Feeding the our Goats (organic grain, alfalfa and fresh grass)
September 14, 2011 Written by TaylorH
Photo credit: Coral von Zumwalt Photographs. If you would like to find a higher resolution version of these images for print, please visit our Flickr account or contact us.
Milking Goats on the Chivas Farm
September 14, 2011 Written by TaylorH
Photo credit: Coral von Zumwalt Photographs. If you would like to find a higher resolution version of these images for print, please visit our Flickr account or contact us.
Up-close and Personal with our Friendly French-Alpine Goats
September 14, 2011 Written by TaylorH
Photo credit: Coral von Zumwalt Photographs. If you would like to find a higher resolution version of these images for print, please visit our Flickr account or contact us.
Photos of our Pot-Bellied Pig, “Piggles”
September 13, 2011 Written by TaylorH
Photo credit: Coral von Zumwalt Photographs. If you would like to find a higher resolution version of these images for print, please visit our Flickr account or contact us.
Our Goat Family Keeps Growing!
February 22, 2011 Written by TaylorH
Terrific Triplets!
On February 5th, Bisquette gave birth to triplets! The male is black with a white star, one of the females is white and black and the other female is black with brown and tan.
It’s A Boy!
On January 23 , Fauvette gave birth to a Male named Chocolate. Fauvette is a Nubia and the first one to have a baby!
Healthy Twin Girls!
Also on February 5th, Lolly gave birth to female twins. One is black with a white spot on her head and the other is tri-colored.
We Are Excited To Announce The Newest Additions To Our Family!
February 18, 2011 Written by TaylorH
Healthy Twin Boys!
On February 5th, Charmette (Charo’s Daughter) gave birth to identical male twins that are both black and white.
Beautiful Baby Girl!
On February 8th, Sugar Biscuit (Sugar Muffin’s Daughter) gave birth to her baby girl who has white and black markings.
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Photos from our Holiday Open House
December 14, 2010 Written by LaurenJ
Below are our favorite photos from the Holiday Open House that we hosted on December 5, 2010. You can also view the entire Flickr album here. If you did not received an invitation this year and want to be invited next year, simply sign-up for the invite list here. NOTE: If you took any photos at the event and would like to share them with us, please email us at info@chivasskincare.com
Donna leading a tour of the Chivas goat farm
Donna feeding Piggles carrots with the tour group. Piggles was the hit of the party 
Young boy feeding our goat, “Charmette”
Tour of the Chivas soap workshop. A big thanks to our neighbors and the Fillmore community at large for coming out to support us!
Lauren using iPad to process payments – also a big hit! You can see our soap display in the background before we had to quickly move everything inside when it started to sprinkle.
Relaxing with homemade food and drinks by the outdoor fireplace.
Karen Keltner of Soma Get Fit leads a yoga class on our front lawn. A good way to burn off all of the goat cheese and rhubarb tarts we ate
*** A special thanks to Karen Keltner of Soma Get Fit for shooting and sharing all of these pictures ***
More about Karen: Born and raised in New York City, Karen developed an early passion for environmental, mind, body and soul well-being and sustainability. Karen is a lifetime athlete, outdoor adventurer, and yogi who enjoys mountain biking, kayaking, paddle boarding, sailing, SCUBA diving, hiking, rock climbing, tennis, beach volleyball, pilates and yoga. Through her adventuresome spirit she has dedicated her passions to integrate personal, educational, and professional interests to create inner and outer renewal, strength, empowerment, and inspiration retreats and healing for individuals, communities, and businesses. Having trained with a wide variety of professionals, athletes, scientists, environmentalists, gurus, monks, and yogis, Karen offers a unique approach of being a life, mind, body and environmental coach for creating and stepping into a life you love powerfully!
Karen is certified in neuro-linguistics life coaching, Hatha yoga, Wilderness Medical Associates First Aid and First Responder, SCUBA, rock climbing and ropes course instructor and emergency safety, low and high elements team challenges, and American Sailing Association kayak and sailboat instructor. Karen teaches fitness and well being of the body at the Santa Barbara Athletic Club and is the director of the Ambassadors of the Environment nature outdoor, sustainability education programs for Jean-Michel Cousteau around the world in California, Alaska, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Brazil, Greece, and France. At home in Santa Barbara, Karen combines all her passions for retreat, growth, renewal, and empowerment with SOMA Get Fit.
Chivas Customer Shares the Story of Her Nubian Goats
September 7, 2010 Written by LaurenJ
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- Goats are becoming very popular back here as pets.
- Most people have to own one to understand how wonderful they are, yet don’t turn your back on them because they will get into trouble.
- The local Vet sees about 6 to 8 goats a day here.
- It was very nice to talk to you, love your products and the beautiful packaging.
Do you have goats too? Click here to learn about our special discounts for fellow goat-owners!
Got Goats? Share Your Story with Us and Get 25% off!
September 7, 2010 Written by LaurenJ
We’ve recently connected with a few different Chivas customers who also have goats at their home or farm. Making these connections is a real joy for us! And we’ve realized that more people have goats then we ever imagined. So, we wanted to launch a “Got Goats?” campaign to encourage all you goat-owners out there to share your stories with us (and our other customers who may want to get goats one day)!
Here’s how it works:
1. Send us an email at info@chivasskincare.com with the subject heading, “Got Goats_(your name)”
2. In this email include, two to five photos of your goats at your home/farm with captions per photo and/or a short story about life with your goats. Video is also perfectly acceptable. Please tell us if you would like us to share your name and hometown (not required, but a nice personal touch). Also, if you have a website that you would like us to link to, feel free to add.
3. We will approve your submission (assuming the content is appropriate and genuine) and then send you a coupon code for 25% off your next on-line order. This code is valid for all Chivas Skin Care products, including goat milk soaps, goat milk facial cremes, goat milk bath salts, goat cheese cookbooks, gifts sets and more!
If you’re curious to see what others have submitted, see Cathy’s nubian goats!
Musings from Mamacita: A tribute to our duck, Honey
October 7, 2009 Written by Chivas Skin Care
It is with great honor and sadness that I am writing about our pet duck, Honey. I say this because Honey passed away on September 30, 2009. Honey was one of two ducks that the Easter Bunny had brought to my children 12 years ago. She was the most beautiful duck. She was large and so soft with light honey-colored feathers. For this reason and because of her sweet personality, we named her Honey.
We had built a coop for the ducks and chickens, but I would let Honey free in the backyard whenever my husband went out of town. She loved this and would lay eggs in different spots in the backyard. It was like Easter egg hunting almost every day. And what large eggs she laid! Her eggs were great for baking.
Once in a while, I would let her go swimming in the pool. She loved that – flapping her wings, dunking under water which would drive our dog, Moose, crazy. With enough time in the backyard, she would get so tame that she would venture into the house and play with Moose.
Honey loved our dog Moose and Moose was so gentle with her. It was a beautiful sight to see them together
When Honey was around six years old, she was attacked by a bobcat or coyote. I didn’t think that she was going to survive. My friend, Pat, and I doctored her up and after about two weeks, she was back to normal. She was such a good patient; I think she understood that Pat and I were trying to help her.
I will miss Honey. Twelve years is a long time for a duck and also for me. She was part of the gang. Honey was a great duck.
“Musings from Mamacita” is a column written by Donna Johanson, Chivas Skin Care co-founder. As the mother half of this mother-daughter venture, Donna often signs emails to Lauren as “Mamacita,” which is the diminutive form of Mom in Spanish. As the team grows, Donna will now sign emails to other members of the Chivas team as Mamacita. In her column, Donna will share stories about cooking, gardening, caring for her animals, and other news from the Chivas homestead.
