w**d control or breeding. This breed of goat and their cousins, the Mini-Myotonics are perfect outdoor pets for children.
We also raise wool sheep for fiber products. We maintain our herds and flocks at sustainable levels and they are all pasture-raised naturally, without pesticides or hormones, in a non-stressed environment.
We board dogs and other family pets. We have a combination of indoor and outdoor facilities for all types and sizes. We especially love dogs, and keep Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dogs on the property to protect the sheep and goats. They live outdoors with their particular flock, and every year or so we breed a female for puppies to sell.
Golden Acres Ranch is situated just north of the small town of Monticello on forty-three acres of cultivated pine forest and pasture. It has one of the largest Mayhaw ponds in the region. Every year we have a Mayhaw Berry Harvest Festival where, harvest-permitting, you can get freshly harvested berries or some of our own Mayhaw Berry Jelly. We also grow blueberries and make Blueberry Jam.
The ranch provides a beautiful venue for recreation, education, and the sale of food, art, and other natural products from nearby farms and craftspeople. We’re proud to be among the original participants of the Annual Regional Farm Tour. Keep an eye on this website or sign up for our newsletter to see what’s happening next.
