Making Goats Profitable for Your Farm, Your Community, and the World
by Aaron Steele, Founder of Goats On The Go®
A new book by Goats On The Go® founder, Aaron Steele, about capturing all the unique benefits that goats have to offer — profitably — to deliver maximum goat good for the long term.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I’m no stranger to goats. Is this book too basic for me?
A: Unless your goat operation is already as profitable as you can stand, this book will challenge and excite you!
Q: Will this book tell me how to deliver goat kids, trim hooves, give injections, balance rations, and bottle-feed orphans?
A: Goats for Good will give you fresh insight into virtually every aspect of the management of your goat operation, but it is not a set of day-to-day instructions. Instead, it proposes a way of thinking about raising goats that will help you be profitable far into the future, whether you’re thinking about getting into goats for the first time or you’ve been raising them for years.
Q: What kind of goats is this book about? Will I like it even if I’m not a farmer or a goat grazing business owner?
A: Goats for Good is a high-level flyover of the great variety of “practical” goat operations — those that seek financial and non-financial profit by delivering value to both themselves and to others. It has agricultural foundations, but it calls into question the ability of any operation to be profitable without accessing the full range of benefits goats have to offer.
Q: Will this book tell me everything I need to know about operating a goat grazing business?
A: Probably not, but it will give you some perspective on fitting a targeted grazing business into the rhythm of your life and your farm without losing your shirt or your sanity. It also includes a few nuggets of wisdom pulled directly from Goats On The Go®’s training for its targeted grazing affiliates. If you’re considering starting a targeted grazing business, with or without Goats On The Go®, Goats for Good should be required reading.
Q: I’ll probably never own any myself, but I’m fascinated by goats. Should I buy this book?
A: Here’s a quote from the book: “…goats have so much good to offer our farms, our communities, and the world. Though the physical nourishment goats can provide to humans is immeasurably valuable, goats are more than just meat and milk. Goats are also cultural bridges, economic engines, landscape architects, ecological niche fillers, and grabbers of human attention.” If that leaves you wanting to hear more, then Goats for Good is for you!
Q: When will a paperback version of Goats for Good be available? I don’t do audio books or podcasts.
A: There will likely be a paperback version in the future, but the timing has yet to be determined. Until then, it’s easy to listen to the audio book as a podcast. (1) Click the button below to get started. You’ll be taken to the Goats for Good subscription page. (2) Scroll down a bit until you see the book price and the “subscribe” button. Goats for Good is available as a one-time purchase, so your “subscription” will not repeat. It’s one price, one time, and you can keep the audio book forever. (3) Once the transaction has processed, you’ll have the option to choose which podcast app you prefer. You can also listen to Goats for Good right in the web browser you used to purchase the book at GoatsForGood.com. If you’re an iPhone user, the purple Apple Podcasts app is probably already on your phone, making it handy for listening on the go. Other popular podcast apps include Spotify, Downcast, Overcast, and Pocket Casts. They can be downloaded from your phone’s app store.