local food by local folks / boulder county, colorado
What's in a Name?
Or, Why Capricious Ventures?
CVB1 Little Molly, out of one of our original traditional Boer does.
Capricious, adj. - governed by caprice or whim. From the French, capricieux, and Italian, capriccio (a sudden start or motion), from capro, meaning goat.
Caprine, adj. - Of, related to, or characteristic of a goat. From the Latin, caper, for goat.
GOATS: A BEGINNING.
When we started Capricious Ventures Boers (CVB) in 2005, on just a few acres in Boulder County, we researched the Boer goat industry carefully, bought great foundation stock from reliable Colorado breeders, and learned fast. Even with all that preparation, it still seemed a little . . . capricious to start raising goats.
Whether it was crazy or crazy like a fox, we purchased three traditional percentage doelings out of Ennobled EGGS bloodlines and started our herd, slowly expanding with home-grown and carefully-purchased stock. More than anything else, we bred for common-sense traits: good maternal instincts; correct, sound bodies that age and kid well so that our animals could have long, productive breeding careers; ease of temperament and handling; and resistance to environmental factors such as disease, parasites, and temperature fluctuations. For the origins of this common-sense breeding strategy, as well as more information on the Boer goat breed and breeding, we recommend Jack and Anita Maudlin Boer Goats, one of our most trusted resources.
Fast forward to the present, while you will still see a handful of sweet does if you come to visit the Farmstead, our vision of Capricious Ventures is constantly evolving and changing. We are guided by what captures our fancy but also by our desire to be involved in responsible food production and respect for our animals and this beautiful place we call home.
