Anyone on the hunt for that illusive, original gift to wow and surprise at Christmas may want to head to Ascot or Reading in the coming weeks.
Wiltshire-based The Gourmet Goat Farmer will be at Ascot Thames Valley Farmers’ Market on October 15, and Reading Thames Valley Farmers Market on November 4.
As the first domesticated animal, the goat has played an important role in many cultures and religions for thousands of years, but most notably at Christmas.
According to Scandinavians, at Yule time Father Christmas rides in on a white Yule goat carrying presents, while Bacchus, the Greek god of partying, and his Roman counterpart, Dionysus, were associated with goats.
The Gourmet Goat Farmer is a family run goat farm with more than 300 Boer goats roaming free in the meadows of the Marlborough Downs.
During Covid, when pubs and restaurants were closed, The Gourmet Goat Farmer lost most of its customers overnight. Not daunted, it sought other goat-orientated businesses and created an online cornucopia of goat inspired products.
For more information: www.thegourmetgoatfarmer.co.uk.
