tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77063080146769616132023-11-15T10:49:26.280-08:00The Charlottesville Goat Justice LeagueMeghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-3297296899735713922011-01-12T12:40:00.000-08:002011-01-12T12:42:25.615-08:00The Charlottesville Goat Justice League is no longer necessary now that goats are legal in Cville! We are changing the name of the organization to The Charlottesville Goat Keepers Association.Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-65541562804769474772010-10-05T12:16:00.000-07:002010-10-05T12:18:18.599-07:00GOATS ARE COMING TO<br />CHARLOTTESVILLE!<br /> <br />Goats are legal in Charlottesville now! Whether you are<br />definitely planning on getting miniature goats now or you are<br />just curious about what’s involved in urban goat-keeping, this<br />workshop is for you! Join us for an afternoon immersed in the<br />world of miniature goat-keeping at Dragon Hill Farm in<br />Scottsville. Wear farm-friendly clothes and bring a folding<br />chair. No pets, please.<br /><br />What: Urban Goat-Keeping Workshop<br />When: Saturday, October 9, 2010 2-4:30 pm<br />Why: To learn all the basics, A-Z of urban goat-keeping<br />Where: 2531 Ruritan Lake Road, Scottsville 24590<br />Cost: $25/person<br /><br />Expert panel, full range of topics covered specifically geared<br />towards miniature goats in the urban setting, lots of hands-on<br />techniques, lots of hand-outs and samples of miniature goat<br />cheese! Time for all your questions. Wonderful door prizes!<br /><br />For more information: Meghan Keith-Hynes 434-466-1781<br />meghankh@gmail.comMeghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-63902927535228837672010-09-26T17:56:00.000-07:002010-09-26T18:00:08.812-07:00<style>@font-face { font-family: "Times New Roman"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }table.MsoNormalTable { font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page:</style> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"><b>!FIRST CHARLOTTESVILLE URBAN </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size:20pt;"><b>GOAT-KEEPING WORKSHOP!</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><span style=""> </span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>Whether you are definitely planning on getting miniature goats now or you are just curious about what’s involved in urban goat-keeping, this workshop is for you!<span style=""> </span>Join your fellow goat pioneers for an afternoon immersed in the world of miniature goat-keeping at Dragon Hill Farm in Scottsville.<span style=""> </span>Rain or shine.<span style=""> </span>Wear farm-friendly clothes and bring a folding chair.</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>What:<span style=""> </span>Urban Goat-Keeping Workshop</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>When:<span style=""> </span>Saturday, October 9, 2010<span style=""> </span>2-4:30 pm</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>Why:<span style=""> </span>To learn all the basics, A-Z of urban goat-keeping</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>Where:<span style=""> </span>Dragon Hill Farm, Scottsville</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>How:<span style=""> </span>To register or for more information contact Meghan <span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span>Keith-Hynes at 434-293-2145 or <a href="mailto:meghankh@gmail.com">meghankh@gmail.com</a></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>$20/person with pre-registration, $25/person at the farm</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b> </b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16pt;"><b>Expert panel, full range of topics covered specifically geared towards miniature goats in the urban setting, lots of hand-outs and samples of miniature goat cheese!<span style=""> </span>Time for all your questions.<span style=""> </span>Door prizes!</b></span></p>Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-19928324338368933232010-09-07T17:54:00.000-07:002010-09-07T17:57:18.175-07:00SUCCESS TONIGHT!<br /><br />Charlottesville City Council voted unanimously to allow the keeping of up to 3 miniature goats per household here in the city.<br /><br />It's now in our hands to make this program a resounding success and make sure our little beasts are good neighbors.<br /><br />An Urban Goat-Keeping Seminar is in the works...will post details as we have them.Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-88251793451901795102010-08-18T14:22:00.001-07:002010-08-18T14:26:06.882-07:00Successful First Reading of the Proposed Goat Ordinance at City Council on August 16, 2010!!! <br /><br />The proposed goat ordinance was well-received and will move on to "second reading" and VOTE on September 7, 2010. Charlottesville Goat Justice League members (and their adorable kids) spoke eloquently and effectively about how this ordinance will affect them personally.Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-84023603126121531292010-08-07T15:06:00.000-07:002010-08-07T15:11:29.598-07:00The goats are coming, the goats are coming!!!! The ordinance allowing miniature goats to live lawfully in Charlottesville has been reviewed by the City Attorney and is now on the agenda for the August 16, 2010 meeting of Charlottesville City Council!!!! This is your opportunity to come express your feelings about the Charlottesville goat ordinance and watch history get made!!!!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-84871378401871226292010-07-21T13:40:00.001-07:002010-07-21T13:40:48.550-07:00Greetings Goat Pioneers!<br /><br />The presentation at Council on Monday night was a great success and the proposed ordinance change was favorably received. The Charlottesville Goat Justice League was able to hand the mayor a petition with 436 signatures asking for mini-goats here in town. The next step is to draw up the exact wording of the ordinance, run it by City Attorney and then have a public hearing on it. Will keep you posted as these steps are taken...Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-69036909280954180762010-07-16T17:11:00.000-07:002010-07-16T17:12:03.218-07:00http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/98632019.html<br /><br />check it out!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-25433405776984724452010-07-11T14:12:00.000-07:002010-07-11T14:25:42.809-07:00Hello Goat Pioneers!!! We have over 400 signatures on our petition now and we are getting ready to present our case to City Council on July 19 at 7 pm. Please get your completed petitions to Meghan this week and mark your calenders!!!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-59633337264182307542010-07-04T12:13:00.000-07:002010-07-04T12:14:37.602-07:00Current tally stands at 381 signatures! Keep up the good work!!!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-66949645537877287612010-07-02T12:36:00.000-07:002010-07-02T12:41:28.995-07:00COME TO CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING JULY 19, 2010 AT 7pm<br />to show your support for the legalization of mini-goats in the City of Charlottesville! We have over 300 signatures on our petition, more every day, and a wonderful letter from the Seattle City Council President attesting to the positive effects of pro-goat ordinances. We plan to present our case to Charlottesville City Council on July 19, 2010 at 7pm. Please come and bring some friends! :)See you there!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-58142801764323598172010-06-13T10:17:00.000-07:002010-06-13T10:21:04.381-07:00PETITION DRIVE PROGRESSING WELL!!!!!<br /><br />We currently have 241 signatures on our petition. We have decided to continue gathering signatures until we have 1,000 and plan our presentation to City Council at that time. Keep up the good work, Goat Pioneers! Keep sending in those completed petitions!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-66734943435249430892010-06-13T10:11:00.000-07:002010-06-13T10:12:11.047-07:00Charlottesville Goat Justice League Position Statement: "We would like to ask Charlottesville City Council to amend City Code to allow residents to keep up to 3 pet goats at their residence. The Code would stipulate that these goats must be miniature (under 100 lbs), any males neutered, all dehorned and nursing offspring allowed until the age of 12 weeks. We feel that city residents should be able to provide milk for their own use from their own land. Goats eat invasive plant species, require very little land, and provide highly nutritious milk. A number of progressive cities in the U.S. have recently enacted such code, including St. Paul, Austin, Berkley, Oakland, Portland, and Seattle. We propose basing our code on that of Seattle.<br /><br />The current Charlottesville ordinance pertaining to goats is Section 4-9: "No goats shall be kept within the city". In July, 1975, a person wrote to City Council about a goat in the neighborhood and asked for a committee to prohibit farm animals from the city. There are no specifics in the record about the alleged crimes of this purported goat. The article was recodified in 1976 at which time the section prohibiting goats was added. There have been no changes or additions pertaining to goats in city code since 1976. City Code pertaining to goats is antique and needs to be updated to reflect modern sensibilities about sustainability.<br /><br />In support of Council's vision of Charlottesville as a green city, we feel this ordinance change is a simple step we could take in our march towards sustainability."Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-84984085674486188062010-06-06T14:37:00.000-07:002010-06-06T14:38:17.327-07:00The Charlottesville Goat Justice League now has 30 members!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-89202416709615707032010-06-06T14:30:00.000-07:002010-06-06T14:34:43.697-07:00CONGRATULATIONS CHARLOTTESVILLE GOAT LOVERS!!! We gathered 217 signatures Saturday on our petition to City Council to amend City Code to allow people to keep miniature goats on their city property! We will continue collecting signatures for the next two weeks and then go before Council with our request.Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-16107856017317401852010-06-01T07:45:00.000-07:002010-06-01T07:51:42.710-07:00Come sign a petition asking Charlottesville City Council to change the city ordinance to allow households to keep up to three miniature goats. We will be gathering signatures at Dots Day at the City Market this Saturday, June 5, 2010! Drop by our table...there will be fun activities for the kids (hehe)....we'll be there 8-12.Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-49658919239510747702010-05-29T10:43:00.001-07:002010-05-29T10:43:54.032-07:00This is one of the best sources of information for urban goat farming!<br />http://www.goatjusticeleague.org/Site/Introduction.htmlMeghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-8681369457105069312010-04-20T12:34:00.000-07:002010-04-20T12:35:17.374-07:00This is one of my favorite urban dairy goat stories!<br />http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/where-its-legal-to-farm-goats-in-city/Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-79443794317450072852010-04-19T15:49:00.000-07:002010-04-19T15:50:26.743-07:00If Seattle can do it, Charlottesville can!!!<br /><br />http://www.goatjusticeleague.org/Site/Introduction.htmlMeghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706308014676961613.post-1008416275805783852010-04-19T13:31:00.000-07:002010-04-19T13:39:50.508-07:00Welcome To The Charlottesville Chapter of the Goat Justice League!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://imgs.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/pets/2010/01/26/goats_lead_wideweb__470x352_0.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 470px; height: 352px;" src="http://imgs.sfgate.com/blogs/images/sfgate/pets/2010/01/26/goats_lead_wideweb__470x352_0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We are working to bring urban goats to Charlottesville!Meghan Keith-Hyneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15850717710425518876noreply@blogger.com0