{"title":"Goat Stewardship Program | Sponsor your favourite Apothecandy goat!","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Rockwell',serif;\"\u003eThe Goat Stewardship program is a community supported agriculture (CSA) opportunity for connection and knowledge sharing.\u003cbr\u003eThe concept is to pair up some of the incredible goats here at Apothecandy with folks who have come to love these beautiful animals; and create an opportunity for goatless folks to learn more about the care and keeping of them. This program will bring you the connection with your chosen animal and the opportunity to gain a better understanding of all things goat keeping, without needing to handle the harder hands-on work involved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo often I get to hear your dreams of becoming a goatherd, their charismatic charm easily captures peoples hearts. But the reality of keeping goats create barriers too difficult for many to overcome.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHousing, fencing, feeding, vet care, fencing, daily chores, milking, breeding programs, did I mention fencing…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough sponsorship, you help provide essential resources such as quality feed, hay, bedding, veterinary care, and infrastructure improvements to assist me with helping each goat live a healthy and fulfilling life. Your support directly enhances the sustainability of the farm and promotes compassionate, responsible animal stewardship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn return, every Goat Steward will receive these benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Regular updates and photos via email\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Shout outs on social media and website\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- Opportunities to schedule a visit with your goat on our farm if you are able to travel to our location, or video calls with me and your goat to meet them and learn about them virtually.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e- A special thank you card from myself and the herd.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Rockwell',serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdditional available perks depending on your level of Sponsorship such as naming rights for new kids entering the program and custom goat milk soap\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Rockwell',serif;\"\u003eGoat Stewardship Program levels (per year):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Rockwell',serif;\"\u003eLevel 1 - $175 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Rockwell',serif;\"\u003e– Become a goat steward.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIncludes all regular benefits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Rockwell',serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLevel 2 - $280 (Adults)\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eIncludes all the base level benefits, a set of 4 goat milk soap of your choosing from our regularly available soaps shipped to you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Rockwell',serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLevel 3 - $375 (Non-Milking Goats) - \u003c\/b\u003eIncludes all base level benefits and a custom batch of goat milk soap. (6 medium sized bars)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLevel 4 - $450 (Milking goats)\u003c\/b\u003e – Includes all base level benefits and a custom batch of goat milk soap made with milk from your sponsored doe. 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She wasn't always a tripod, she was a regular part of the herd, born one cold February evening she suffered some mild frostbite to her ear tips giving her a distinctive shorter rounded ear.  She grew up as a part of my regular milkers, not a big producer but always happy to jump up on the milking stand and have her turn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA few years back on a snowy December night the goats were out in the woods and decided to take a shortcut back to the shelter,  jumping the fence between two pastures  (as goats do).  I went out to do my evening checks and tuck everyone in but didn't do a headcount that night, all seemed well. \u003cbr\u003eThe next day I went out to feed the goats and there is Meera munching away, but one of her legs was lifted off the ground, a quick inspection showed me that she was injured with a compression \/ tourniquet type injury completely encircling her rear right leg above the pastern (ankle area).  Scooping her up I whisked her into the house where we sat together on the floor while I assessed her injuries, finding a cold lower leg with lack and blood flow but thankfully no pain from the  severing of nerves, we sat together that night and  shared a dark beer (this is actually beneficial to their rumen as well as being delicious) unsure of what was to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe light of the next morning and the snow cover on the ground allowed me to follow her path, marked by the unsteady gait of a dragging limb, led me to find exactly what had happened. She clearly never made that fence jump with the rest of the herd. getting her leg caught, I could see the impression on the snow where she struggled to free herself. I believe she spent that entire night out there, I will forever carry the weight of the guilt of not realizing she wasn't in the shelter that night. Fortunately, being the tenacious and food motivated creature she is, she was able to free herself and came hobbling all the way back for snacks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt first the vet and I were going to wait and see whether she would regain the use of her leg, treating with antibiotics and pain management. But it became clear that the extent of her injury had cut off blood flow and nerves from her foot.  I decided that amputation would be in her best interest.  Now vets don't do a lot of livestock amputations, unfortunately some farmers do not see the value in an injured animal so we had no idea how she would fare and recover but it was worth a shot.  \u003cbr\u003eCall me a bleeding heart, but she was healthy and happy, and fought to free herself so I was going to fight for her. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe came through the surgery and recovery with flying colours and spent that entire winter living in a small pen in the front entrance of our house. She was a perfectly polite house guest, always quiet and appreciative of all the fruit and veggie scraps from the kitchen. I started to let her out during the day to go spend the sunny afternoons with the herd  and practice walking until eventually she was able to move out full time.\u003cbr\u003eThat spring, to my surprise, she gave birth to two beautifully tiny baby girls, that sneaky pete had been pregnant the whole time, through the injury and surgery. \u003cbr\u003eI decided that she would be retired from milking and just able to live freely here, we had been through so much together our bond forever unbreakable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course she had other plans and would not accept not being a part of the regular milking routine (perhaps its the copious amounts of treats the goats are given during milking that is the real draw). 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