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State Fair
Tom Stevens
Kamerin 20
Kyler 16
Jeffery 10
Point N’ Thyme Farm
pntntyme@yahoo.com
Jordan, NY 13080
631-766-9508
Foxglove Farm
Aquebogue, NY
L.I. Scapegoats
Maribeth Andersen
631.255.3161
Foxglve10@gmail.com
Martha Adams
madaafool@hotmail.com
Shannon
Vice President of Ney York state Dairy Goat Breeders Association
Certified milk tester for NYS
Show chairman for NYSDGBA
Registered operating room nurse for Syracuse Ortho Specialists SOS
Judged the youth 4-H fitting and showmanship class @ NYS Fair
Won her first goat at 8 by writing a 300 word essay on how she would care for it.
“I remember being in the car and getting butterflies when I saw the fairgrounds exit.” First started to really talk to Tom in their early 20s, they had started to date long distance while she was in nursing school in AZ. When Tom had his accident they began to speak more and more. She came up to help take care of him after one of his surgeries to rebuild his ears. She stayed at his families house for a week after the surgery to take care of him. That was a defining moment in their relationship. After she graduated she moved to Syracuse. Her and Tom bought his parents farm, the same house she had stayed to take care of him. They still live there to this day.
“All the goats have their own personalities, some I hate and some I love. I can just look at them and tell if something is wrong.”
“Favorite thing at the fair is walking around, people watching, there is always something new to see.”
“The worst part of the fair is leaving, and saying good-buy to the whole goat barn family until next year.
Tom
Prison guard at a maximum security facility for NYS Auburn
He does all of our hay yearly, cut, bail, stacking
He does a lot of the milking and chores in the am
Fixing all the things that break, builds things
Volunteer firefighter – burned over 28% over body, 22 surgeries
First remembers Shannon walking in the goat barn when he was 11 or 12.
Hates goats
“The best part of the fair is going home.”
“The best part really is that it’s like a family reunion with our goat family, some of us come from Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina. We all grew up together. We were in each other’s weddings. This is a home for all of us.”
Kamerin 20
Works at Barber Welding as a welder fabricator
Was the first in the family to get a Lamancha goat, it’s name is Eve and it’s five years old.
The fair is his vacation of choice
Girlfriend breeds Huskies and Great Pyrenees
Plans to go work in North Carolina fabricating and welding oil platforms
“my favorite part of the fair is sitting outside the goat barn with the rest of the goat family and watching people pass by as we do our pranks.”
Kyler 16
Track, cross-country, basketball, lifeguard. Works at an apple orchard working in the store front. Taking college courses, is on her high-school honor roll.
Enjoys jumping horses
“My favorite part of the fair is hanging out with my friends.”
Might raise goats when she is older, but would rather raise horses
“I love the goat family here because they are crazy—fun.”
Jeffery 10
Is a quarterback on his football team, also plays lacrosse, wrestling and basketball. But does not want to play baseball again.
His girlfriend is Piper Mcallister, age 10, they met when they first met when they were 4 in the goat barn. Both of their families show goats each year at the fair.
“My favorite part of the fair is the roller-coasters”
Does not want to raise goats when he grows up
Favorite part about being at the goat barn is pranking people
Pranks include:
Gluing money to the ground, putting someone in a large stuffed prize and scaring people, putting someone in a large box or can and, with a cell phone, telling them which way to walk to scare people, using a fake spider or a snake on a piece of fishing string to pull or drop in front of people.
Goats
Peppermint
Dairy Goats
Milk to feed baby goats
Must pasteurize milk to stop to spread of CAE Caprine Arthritic Encephalitis. AIDS like virus for goats that is spread though bodily fluids.
Breads Lamancha and Alpine dairy goats
They use also raise and show draft horses
Brittany Smith
Met the Stevens 10 years ago at the fair. Started coming to the fair each year with extend family, who also show goats. Started watching/ babysitting all the kids in the barn during the fair while the parents handled the show.
Works at Wellfleet as an account manager – company provides student health care to universities/ colleges.
State Fair
Tom Stevens
Kamerin 20
Kyler 16
Jeffery 10
Point N’ Thyme Farm
pntntyme@yahoo.com
Jordan, NY 13080
631-766-9508
Foxglove Farm
Aquebogue, NY
L.I. Scapegoats
Maribeth Andersen
631.255.3161
Foxglve10@gmail.com
Martha Adams
madaafool@hotmail.com
Shannon
Vice President of Ney York state Dairy Goat Breeders Association
Certified milk tester for NYS
Show chairman for NYSDGBA
Registered operating room nurse for Syracuse Ortho Specialists SOS
Judged the youth 4-H fitting and showmanship class @ NYS Fair
Won her first goat at 8 by writing a 300 word essay on how she would care for it.
“I remember being in the car and getting butterflies when I saw the fairgrounds exit.” First started to really talk to Tom in their early 20s, they had started to date long distance while she was in nursing school in AZ. When Tom had his accident they began to speak more and more. She came up to help take care of him after one of his surgeries to rebuild his ears. She stayed at his families house for a week after the surgery to take care of him. That was a defining moment in their relationship. After she graduated she moved to Syracuse. Her and Tom bought his parents farm, the same house she had stayed to take care of him. They still live there to this day.
“All the goats have their own personalities, some I hate and some I love. I can just look at them and tell if something is wrong.”
“Favorite thing at the fair is walking around, people watching, there is always something new to see.”
“The worst part of the fair is leaving, and saying good-buy to the whole goat barn family until next year.
Tom
Prison guard at a maximum security facility for NYS Auburn
He does all of our hay yearly, cut, bail, stacking
He does a lot of the milking and chores in the am
Fixing all the things that break, builds things
Volunteer firefighter – burned over 28% over body, 22 surgeries
First remembers Shannon walking in the goat barn when he was 11 or 12.
Hates goats
“The best part of the fair is going home.”
“The best part really is that it’s like a family reunion with our goat family, some of us come from Texas, Arkansas, South Carolina. We all grew up together. We were in each other’s weddings. This is a home for all of us.”
Kamerin 20
Works at Barber Welding as a welder fabricator
Was the first in the family to get a Lamancha goat, it’s name is Eve and it’s five years old.
The fair is his vacation of choice
Girlfriend breeds Huskies and Great Pyrenees
Plans to go work in North Carolina fabricating and welding oil platforms
“my favorite part of the fair is sitting outside the goat barn with the rest of the goat family and watching people pass by as we do our pranks.”
Kyler 16
Track, cross-country, basketball, lifeguard. Works at an apple orchard working in the store front. Taking college courses, is on her high-school honor roll.
Enjoys jumping horses
“My favorite part of the fair is hanging out with my friends.”
Might raise goats when she is older, but would rather raise horses
“I love the goat family here because they are crazy—fun.”
Jeffery 10
Is a quarterback on his football team, also plays lacrosse, wrestling and basketball. But does not want to play baseball again.
His girlfriend is Piper Mcallister, age 10, they met when they first met when they were 4 in the goat barn. Both of their families show goats each year at the fair.
“My favorite part of the fair is the roller-coasters”
Does not want to raise goats when he grows up
Favorite part about being at the goat barn is pranking people
Pranks include:
Gluing money to the ground, putting someone in a large stuffed prize and scaring people, putting someone in a large box or can and, with a cell phone, telling them which way to walk to scare people, using a fake spider or a snake on a piece of fishing string to pull or drop in front of people.
Goats
Peppermint
Dairy Goats
Milk to feed baby goats
Must pasteurize milk to stop to spread of CAE Caprine Arthritic Encephalitis. AIDS like virus for goats that is spread though bodily fluids.
Breads Lamancha and Alpine dairy goats
They use also raise and show draft horses
Brittany Smith
Met the Stevens 10 years ago at the fair. Started coming to the fair each year with extend family, who also show goats. Started watching/ babysitting all the kids in the barn during the fair while the parents handled the show.
Works at Wellfleet as an account manager – company provides student health care to universities/ colleges.