We have a herd of Spanish meat goats with Cashmere fleece. This makes them a Dual-purpose breed, providing meat and fleece. We find they have even more purposes...adding to the Biodiversity on the farm, contributing to the benefits of multi-species grazing by eating plants that cows or sheep might not ( thistles, leafy spurge, other so-called weeds ). They are curious and inquisitive, alert and wary. Their faces always seem to have a smile.

Cashmere can be found on any breed of goat, the fleece must meet certain criteria to be classed as the real thing.

To be “true” cashmere, the fibre must be 1-1 1/2” in length, have a micron measurement finer than 19.5, have good crimp, and low lustre. We use a variety of methods to determine the fleece quality, including histograms and fleece show grading.