Published March 24. 2023 11:16AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
Nurseries, artists and outdoor equipment vendors displayed their products at the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show, March 10, at the Allentown Fairground’s Agri~Plex.
One of the most popular stops was a visit with the “snuggling goats” from the Steinmetz Family Farm, Fleetwood.
The Steinmetz family brought 40 young “snuggling goats” for visitors to pamper, hold, caress and just plain enjoy while at the show.
According to Justin Steinmetz, who co-owns the farm with his wife, Lauren, young goats up to 6-months-old tend to cuddle together.
This cuddling is due to their being pack animals and feel safer when “cuddling.”
The family will keep goats up to age 6 months, then they are adopted out, but only to “forever” homes.
Also, they must be adopted in pairs due to being pack animals.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND Stopping to visit the Tall Timbers Nursery, South Whitehall, display at the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show, March 10, were Kim and Kiki Moyer, and Raymond, Grace, Alice, Eden, 8, and Savannah, 10, Flyte, all from Kutztown.
Jeff Laudenslager and Kevin Klase with Tall Timbers took a brief break during the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show.
A few of the 40 “snuggling goats” on hand March 10 at the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show at the Allentown Fairgrounds Agri~Plex. The goats were from the Steinmetz Family Farm, Fleetwood.
Maybe Leah Hauck, 8, of Alburtis, should tell her parents, “Look who followed me home. Can we keep her?” while visiting the Steinmetz Family Farm snuggling goats at the flower and garden show.
Alisa Vogel, volunteer with the Steinmetz Family Farm, Fleetwood, holds 2-month-old Simba March 10 at the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show.
Penn State Extension Master Gardeners Darla Gehris, Kristen Lissy and Diamond Geiger were displaying the efforts of their expertise at the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show in the Agri~Plex.
Melody Harrison, of Belvidere, N.J., Valerie Ilg, of Chestertown, N.J., and Debbie Serfoss, of Bethlehem Township, thought they look pretty good under the Bucks County Nursery and Florist flower arch March 10 at the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden show at Allentown's Agri~Plex.
