Dreamgoats

Learn Who we are What we do Say hello! Visit Plan your trip Book a visit Apply to volunteer Shop Shop soap Season Passes Reserve Kids Cuddle & hike with the herd Our agritourism ​enterprise follows the natural rhythms of the herd. We design our event schedule around breeding & kidding season, morning milking, and grazing hours, with sessions throughout the week. Baby goat cuddles, April-May:experience the sweet and fuzzy delight of a newborn baby goat sleeping on your lap (or ricocheting off your lap, depending on the day). Sessions last one hour and the barn capacity is 6-8 people. Goat hikes, June-October (+ Holiday Hikes, Dec-Jan):join the whole herd as we hike the trails around the farm. We'll explore prairie, woods, and orchard, feeding the goats leaves and watching them frolic and graze. Each session begins with a 10-15 minute goat hang in the pen before we take off on a 30-40 minute hike. Path is mowed grass but can be uneven or overgrown in spots. Seasonal Farm Parties | May, July & September: We partner with Idlewild Farm to bring live music, farm-to-table dining, and the best in goat & flower farm delights throughout the summer. Join the newsletter or follow along on social media to get your tickets. Learn to make goat milk soap Soapmaking is one of our favorite ways to bundle up the creative energy of the farm. We use organic oils and locally grown or foraged plants along with goat milk in each bar. We love this intimate connection between our herd and land and with you--that extends beyond your visit. Goat milk soap is helpful for dry or sensitive skin--and especially for folks undergoing chemotherapy. You can shop our soap during farm events or online. If you don't want to miss a single scent, you can sign up for our Year of Soapand receive three bars of soap at the turn of each season. Our soapmaking classes will be on Friday afternoons in the spring and at our Autumn Equinox party. Enjoy seasonal farm parties Three times a year we open up the farm to mark the turning of the seasons. We honor the magic of deep spring at our May Festival,  mark midsummer at our Upick Party, and for the fall equinox we celebrate apple season with our Apple Equinox event. Enjoy free live music under the apple trees, dinner from Gather Smyrna, desserts from Thistle Baking Co. and farm magic from Idlewild, Dreamgoats, and guests. Volunteer to learn more If you'd like to learn more about the daily rhythms of the farm, you can apply to join our team. Our volunteers are privy to the full spectrum of goatworld: from birth to breeding, hoof trimming to herding, milking to mucking, working 2-3 shifts per month in exchange for milk or soap. Start a herd of your own We breed our herd each fall and kid in the spring, allowing the kids to be raised by their dams for 12-16 weeks, before leaving for new farm homes late summer. We love to send our kids home to loving and prepared families--please join our list if you're interested in purchasing future kids!