Which brings us to today.

Land is rare and expensive. It’s almost certain that any property suitable to host not just for fourteen goats (and their pet hen) but for the public nature of the nonprofit project is land bound for development. We will always be on the move, although hopefully only once every two, three, or even four years.

It’s time to move on from our home of four years. We are in the final stages of planning to go from Lents to the University Park neighborhood in North Portland.

Moving, although nowhere near as expensive as land, itself does not come cheap.

If you like goats, or find animals therapeutic, or find greenspaces restorative, or enjoy respites from urban life, we need your help.

If you run an organization that supports any of these things and your own mission allows for it, we need your help, too.

Please share our GoFundMe campaign with your friends, family, and your own social media networks. Please do this as soon as possible, as a critical deadline looms.

Our first payout comes near the end of October, but will only contain donations to the campaign that came in before the middle of the month.

In order to begin work on the new site in time to make our move-out deadline at the end of November, we need that first payout to be at least $7,000 or $8,000. That will allow us to purchase the fencing materials and begin building the fence ourselves.

(We’d prefer avoiding that if possible, as our fence-building is serviceable if sloppy. The important thing right now, however, is that if we can’t even afford the materials, then keeping the herd in town and accessible to the public begins to come into question for the first time.)

Our fundraiser has crossed the $5,000 mark. With your help, we can make it to $7,000 (if not $8,000) before October 16.

Please share the campaign. Only with your help can The Belmont Goats remain “Portland’s nonprofit resident herd, offering an oasis of rural community amidst the built, urban environment”, at least for another few years.