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Meet the Serpentina goats of Portugal!
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People have been asking me how the goat tour of Portugal went ... and it was amazing! I saw things I never thought I'd ever see, and I learned things I didn't even know I needed to know. I expected the world of goats in Portugal to be different -- and that's why I wanted to go! -- but as I always say, you don't know what you don't know, and that was never more true than when we visited the goats and the goat farmers of this fascinating country. Here is the first video. It was the third farm we visited, but I decided to create this video first because it was everyone's favorite. It was very different from what we were accustomed to, and it challenged our minds and our sensibilities. I learned a ton, but I've come up with even more questions with each passing day. I think that means I have to go back! Deborah |
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