The other day I went out to a cool newbie farm to pick up some raised garden beds. The farm is owned by Jason and Sandi and is located a few miles west of Commerce. I arrived about 15 minutes after the birth of a four-legged baby. Jason, a newbie organic farmer, was super proud of baby, (I’m pretty sure he would’ve been passing out cigars if he’d had some!), and he took me inside the pen to get a close up look at the cute little fella.
Mama goat was very nice and well behaved, so I got to pet baby (and note his back half was smeared with something that coulda been goat poop, but I was hoping and pretending and also praying was mud. I like goats. Goat poop, not so much). Anyway, me being me, I immediately wanted me a goat. Unfortunately, my backwards, behind the times subdivision covenants, prohibits them. Same reason I can’t have a coupla chickens. 
My thinking is this: not only are goats cute, they eat grass. Everyone who really knows me, knows I hate cutting grass, so I’m thinking bye bye lawnmower. Oh, the bliss of that!). Someone come buy my house so I can find myself a tiny shack on an acre or two and start myself a hippie farm.:-)
Jason told me they plan a canning class in the near future and also have some other interesting ideas in the works. I plan to go back out and check out the rest of their gardens/animals in the next month or so, so stay tuned. Check out the newbie farmers cool blog: http://WWW.aboutanacre.com
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, is also hosting open mic night for musicians, poets, etc. Next open mic is scheduled for Thursday, April 14th. at 7 p.m. So, cmon and brang it on with your own talent, or come support the local talent and make some new friends.
