In just under 3 month after the fire that destroyed our barn and friends some of our new friends are on their way to Liberty State Park and The
Historic Harsimus Cemetery both in
Jersey City, New Jersey On October 20 our goats moved into a new barn
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February 19, 2015
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February 20, 2015
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At 9:15PM Ann and I left our newly refurbished barn on the Sheehan Farm in nearby Red Hook NY feeling great. The 15 newly born babies, were fed and fat. It was 0 degrees out and fortunatly none of the 20 pregnant does seemed like they would kid tonight. The hay feeders were full. The water buckets were full, clean and free of ice and hay. It was 25
degrees in the barn and we were happy.
At 12:15AM we got the phone call that every farmer dreads. "THE BARN IS ON FIRE!" Minutes later, as I tried to get to the barn I was stopped by a fireman. I said "I have goats in there". To which he quietly said "Not any more". I took the photo to the right at 1:21AM. 100 of my friends were dead.
While no new friends can replace old one's, we due to the astounding generosity of goat owners as of August 20th, exactly six months after the fire, have 115 new friends donated by over 25 people and there were others from as far away as Texas who offered but who were just to far away to pick up goats from. Follow our progress on green goats Facebook page and at facebook.com/redhookbarnraising Our daughter Tayler has opened a page at gofundme.com/rebuildourbarn.
We have had four successful fund raising events:
The Clinton Cheese & Provisions, Specialty Grocery Store, who partnered with Poughkeepsie's Caffe Aurora Pastry Shop. The Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck New York.
Barcade, Jersey City. sponsored by one of our grazing clients, The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery.
The Green Goats Jam @ Club Helsinki in Hudson NY
Thank you all for the amazing outpouring of help, goats & money donations and all your hope and good wishes.
Larry, Ann and the rest of the Cihanek family
degrees in the barn and we were happy.
At 12:15AM we got the phone call that every farmer dreads. "THE BARN IS ON FIRE!" Minutes later, as I tried to get to the barn I was stopped by a fireman. I said "I have goats in there". To which he quietly said "Not any more". I took the photo to the right at 1:21AM. 100 of my friends were dead.
While no new friends can replace old one's, we due to the astounding generosity of goat owners as of August 20th, exactly six months after the fire, have 115 new friends donated by over 25 people and there were others from as far away as Texas who offered but who were just to far away to pick up goats from. Follow our progress on green goats Facebook page and at facebook.com/redhookbarnraising Our daughter Tayler has opened a page at gofundme.com/rebuildourbarn.
We have had four successful fund raising events:
The Clinton Cheese & Provisions, Specialty Grocery Store, who partnered with Poughkeepsie's Caffe Aurora Pastry Shop. The Beekman Arms in Rhinebeck New York.
Barcade, Jersey City. sponsored by one of our grazing clients, The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery.
The Green Goats Jam @ Club Helsinki in Hudson NY
Thank you all for the amazing outpouring of help, goats & money donations and all your hope and good wishes.
Larry, Ann and the rest of the Cihanek family
