Goat Meat Directory to Promote Maine Producers
Contact: Richard Brzozowski, Cooperative Extension Educator, 1-800-287-1471
ORONO, Maine — Goat meat is in high demand across the country, and Maine farmers who raise goats can reach new markets through a new University of Maine Cooperative Extension directory.
Extension is compiling a list of all Maine goat producers including contact information, the types and ages of goats they have for sale and the time of year the goats are typically available. Only producers who ask to be listed will be included. Listings are free.
Much of the demand for goat meat comes from numerous ethnic communities including African, Middle-Eastern, Caribbean, European, and Hispanic consumers, says Richard Brzozowski, Extension educator. Extension will print the directory and distribute it to community leaders, mosques, churches, social clubs, livestock dealers and others in Maine. The directory is expected to be available by April 1.
For more information or to be listed in the statewide directory, contact the Cumberland County Extension Office at 1-800-287-1471 or see the website www.umext.maine.edu.