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January 28, 2004 | Homesteader's Hero
Andy Oliver
Andy Oliver, publisher of The Homesteader's Connection, admires the initial sketch for the upcoming comic strip, The Farmtastic Meat Goat Four, in his office in San Angelo, Texas
At the Common Ground Fair in Unity, Maine last fall, a goatherd named Charles Hopkins told us that he thought goats were the true heroes of agriculture. He explained that the animals' versatility had saved many a homesteader from cold and hunger, and that their value could not be overstated. Andy Oliver, publisher of Homesteader's Connection, whose offices are in San Angelo, Texas, is inclined to agree. Though he does not have his own herd, he is a great goat enthusiast, and his publication is devoted to the virtues and care of the animal. Since he is based in Texas, and includes the official publication of the U.S. Boer Goat Association in each issue of Homesteader's Connection, quite a bit of the journal's attention is devoted to meat goats, but Andy is a fan of all breeds. In fact, he has gone a step further than Hopkins in his praise of goats, casting them not just as heroes, but as actual superheroes, which will appear in a comic strip now in development for Homesteader's Connection. Not only will they provide us with their natural resources, but these goats will take on all the evils of the world. The adventures of the Farmtastic Meat Goat Four — El Cabrito, Kaptain Kiko, Mighty Myotonic, and Brawny Boer — will be appearing soon in print. If these caprines have even a fraction of their creator's energy, they will be quite a force. —MMH


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