Gather Together Homestead

07/31/2026

Like mother, like daughter. They both came to sit with me and little lady fell asleep, so I stayed goat trapped for a good 45 minutes. What a beautiful moment.

07/29/2026

Got hit by the fact that 45 goats touched grass on our farm this year. 45. That's wild! And now I have to get my herd down to 20. Whoops. Most have already moved on, but this is the biggest cut I have ever done.

07/22/2026

No one is entitled to a right of refusal. They are not legally enforcable. However, they are kind.

This creamery refused to sell back to the breeder despite being offered more than they had paid in the first place. They cared more about top dollar than they cared about the goats ending up is a good place. That's incredibly icky to me.

This wasn't a "we need to sell because we are closing the doors" issue, this is a "the person that loves these does wants them back, but we refuse" issue.

Yes, they were legally within their rights because livestock is recognized as property, not sentient beings. If you would refuse a good home with a breeder that is willing to pay the value of the animal just for the "maybe" chance at getting a higher price please unfollow me.

I practice what I preach. I have 5 girls that came with a first right of refusal from their breeders. I fully intend on following through with that offer when they are to leave my farm. That is not a moral lines I am willing to cross. A good steward cares about animals, even after they are sold.

I rarely ask for it with my girls. In fact, I have only ever asked for first refusal with one goat. Once they leave my farm, I understand that they control what happens. However, I certainly hope that if the day happens that they move her along, I would have the chance to bring her back here on the homestead.

Whew! That was very stressful and crazy but we are the other side now and I can finally take a deep breath. I unfortunately was not able to bring all 6 home today, but I did get 4 and that’s a huge win for me! One was never brought to the auction so I had no chance at her sadly. The other five were brought in small groups. I was able to be the winning bid on three and the other two were bought by other ppl. After the sale the office ladies at Unadilla helped me by contacting the one buyer and he offered me her for just a tad bit more money so I bought her too. I could not find the buyer of Ohana sadly so I was unable to get her back. Pictured is Jubilee, Scout, and Pirouette. This was taken before I bought Petal back. I just want to send out a HUGE thankyou to everyone for your support, well wishes and encouragement the last couple of days. These girls will need a lot of groceries and deworming. More pics and updates to come.

07/12/2026

Five years ago, Henna gave us the first babies ever born on our homestead. Beautiful quads that unfortunately had tragic ends. Two were born still. The buckling was noticably weak and passed within the first 24 hours. The remaining doeling, Miracle, we lost at 6mo due to a freak accident in a storm. This mama has been around since the very beginning making ten beautiful babies and giving us plenty of milk. She was the best mama ♡♡♡

Today we said goodbye.

I knew when I called her to be milked today and she didn't come running. Henna never came to the gate and waited in the crowd like the others. She waited until their chaos settled down and I called her name. My polite grandma goat with all the best manners. I found her looking like she laid down for a nap and never woke.

This is the first time I've ever lost an adult doe and it hurts. It wasn't unexpected. She struggled the last month of this pregnancy, but she was getting pretty old. We wondered if it was time to retire her from breeding. Let this be her last set. Triplet bucklings. Of course.

She never quite bounced back to herself after birth, struggled to maintain condition and today she gave up the fight despite us giving her everything we could along the way.

We have retained two of her daughters and one of her sons. All three of our retained girls this year are her grand babies and she has one more set of grand babies due to hit the ground in less than two weeks. Her legacy will forever run through the veins of our herd.

Thank you for being part of our homestead, Henna.

07/08/2026

Striking good looks and he knows it. This blue eyed golden child is sweet as could be ready to see all the new things. Will you help him?

Located in Aiken County, SC
Starting at $150
Comment below to bringing him to your pastures.

07/04/2026

Homesteaders Only. If you have goats, chicken, ducks, pigs, horses, cattle, sheep.... I want to connect.

07/02/2026

Marinette said "whatcha looking at back there?"

It's due month for our three girls that decided to break into the buck pen out of season. Going to be documenting their births and excited to meet these babies. Hoping for a doe to retain!

07/02/2026

So many blueberries were gathered and many more enjoyed!

06/29/2026

Goat call! Its so much fun to see them all racing towards me into pasture.

06/28/2026

My spreadsheet is five years old and keeps track of freshening, health, observations, farm projects.... its a lot and after five years its a bit hard to muddle through. Guess who has been working on a new thing for the past year? I'm so excited to leave the spreadsheet behind and more our homestead to the app.