Goat School Goes International

Reader Contribution by Janice Spaulding
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Over the years, many folks from Canada have attended Goat School here in Maine. They hailed from Toronto, Quebec, and the Maritimes. We never imagined, however, that we would be traveling to Canada to do a Goat School, let alone British Columbia! This is the stuff that dreams are made of!

On Friday, September 13th, and Saturday, September 14th, we’ll be presenting our educational program, Goat School, to the Peace River Forage Association of British Columbia along with any other interested folks who would like to attend! We will also be teaching a Goat Cheese and Goat Milk Soap Making Class on Sunday, September 15th. For more information about these upcoming Goat School classes, please click here.

As the demand for goat meat increases, more farms are looking into the possibility of raising goats alongside their other animals. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, there were approximately 225,000 goats on 9,000 Canadian farms in 2011. The country, however, is still importing 660,000 kg of goat meat each year!

The majority of Canadian customers are immigrants from countries such as Croatia, Jamaica, Italy, and India. The owner of East African & Asian Restaurants can’t find steady, readily available sources of goat meat and often have to substitute lamb in their dishes. As the immigration rate increases in Canada, so does the demand for goat meat.

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