White Nigerian Dwarf Goat

Cover: Urban Farming, David Keifert

In a neighborhood in downtown Salt Lake, there is a two-bedroom house surrounded by a chain-link fence. Across from the fence, in the area nearest the street, you will notice a carefully tilled and cared-for vegetable garden. Behind the fence, on any given day, you may encounter a fuzzy-footed chicken walking through the yard, a white duck quacking by, or even more entertaining, a beautiful Nigerian Dwarf goat jumping around and reaching up to eat leaves from the trees that grow in the yard. A Rottweiler-Shepherd mix puppy may bound by, or you might notice one of the six tiny kittens cleaning themselves in the window of the house, as they are being nurtured into becoming domesticated feral cats. The man behind the menagerie is David Keifert, a Salt Lake resident who has dedicated the past two years to urban farming. Keifert has gone far beyond the typical vegetable gardens into the benefits of keeping farm animals for the products that they can provide. His mission to become self-sustainable and save money began with a lot of research. He has become educated by attending many workshops on urban farming and animal husbandry, and of course, trial and error. While many people question whether farming the way that Keifert does in downtown is possible, he has learned that with a little patience and a lot of work, anything is possible. “Most have gotten used to the idea of separating themselves from the means of food production. Some others believe that urban farming should become their only food source, that if they can’t grow it on their own property or one nearby, they want to stay away from it. An objective assessment makes it clear that there will always be a lot of goods that we can’t produce in our own domicile, nor that even may be produced in the state that we live. It’s necessary to think about farming from a more holistic perspective than just what we eat. We oughtn’t farm or engage in animal husbandy simply to feed ourselves, rather to enrich our lives,” explains Keifert. “Lots of work is involved in farming. It’s always more than you expect and each different kind of animal requires a unique perspective and technique. As far as daily chores are concerned, there is feeding each of the different animals, putting the goat out to pasture, giving baths and walks.

Registered Nigerian Dwarf Cream & White Blue Eyed Doeling Goat ...

This is registerable cream and white colored blue eyed Nigerian Dwarf doeling. She was born March 31st and is able to be registered. She whas been dehorned, wormed and will have her first two shots. You can put a deposit on her and pick her up when she is weaned at 8 weeks. Price is 150.00 and $175 with registration papers. No delivery available. You can call me at 386-497-2117.

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