Meet the goat named Cow.  She’s an expert at following people around and looking very cute, and is therefore quite spoiled.  Here she is making all the other goats jealous by catching a ride on a hay-filled wheelbarrow.

The City Grazing goats are due for some basic health care, so we thought this would provide a good learning opportunity for anyone who’d like to help!  Goats aren’t the tin can eating animals of old cartoons – their diets and needs are complex, presenting unique challenges to those who choose to raise them.  This workshop will go over the very basics of goat health, and is geared toward those who have no prior experience.  Anyone who is curious about goats is encouraged to attend!

The workshop will start with a discussion of the following topics:

- Getting to Know Goats (terminology, anatomy, digestion)
- Prevention as the best form of health care (nutrition, management practices, vaccinations)
- Basic Diagnostics
- Overview of common illnesses
- Internal parasites
- Safe handling practices for you and your goat

Hands-on learning opportunities include:

- Proper goat handling techniques
- Giving injections
- Drenching with dewormer
- “Toothing” – determining a goat’s age by their front teeth
- Hoof trimming
- Helping us create & update medical records

The workshop will take place in the field at 100 Cargo Way in the Bayview district of San Francisco.  Please wear comfortable clothing that you won’t mind getting dirty and good shoes.

Feel free to call me at 415-756-4233 or email carla@citygrazing.com if you have any questions.  No need to RSVP – just come on by.  Hope to see you then!

Let us know if you are interested and willing to help out with some goat medicine tasks at the Railyard this Saturday. As bright crisp fall makes its presence know, we will be keeping close tabs on the goats’ health. We will also be making sure each goat has a proper name on file!

Welcome to City Grazing, San Francisco’s most environmentally friendly and adorable weed eating solution! We are in the process of creating a gorgeous new website packed with goat information, so please be patient while we get it up and running.

City Grazing is a herd of just over 60 goats living in the unlikely pastures of the Bayview district.  Our goats are available to rent for weed and brush control in the Bay Area. They can handle all types of terrain, and eat a huge variety of plants – even poison oak, blackberry and thistles!

For more information, contact Carla Brauer by calling 415-756-4233 or emailing carla@citygrazing.com.