Barbara Chavez

Books

Gone with the Goats
Price: Free! Words: 17,350. Language: English. Originally Published: July 8, 2018 by Barbara Chavez. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Pets & livestock » Rodents, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Ecosystems & habitats / forests & rainforests, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Animals / mammals
Despite its title, this is not a book about a feisty Southern belle trying to save her goat farm in the wake of the Civil War. Instead, it's the story of an ordinary 21st century woman, with more imagination than common sense, trying to get rid of her backyard weeds in the most environmentally friendly way possible. As my story unfolds, you'll see why a suburban girl like me decided to get...
A New Kid on the Block
Series: Gone with the Goats, Book 2. Price: Free! Words: 22,840. Language: English. Originally Published: January 4, 2020 by Barbara Chavez. Categories: Nonfiction » Home & Garden » Pets & livestock » Rodents, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Ecosystems & habitats / forests & rainforests, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Amateur naturalist » Animals / mammals
This is my second book chronicling my adventures with goats. In my first book, "Gone with the Goats," I described how my husband, Robert, and I had resettled from Arizona to Maryland in 2003, moving into a home on eight acres of mostly-forested land that allowed room for our beloved dogs to run. The property had a couple of drawbacks, however: clinging vines and thorny brambles, which were...