Beginner's Goat Keeping Course

The Beginner's Goat Keeping Course is a two-day course at Itä-Hämeen Opisto on 24.-25.10.2026 (Sat 10-16, Sun 9-16). The course is suitable for beginners in goat keeping and for those considering goat farming as a full or part-time income source.

Course topics include goats as animals and production opportunities (milk, wool, meat), housing conditions and regulatory requirements, feeding and feed self-sufficiency, daily care and health management, breeding and kid rearing, and goats as an income source - from both small-scale producer and service business perspectives. The instructor is agronomist and goat expert Sara Rönkä.

The course fee is 89 € (tuition + lunch on course days) or 151 € with accommodation. The accommodation price includes bed linens and towels, plus a private bathroom, toilet, and small kitchenette in the Linna accommodation.

Registration by 11.10.2026: https://ihop.fi/lyhytkurssit/muut-lyhytkurssit/vuohiharrastajan-starttikurssi/
More information: kurssit@ihop.fi or 050 436 7407