SweetGum Acres

10/14/2026

We had a wonderful time yesterday at the Georgia National Fair! I can’t thank my friends and family enough for all of the support and help getting the girls in the ring! A special thank you to Half Acre Wood LLC for showing my girls in the ring! I can’t wait for the next show in a few weeks. I didn’t grab pictures of all of the girls but I will next show!

Seniors

Freckled F***y Unzipped Got third

Freckled F***y Scarlets Reese Got fourth behind Zippy

Juniors

Bridge Acres E Momma Mia Got ninth in a massive class of twenty three

SweetGum Acres Sly as a Fox got Twelfth in the same class as Mia

Drewem MJ Love Story got Sixth

09/30/2026

Who doesn’t love homemade sourdough?! 🍞 My wonderful friend Karen has some open spots in her sourdough classes. I highly recommend checking out her website! Half Acre Wood LLC

What do we actually teach during our sourdough classes? 🧐

Our sourdough classes have a focus on EDUCATION. This may seem obvious, but what we mean is that, we want you to leave with the skills and tools you need to make sourdough!

We do not bake the doughs that we work with in class. Putting the dough in the oven is the easy part. We spend the entire 1.5 to 2 hours focusing on how to feed and maintain your starter, how to tell when the starter has risen and is ready, how to make the dough, how to develop the strength of the dough, how to prove, how to tell when the dough is proved, and how to shape before baking. 🍞

We answer your questions right then and there!

We also bring in doughs that have been proved for 12 hours, so that you can get your fingers into sourdough that's ready for the last step before baking. We want you to feel the texture and airiness of a well-proved dough so that you know what to look for when you're back home in your kitchen! 👩‍🍳

It's time to ask your fear to leave, and time to jump into some sourdough!

Register at: http://www.halfacrewoodflorida.com/classes

08/23/2026

Zippy kidded on Wednesday with twin boys 💙. They’re both doing amazing. We have one more doe due in just a few days and then we should be done till about December/January

07/24/2026

I finally have the kidding schedule ready to share with all of you along with are very own website! Huge thanks to Avonlea Acres Farm for helping me with it! We have two does due to kid next month, and the rest of the girls are planned for December through February kids. Beatrix is currently waitlist only, but all of our other pairings have open reservations. If you've been thinking about adding one of our kids to your herd, now's the perfect time to reserve your spot!
Thank you all for your support—I can't wait to share this kidding season with you!

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https://sweetgumacres20.wixsite.com/website/kidding-schedule-sales

07/23/2026

Happy Thursday everyone I think this is the first day in weeks with no rain! We have been getting ready for kidding season again starting in less than a month! Enjoy a video of my four keeper kids plus Bug 🐛.

07/16/2026

I know I just said I have too many goats 🤣. However, I picked this girl up before Beatrix almost two months ago—how time flies!
If you know me, you know I've been dying for a Better Wayz doe since I first started! The milk production behind Kathy's animals speaks for itself, so when a local Florida farm posted a Better Wayz Swiss Miss Carabear daughter, I jumped on the opportunity! I did rename her—I call her Frog because I swear she sounds like one. It's adorable. 🐸 Frog does have open reservations currently, though I do plan on retaining heavily from her.

Introducing 🥁🥁🥁

🐸Better Wayz Swiss Cutie 4*M EEEV 89🐸

Dam: SG Better Wayz SwissMiss Carabear 3*M VEEE92 (top 10 in Production in 2020, 22,23. #1 in BF is 2022 and 23. ADGA Elite doe 2017-2025
DS: SG Old Mountain Farm Elton Jay ++*B VVE85
DSS: Old Mountain Farm Romeo ++B
DSD: SG NC Promisedland MG Diva 1*M EEEE91


DD: SG Better Wayz Carabear 2*M EEEE92
DDS: SG Gillespie's Black Bear ++*B VVV87
DDD: SG Ruckus Ridge Carabelle 1*M VEEE90

SIRE: Better Wayz Little Boy Blue *B
SS: SG Gillespie's Black Bear ++*B VVV87
SSS: Tiny Town Hunting With Emmet *B VVV87
SSD: SG Old Mountain Farm Sirocco 4*M EEEE91

SD: SG Ruckus Ridge Carabelle 1*M VEEE90
SDS: Providence Adam
SDD: Chatterbox Aerowinn

07/15/2026

When one of your favorite breeders reaches out, offering a finished champion, you jump on the opportunity! Did I need another goat? Not at all, but I have technically been on the list for a doe kid from her for a few years, so the math doesn’t count. There are so many wonderful things I could say about this doe. She is so long and level with some serious longevity behind her. Her udder is nice and high with a beautiful arch, and she sure has a will to milk! I will most likely be retaining from her heavily, but her reservations are currently open. Thank you again Bridge Acres Farm for trusting me with this special girl!



Introducing 🥁🥁🥁

CH Bridge Acres Beatrix Potter VVEE88 🐰

Sire: Green Farm Sadika
Sire's Sire: Almar Acres Danika *B
Sire's Dam: Gotta B Kid N Stella Maris *M VEEE 91

Dam: Bridge Acres TK Fame
Dam's Sire: SG Rosasharn SP Tiki *B
Dam's Dam: 40 West Farm StarStuck

07/09/2026

Been a long time since I posted! We had LA a little over a month ago and it’s finally time I made this post and gave my girls the credit they deserve 💓. I had such a wonderful time hosting and I’m so glad so many wonderful farms and friends got to join us! We had 8 girls appraised with 4 of them being homebred‘s.

Five year olds ,4th Freshening

Lily Hill SD Malibu EVVE 90 also got an E in head,back, and rear legs. If you know me and my goats you know about Malibu, this girl is my heart goat. She is what I call a nicely balanced doe, everything just fits so nicely. Not the fanciest goat in the world but she’s my perfect girl 💓.

Double Durango Mocha Frap EEEG 88 also got an E in head, back, and rear legs . You want a nice blend of dairy and strength? Mocha has it 💅🏻.Luckily this LA she fit by a hair underneath the measuring stick.

Three year olds, 2nd Freshening

SweetGum Acres Tequila Sunrise VVVE 89 also got an E in back and rear legs. My first Malibu daughter and almost a copy paste of her dam. We almost lost this girl as a yearling to Polio and I’m so proud to see how far she’s come since then. She is also my first homebred to score a 89 and a E in mammary.

SweetGum Dot Dot Dash VEVV 89 also got a E in back and rear legs. This girl has some serious body depth. She’s a goat that doesn’t always catch your eye right away but when you get your hands on her you fall in love. My second homebred with a 89! Two in one la I honestly am still so shocked and proud of them!

Two year olds, 1st freshening

Lily Hill MJ She’s A Rainbow VVAG 83. Rainy didn’t bag up as much as I thought she would but I’m still happy with her score. The appraise loved how dairy she is and I’m excited for her second freshening next year.

SweetGum Acres AM Lemon Drop GVGG 83 E in rear legs and a 43 in rear udder height! Another Malibu daughter and a wonderful example of knowing your lines. Malibu kids age like fine w**e they don’t really start fill out till they hit three. Excited to see how she matures going into next year.

SweetGum Acres AM Strawberry Marg VGGG Lemons full sister! These  girls go almost hand in hand with traits. I coudnt pick between them last year so I kept both like I said I love Malibu kids!

Yearling 1st Freshening

Drewem JP Mayday VGGV 85 E in rear legs with a 42 in udder height! Mayday kidded earlier this year with a good size stuck buckling which caused a hematoma that resulted in a horrible prolapse. The fact that she survived it and stayed in milk is a miracle. This little doe is a trooper and I could not be more proud of her. She has such a lovely general appearance. She won’t be bred for next year so she has more time to heal up. 

06/06/2026

Goat swarm 🐐.
Last years batch of kids 💓 we are winding down this year’s kidding season most of the kids will be leaving tomorrow and next Saturday. I should hopefully be back to posting every other day now and will be posting a bunch of farm updates next week.

05/31/2026

Happy Sunday everyone ☀️.

We have been getting ready for linear appraisal! If you know me you know I hate shaving goats 🤣. But everything is all ready and I’m so excited to see all my dear goat friends tomorrow hopefully the rain stays away!