Old Ladies Try New Things

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 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 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. 

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. 

 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!

 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." 

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."

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. 

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.

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

 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. 

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

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

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. 

 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. 

 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. 

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. 

 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. 

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

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).

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. 

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

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