However, one urban community took things a step further by forming a Co-op.
This is where members in the
community share ownership of caring for the chickens, vegetable gardens
and the goats. More specifically, miniature dairy goats. You
see they all share in the milking of the goats, making cheese and
even selling raw milk to the community.
It seems that city and county
governments are easing regulations on keeping goats in urban
areas. I know that in my own town goats are allowed with the
stipulation that they were under 150 pounds each and you could
have no more than three.
Of course you would want to do a
little research about what your city or county will allow in
regard to keeping goats within the urban boundaries.
The Opportunities
Just looking at this
scenario opens up a wide range of potential opportunities to
profit with your goats or knowledge of them. I can assure
you that as time moves forward there are going to be more and more
folks who will be jumping on the bandwagon of self sufficiency.
Now, if you ever wanted exposure
for your goat business this also presents a terrific opportunity
to get some free and not to mentioned high powered exposure.
The reason being is because TV, radio and newspapers absolutely
love these kind of stories.
Here's a few ideas to get the
creative thought process going when thinking about this
opportunity:
- Sell dairy goats to those
living in Urban areas.
- Use your knowledge of dairy
goats to become a paid consultant to help in the setup, care
and management of them.
- Provide dairy goat related
products to them. ie., affordable
goat milking systems, items relate to making cheese, etc.
Really the sky's the limit as you
can carve your own path in this niche market.
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