What our goats can do for you

The land management and agricultural industries in California are increasingly adopting sustainable practices. The demand for eco-friendly weed and fuel load management solutions is growing, driven by the increasing frequency of wildfires and the need for sustainable agriculture. As weather patterns get more extreme, there is increasing value in improved topsoil, plant species diversity, and a reduction on potentially harmful land management practices such as herbicide treatment and controlled burns.

We aim to manage rangeland, brushland, timber, and residential properties using goats with variable stock densities to accomplish landowner goals. One of our goals is to expand our services to affordably maintain solar panel arrays as the demand for solar energy increases in the next decade.

Residential Areas

Our goats have been far and wide in San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties working for private landowners and Home Owners Associations. We specialize in building healthy fire breaks and reducing ladder fuels in hard to reach areas while improving soils and building defensible, fire-safe ecosystems.

Public Lands

We have worked directly with natural resource authorities to implement land management goals that promote biodiversity, improve natural features, and enhance public use areas in an environmentally friendly way. We’ve consulted with various fire authorities to protect homes and neighborhoods with our herd.

Working Farms

We have a combined 8 years of experience managing cattle pasture in Pescadero, CA by reducing noxious and invasive plant species with poor forage value while increasing topsoil and total forage biomass for beef production. Our goats can enhance and improve a variety of grass and farmland by lightly tilling soil, adding organic matter, and eating unwanted weeds.

Our goats can digest poison hemlock, poison ivy, poison oak, and other noxious weeds that are otherwise dangerous for most animals.
Goats are not as heavy as cattle, so they do not crush un-sprouted seeds below the soil. In fact, their hooves soften top soil for new seeds to sprout. Additionally, their body temperature is perfect for stimulating seed germination wherever they rest!
Although they do not eat wood, our goats are happy to browse on the bark and leaves of woody shrubs commonly found along California's coastline.
Our domestic goats evolved from desert-dwelling species, making them extremely water efficient.

Both male and female goats naturally grow horns to help them regulate their body temperature by expelling heat through them.
Our sweet and diligent Anatolian Shepherd, Labrosa, lives alongside the herd 24/7.
Our 200 goats come from a long line of professional eaters. The primary breed we use is called a Spanish goat. A genetically diverse group, originating from the first domestic goats brought to the Americas in the 1600’s by Spanish explorers. This breed is characterized by a compact frame, hardy nature, and diverse diet.
We keep the herd on-the-move by setting new electric fence for them almost every day. When they are done with one area, we will "bump" them down to the next, allowing grazed areas to rest and sprout native grassland seedlings that may have been out-competed by taller, larger, invasive plants.