Goat Mischief and More: Interview with Itty Bitty Farm in the City’s Heidi Kooy

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A couple weeks ago, I had the good fortune to sit down with Heidi Kooy from Itty Bitty Farm in the City to talk about goat rearing in an urban environment. Although not necessarily high on most people’s priority list, I found the concept of goats really interesting and wanted to know more about it after reading her guest post for us. If you haven’t seen it, please check it out here. I found our conversation to be amazing. I had no idea the depth of character goats have; we discussed the hardships and fun involved, as well as those responsibilities any urban goat owner would have to face. They truly sound like amazing creatures if you have the resources and inspiration to commit. I hope you enjoy the interview as much as I did.

Goats: Strictly Country or Potentially Citified: A Guest Post by Itty Bitty Farm in the City’s Heidi Kooy

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The debate over whether or not goats should be allowed in urban backyards is a heated one, as I discovered after being interviewed for a New York Times article describing the difficulties of goat ownership. Unfortunately, the article failed to acknowledge the benefits of goat as pet beyond the delicious dairy factor. To be sure,…

You Can Be Open and Giving and Sharing or You Can Be a Complete Tool ™ and Hire a Lawyer

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I could barely sleep last night because of this. Manifesto alert, proceed at your own risk. Everything we post about here on Backyard Ecosystem. Everything underlying the movement toward greening our cites over the last several decades. The very title of the excellent book written by Erik and Kelly over at the blog formerly known as Homegrown…

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