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Fall project on the wet side of Washington

The goats and Craig have been working hard to knock down the blackberry thickets, so I (Nessie) took over the keyboard. Last weekend was quite wet. Craig had left an empty trough setting outside. The rain started on Friday evening and by Monday morning there was more than 4 inches of water in the trough.… Continue Reading

On to Dayton

Harvey speaks: At Dayton we work for Columbia County on the levees to manage the weeds and the brush. The levees are steep and  rocky, ideal conditions for the goats to work. The area the goats graze is fairly narrow, from the waters edge to the top of the levee averages around 40 feet wide.… Continue Reading

Goats continue their work in Oregon

Harvey reporting again, since Nessie is at home now. The goats finished their work in Hood River and we moved on to Gladstone,OR. We are working on a project next to the Willamette River. The goats are working on blackberries and English Ivy. The goats have 10 acres to eat their way through. Craig estimates… Continue Reading

Nice visit to Oregon

We arrived safely to Hillsboro, OR on Tuesday. Craig was happily surprised that the drive went very smoothly with little traffic. We are working at the same location we worked at last September. The owner wanted us back early this year. We are working on one new area with lots of blackberries (the old growth… Continue Reading

The challenge with our surprises.

Yesterday, Craig moved the goats to a new pen. The new brown kid was easy to find. The little black and white kid was a different story. Craig looked for him before he moved the goats and did not find him. So he decided to work on cutting down more blackberry canes for the goats… Continue Reading

Two little surprises

We moved to Western WA on Tuesday. The cooler weather is nice. Definitely not as hot as Quincy.  After Craig got the goats out into the pen, one doe was making a lot of noise. She was acting like she was looking for her kid but she did not have one. At least at that… Continue Reading