Cream of the Crop is led by Rachel Hubbell and Ashlee Tarbox, of Roy and Yelm, respectively. Both have owned goats for years and are practiced at identifying and solving goat-related issues Whether that means identifying and pulling up poisonous plants before the goats eat them, or treating the goats after they’ve eaten something poisonous, between them they have a broad range of knowledge and experience.

Cream of the Crop was founded in 2018, when the leaders and volunteers of sister-club, Just Kidding Around, gathered and agreed that there were just too many youth and too many projects to do either justice. The solution was to split into two clubs. Just Kidding Around offers the Pack Goat and Fleece Goat projects as well as Goat Arts. Cream of the Crop took on the Dairy Goat and Meat Goat projects, and also offers Goat Arts. Both clubs continue to work together, even hosting day-long educational clinics open to members from both clubs. Meetings are coordinated so that those enrolled in both clubs don’t have to choose or alternate which meetings they attend. Our goal is simply to provide a caring, nurturing, and engaging environment for our youth, regardless of what club they are enrolled in.

Due to COVID-19, in-person club meetings are on hold for now, and meetings are conducted on Zoom each month. Information about the meetings, other announcements, and resources however can get a bit scattered—we try to get it out to you in as many ways as possible. E-mail, Facebook, Text alerts, Google Docs, and now Zoom meetings on top of all that! It’s a lot to search through if you’re looking for something specific but just can’t remember exactly what it was or where it was posted.

Hopefully, this website will simplify things a bit. Our goal is to gather and organize resource and record keeping documents, make announcements, and share updates all in one place. There will still be e-mails, and texts, and the Facebook page will remain up, but eventually the goal is to have this site be the primary hub that people go to for information, updates, and question asking.

In hope of a brighter, more organized future,

-Rachel