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Old Ladies Try New Things

Beth and Amy try Goat Yoga on their Youtube channel Old Ladies Try New Things. Watch as they navigate the poses while playful goats roam around using the Old Ladies as their personal jungle gym.  Will Beth and Amy survive? 

The Goats vs the Old Ladies Tripod

The goats were fascinated with their tripod!  It got almost as much of a work out as they did! 

WFSB - Goats N Pajamas

Lorin Richardson is at Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington finding out about a goats and pajamas party we host! 

The New York Times

If You Can Do It, You Can Do It at Night!

We are so excited to be in the New York Times!  Travel adventures, from goat hikes to snorkeling, get even better when they’re done under the stars.  

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Full Moon Goat Walk with WFSB

Lorin Richardson covers the Full Moon Goat Walk at our farm.  See how much fun she has walking Oliver!

Yankee Magazine

The Great Connecticut Farm Hop

We are delighted to be included in the Great Connecticut Farm Hop!  Sadie was a fantastic Santa Goat, and we met the writers and photographer for Yankee Magazine.  

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Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union Billboard

See Hazel on the Way to Work

We are delighted to be included in the Nutmeg State Financial Union Campaign!  Hazel was a fantastic Yoga Goat, and we met the President of Nutmeg Financial Credit Union.  See if you can recognize the billboard on I-84 on your way to work.

TV News and Videos

Great Day @9am

Goat fun at Bradley Mountain Farm!  Join Marcy Jones as she takes a trip to our farm to learn how baby goats are trained to do goat yoga.  

Better Connecticut: A Trip to the Goat Farm!

Join Scott Haney as he takes a trip to the goat farm!  He learns about goat painting, soap making, and meets Roxy the goat for cuddle therapy.

A Visit with Good Morning Connecticut

 

The farm came to Good Morning Connecticut along with some very special guests.

On Saturday, Bradley Mountain Farm Owner, Anneliese Dadras came with two Goat herders, Terri Battaglia and Kiyan Dadras. The three of them brought four goats, Chloe, Wally, Hope and Emily.

Another Visit with Better Connecticut

 Goats!!! We brought some of our favorite cuties to the Better backyard for a little goat yoga with Scot, Kara and Nicole. 

A Visit with Mrs Connecticut

Thanks to Ally Genovese and her news crew for coming out to see what it is like to make soap on the farm.  Ally is an official Southington "townie" and was Mrs Connecticut when she came out to visit us. She is now the  Founder, President & CEO at Ally G's Everyday Angels Foundation  

Goats N' Goblins Parade

 Thanks to the Record Journal for coming to see us on Goats N' Goblins Day!  The story was on the front page of USA Today, and also made the papers in Maine, Georgia, and even India! 

A Visit from the Record Journal

 Thanks to the Record Journal who came out to see our farm.  They took a great video of our herd! 

NBC Sports - Tom Brady is the GOAT

Thanks to NBC Sports for coming to our farm to talk about Tom Brady's return to play the Patriots as the GOAT.  And Since we have quite a few "GOATS" we realized that we have something in common!

Southington Farmers Market

 Thanks to Miceli Productions who came out and made a great video about the Southington Farmers Market.  Karen Perry from our farm is interviewed. 

A Visit with WTNH News

 You can't go wrong with baby goats and pajamas.  Thank you to NBC Connecticut and Kerri-Lee for having us on air with goats.   We will work with you throw the party best party! 

Goat Bridesmaids

 See our baby goat Chloe and little sister Faith who were bridesgoats on the wedding segment of NBC News!  

CT Bucket List: Goat Yoga at Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington

This yoga studio though is a little different from a traditional studio, it’s a farm filled with four-legged friends. 

Great Escape STN2 TV

 STN Reporter Sara Gasparatto attends a winter Goat yoga class at Bradley Mountain Farm 

Bradley Mountain Farm provides hands-on learning

Channel 3 Nicole Nalepa come to our farm to learn more about the summer Goatee Academy program.  

News Articles

New England + Brady

Peter King NBC Sports

 Now, for some fun, Peter King (NBC Sports) was off to our goat farm, the Bradley Mountain Farm, in Southington, 40 minutes north of Yale. At the farm, 40 mountain goats frolic, try to chew visitors’ pants and coats (and NBC signs) and generally have a good life on bucolic acreage overlooking a pretty lake. 

News Articles

Got Your Goat - Is that a Thing?

 In the ever-changing world of wellness trends, downward dog is meeting upward goat in a bleat-tastic practice that took social media by storm: goat yoga! With a number of places in and around the 068 to try your hoof, or your hand, at it, you may discover why herds of people are turning to goats for their mental and emotional needs.

Bradley Mountain Farm brings goats for the holidays

Bradley Mountain Farm hosted a Reindeer Snuggles Playdate at Lyman Orchards Farm in Middlefield on Saturday. The event was a part of the farm’s holiday programming, giving visitors a chance to dress up with their many goats in holiday clothes, feed them, and take pictures. 

Ann Nyberg - Bradley Mountain Farm offers goat yoga, painting, cuddle therapy

 

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Goat yoga, cuddle therapy and painting? Bradley Mountain Farm is the goat-to for all of it.  The farm is on the Registry of National Historical Places in Southington on the site of what used to be an eyeglass screw factory. 

CT Bucket List: Goat Yoga at Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington

 Thursday’s FOX 61 bucket list tour was all about yoga in Southington.  This yoga studio though is a little different from a traditional studio, it’s a farm filled with four-legged friends.  Their personalities are as different as they can be,” said Anneliese Dadras, from Bradley Mountain Farm.  And it’s an experience, unlike any other!

Community members hoofin' around Lyman Farms while participating in a goat stroll

Community members hoofin' around Lyman Farms while participating in a goat stroll

 Bradley Mountain Farms has partnered with Lyman Orchards to put on goat strolls that allow participants to walk a goat for half an hour, then go in to the Apple Barrel afterwards for cider and a donut. "You can't be mad or sad or miserable when you're with a goat," said Bradley Mountain Farms event leader Melissa Allard. "They just make everybody happy." 

Southington Farm Offering Unique Experience — Goats and Pajamas

Community members hoofin' around Lyman Farms while participating in a goat stroll

  

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington is offering a unique experience — goats and pajamas.  Goats and PJs is designed to be a family activity that puts the herd to bed while offering cuddles with a favorite goat and a good dose of "pure silliness."

Cuddle With Goats And Feel Utterly Relaxed At Bradley Mountain Farm In Connecticut

Bright Spot: Bradley Mountain Farm provides hands-on learning with ‘Goatee Academy’

Have you tried everything to relax and just can’t seem to unwind? Do you need a getaway, but don’t have the time to visit a luxury spa?  Before you spend more time trying to relax by soaking in a bubble bath or make another facial appointment, why not get back to nature and have a new experience? Hug your cares away at Bradley Mountain Farm and enjoy a goat therapy session with some of the cutest goats in the state. 

Bright Spot: Bradley Mountain Farm provides hands-on learning with ‘Goatee Academy’

Bright Spot: Bradley Mountain Farm provides hands-on learning with ‘Goatee Academy’

Channel 3’ Nicole Nalepa takes us to a place in Southington that has been a ‘Bright Spot’ for many throughout the past year.  Bradley Mountain Farm reopened last May and has not slowed down since when it comes to offering joy to the public through their farm animals.

TGIC: A Trip to the Goat Farm!

Better Connecticut takes a trip to the goat farm to learn more about goat painting and goat cuddle therapy

East Hampton preschoolers visit goat farm for pajama party

East Hampton preschoolers visit goat farm for pajama party

 Through a grant from the East Hampton Arts & Culture Commission, East Hampton Preschoolers in Stacy Gibson's classroom enjoyed a recent visit from Southington's Bradley Mountain Goat Farm and their Goats in Pajamas. During the visit, the children also wore pajamas and learned about goats, helped feed them and listened to a story. They also had a chance to walk and pet Petunia the Goat. The visit was a culmination of the preschool class' learning unit on farms. 

Southington explores using Goats for Invasive Plants

Goats may soon be used to graze on public lands.

 

Goats may soon be used to graze on public lands.   The town's Open Space and Land Acquisition Committee last month discussed using goats to clear brush, weeds and invasive plants. 

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington Hosts Goat Yoga Classes

There might have been more members in Saturday's yoga class than those who actually signed up. That's because it was held inside a goat pen. 

"Right now, we have 50, but that's always coming and going. We love babies," said Anneliese Dadrase, Owner of Bradley Mountain Farm.

Bradley Mountain Farm sets up Goat Cam during the pandemic

 Bradley Mountain Farms is holding strong during the coronavirus pandemic as residents to continue to support them with purchases of goat soap. And, while many activities have been suspended due to distancing policies, the farm has been bringing smiles to people’s faces with their 24-hour “goat-cam” that lets people watch the animals remotely. 

Van Goat Artist Exhibit Debuts

 

Southington Public Library debuted its latest exhibit, “The Van Goat Artists” Friday, featuring paintings created by the goats at Bradley Mountain Farm. Although the library, located at 255 Main St. remains closed to the public, it has been offering several virtual exhibits since the covid-19 pandemic began.

What is it Wednesday from Bradley Mountain Farm

Join Abigail Bradley as she talks about the history of the farm with Bonnie from the Barnes Museum.   We're on location at Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington, CT.  This is the childhood home of Amon Bradley, patriarch of the Bradley Barnes family and builder of the Barnes Museum. 

Little kids. Big trucks. Family fun.

 The sound of honking truck horns could be heard across the Southington Drive-in Saturday as dozens of local children explored a variety of vehicles at the 17th annual Touch-a-Truck event. 

Local farm fairing well through pandemic

Local farm fairing well through pandemic

Local farm fairing well through pandemic

 

Most folks would not even fathom all the activities that can be done with goats until they visit Bradley Mountain Farm.

The property at 537 Shuttle Meadow Rd. is adjacent to Crescent Lake and a revelation takes place there every time a visitor discovers that goats can paint.

When ‘get your goat’ is a good thing

Local farm fairing well through pandemic

Local farm fairing well through pandemic

It could be their rectangular pupils – slightly amusing, slightly eerie – which give them better peripheral vision.  It could be that they are unique, or more affectionate than one would expect, with personalities all their own .  But are goats the greatest of all time?

200 year old Dairy Farm Hosts Goat Yoga

Local farm fairing well through pandemic

200 year old Dairy Farm Hosts Goat Yoga

A 200 year old farm is practicing a modern trend of goat yoga.  Bradley Mountain Farm goes all the way back to the founders of the town.  Today, it's just a fraction of the size but it's home to something larger than life.

Visitors ‘cuddle’ with the goats at Bradley Farm in Southington

Goodnight, Goats: Southington farm needs your help getting goats ready for bed

Visitors ‘cuddle’ with the goats at Bradley Farm in Southington

Bradley Mountain Farm visitors can choose from a variety of activities this summer, including soap making and goat cuddling. 

Homemade soap makes for a sweet smelling workshop in Southington

Goodnight, Goats: Southington farm needs your help getting goats ready for bed

Visitors ‘cuddle’ with the goats at Bradley Farm in Southington

Store-bought soap will never be the same for the women who took Saturday’s soap-making class at Bradley Mountain Farm. 

Goodnight, Goats: Southington farm needs your help getting goats ready for bed

Goodnight, Goats: Southington farm needs your help getting goats ready for bed

Business owners in 90s attire and farm goats attended Southington's Chamber dinner

If you’ve ever wondered how a goat gets ready for bed, here’s your chance to find out.

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington hosted “Goats N’ Pajamas” on Saturday night. 

Business owners in 90s attire and farm goats attended Southington's Chamber dinner

Business owners in 90s attire and farm goats attended Southington's Chamber dinner

Business owners in 90s attire and farm goats attended Southington's Chamber dinner

 Those who attended the Southington Chamber of Commerce’s ’90s themed 81st annual dinner came dressed in “radical” attire to honor some “righteous” volunteers and members of the business community. 

Chamber recognizes locals, welcomes new board

Business owners in 90s attire and farm goats attended Southington's Chamber dinner

Chamber recognizes locals, welcomes new board

 The Southington Chamber of Commerce celebrated outgoing and incoming board of director members, along with the hard work and success of several community members, at the 81st annual dinner. 

Getting your goat in Southington

Business owners in 90s attire and farm goats attended Southington's Chamber dinner

Chamber recognizes locals, welcomes new board

Anneliese Dadras talked about keeping goats since childhood, and saw an opportunity to make her dream of having her own goat farm come true when a historic Southington property came on the market. 

Southington Farm Offering Unique Experience

Southington Farm Offering Unique Experience

 

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington is offering a unique experience — goats and pajamas.  Goats and PJs is designed to be a family activity that puts the herd to bed while offering cuddles with a favorite goat and a good dose of "pure silliness."

Oh! The Goat Life!

Southington Farm Offering Unique Experience

As children are often told to stop daydreaming and stay focused, but for Anneliese Dadras a childhood dream of owning her own goat herd came to fruition when she bought Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington, CT.

Farm Visitors Transform into Fairy Goatmothers

 

Bradley Mountain Farm has come up with a creative way to draw in visitors while getting its beloved animals some extra attention.  “It’s a complete win-win-for us, for the goats, and for the people,” said farm owner Anneliese Dadras.

Take a virtual tour of Southington's historic Bradley Homestead

The Barnes Museum and Bradley Mountain Farms are teaming up to offer a virtual tour of the Bradley Homestead, a historic building built in 1812 and restored by Bradley Mountain Farms. 

Bradley Mountain Farm: A very special goat farm with Goat Yoga, hikes, goat soap and more!

We recently enjoyed some time at Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington Ct.   Bradley Mountain Farm is a goat farm with some of the most friendliest animals you will ever meet.

Children can hug, paint with goats

 Bradley Mountain Farms, located at 537 Shuttle Meadow Road in Southington, is inviting children ages 3 and up a chance to step over their fence and meet with their dairy goat herd in their own environment. 

Meet the goats at Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington

 Not even old enough to have a name yet, the newest goat in Bradley Mountain Farm’s flock bleated out a welcome to the crowds at the farm’s open house this weekend. 

Children and goats are stars of Open Farm Day

 

Ordinary activities seen in the area around Crescent Lake, yoga and hiking, are being made extraordinary with the addition of goats.

Its Raining Goats at Bradley Mountain Farm

Goats will join Earth Day cleanup at Novick’s Orchard

The farm is located on a 200 year old dairy that is on the registry of National Historical Places. It was built by Ichabod Bradley in 1813. The farm has been lovingly restored and is open by appointment, for private events, and classes ( See Page 32).

Goats will join Earth Day cleanup at Novick’s Orchard

Goats will join Earth Day cleanup at Novick’s Orchard

Goats will join Earth Day cleanup at Novick’s Orchard

The Open Space Committee will celebrate Earth Day by inviting the public to join committee members, the Southington Land Trust, and some furry friends from Bradley Mountain Farm for a hike and trail cleanup at Novick’s Orchard, an open space parcel on Flanders Road that was acquired in 2006. 

Goats…and kids…in pajamas

Goats will join Earth Day cleanup at Novick’s Orchard

'Let goat...' at renovated Bradley Homestead

Cordelia Hayes comes face to face with a baby goat at Bradley Mountain Farm last Friday during a “Goats N’ Pajamas” event. 

'Let goat...' at renovated Bradley Homestead

Goats will join Earth Day cleanup at Novick’s Orchard

'Let goat...' at renovated Bradley Homestead

 Bradley Mountain Soaps, LLC is inviting people to visit its farm and see the newly renovated Bradley Homestead on Shuttle Meadow Road. 

Goat therapy a way to unplug and connect with nature

Southington farm invites public to try goat therapy, yoga

Southington farm invites public to try goat therapy, yoga

Bradley Mountain Soaps has scheduled several goat therapy sessions starting Sept. 2, offering participants the chance to meditate while cuddling with baby goats. 

Southington farm invites public to try goat therapy, yoga

Southington farm invites public to try goat therapy, yoga

Southington farm invites public to try goat therapy, yoga

Hartford isn’t the only place in the state with goat fever.  Bradley Mountain Farm offers a full slate of activities and events featuring goats.  

An early White Christmas in two downtowns

Southington farm invites public to try goat therapy, yoga

Running with the goats at Bradley Mountain

 As night fell on the town Friday night, on came the holiday lights, with White Christmas in the Community bringing cheer and rekindling memories for hundreds of families. 

Running with the goats at Bradley Mountain

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington hosts first-ever goat parade

Running with the goats at Bradley Mountain

No, it’s not as dangerous as the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain, but it’s a whole lot more fun.

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington hosts first-ever goat parade

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington hosts first-ever goat parade

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington hosts first-ever goat parade

 People aren’t the only ones celebrating Halloween this weekend.  The goats at Bradley Mountain Farm got into the holiday as well in the first ever Goats N’ Goblins parade on Sunday. 

Fragrances at Farmers Market

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington hosts first-ever goat parade

Bradley Mountain Farm in Southington hosts first-ever goat parade

Anneliese Dadras, a long-time resident of Southington, is the founder of her own soap-making business called “Bradley Mountain Soaps.” 

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Connecticut Farms and Farmers Markets

Around Every Corner of Connecticut: 100 Towns to Explore Every Season

Around Every Corner of Connecticut: 100 Towns to Explore Every Season

 From Salisbury to Stonington and everywhere in-between, Connecticut farms are calling you.

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Around Every Corner of Connecticut: 100 Towns to Explore Every Season

Around Every Corner of Connecticut: 100 Towns to Explore Every Season

Around Every Corner of Connecticut: 100 Towns to Explore Every Season

 Around Every Corner of Connecticut provides activities and locations for people of all abilities and ages. There are so many incredible places to explore! 

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Brian sits down with Anneliese from Bradley Mountain Farm

In this episode Brian Williams from Northshire Consulting sits down with Anneliese from Bradley Mountain Farm to discuss the beginnings, current happenings, future plans and goats goats goats! 

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