goat - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-28T23:10:49Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/goatGreen Markets: Lantana opens the area’s newest greenmarkethttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/green-markets-lantana-opens-the-area-s-newest-greenmarket2019-12-31T17:00:00.000Z2019-12-31T17:00:00.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p style="text-align:center;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960924692,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960924692,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="7960924692?profile=original" /></a><em>Sarah Byerly, of Boynton Beach, has her photo taken with three of the six goats from Downward Goat that took part in goat yoga at the Lantana greenmarket. Market founder Hector V. Herrera aims to offer a different experience each Sunday. <strong>Rachel S. O’Hara/The Coastal Star</strong></em></p>
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<p><strong>By Linda Haase</strong></p>
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<p>Lantana’s Bicentennial Park has stunning Intracoastal views, a gorgeous gazebo, shaded picnic tables, benches and a playground. <br /> But on Sundays this gem is transformed into a charming greenmarket, showcasing everything from fresh produce to homemade jams.</p>
<p><br /> The Lantana greenmarket, operated by Shoreline Green Markets, comes together like a movie set as vendors arrive, some as early as sunrise, to erect this small village. Directing the project is Hector V. Herrera, its founder and manager, whose unwavering enthusiasm is contagious.</p>
<p><br /> It seemed like every town had a greenmarket this season but Lantana — and with the town’s blessing, Herrera began its inaugural year in mid-November. Each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., as many as 32 vendors share their handmade and innovative creations.<br /> Chatting with merchants — who are very friendly and passionate about their wares — enhances the experience, Herrera says. “You can learn a lot and it makes it more special when you meet the person behind the product.” </p>
<p><br /> Among the offerings are produce, clothes, jewelry, candles, shell art, cheeses, spices, sarongs and much more. And, oh, the food. Come for breakfast and stay for lunch: There’s a vegan bakery, authentic Bahamian dishes like chicken souse and conch salad, crepes, shrimp and grits and more (hungry yet?).</p>
<p><br /> One of those serving up tasty treats is Shirlann Sanders, the woman behind the makeshift stove at Nana’s Southern Kitchen & Country Store. It resembles a country store/restaurant, right down to the wood paneling, homey curtains and red-and-white checked tablecloths.</p>
<p><br /> The tempting aroma from the Lantana resident’s made-from-scratch and to-order shrimp and grits, triple-decker grilled cheese sandwiches and other comfort food wafts through the air. Also available at her booth are homemade jams and jellies. The 30 flavors include strawberry, mint, fig, tropical and orange marmalade.</p>
<p><br /> “My recipes don’t come from a book. They are custom made and big on flavor,” says Sanders, who grew up in Tennessee and learned a thing or two at her family’s country restaurant. “My grits aren’t instant, they are the real deal. I have them sent to me from a mill in Georgia. It’s the only way I know how to cook.”</p>
<p><br /> Herrera sums it all up: “She represents everything everyone loves about the South.”</p>
<p><br /> Sanders’ quaint display — created by her husband, Scott — isn’t the only unusual thing at the Ocean Avenue venue. From the beginning, this greenmarket, which runs through May, was designed to be different.</p>
<p><br /> “Most greenmarkets are on Saturday. This gives people another option for something to do on a Sunday,” explains Herrera, who lives in nearby Hypoluxo. “I wanted to create a real Sunday tradition for Lantana that brings people together.”</p>
<p><br /> He envisions a community-centric, family friendly event that offers greenmarket staples and a “laid-back, enjoy-yourself-kind of place” with special events each week.</p>
<p><br /> Herrera, who has managed greenmarkets for about five years, is brimming with ideas for activities that will set the greenmarket apart, like a recent goat yoga session and an upcoming class on creating a cheese and charcuterie board.</p>
<p><br /> “I want to create a different experience every Sunday,” he says.</p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Boca Raton Greenmarket</strong> every Saturday at City Hall (north side), 201 W Palmetto Park Rd. 8 am-1 pm. Free. downtownboca.org; 299-8684 elilly707@aol.com<br /><strong>Delray Beach Greenmarket</strong> every Saturday at Old School Square Park, 50 NE 2nd Ave, one block north of Atlantic Ave. Fresh local produce, baked goods, gourmet food items, plants, live music, children’s activities. 9am-2pm. 276-7511; delraycra.org<br /><strong>Lantana Greenmarket</strong> every Sunday at Bicentennial Park, 321 E Ocean Ave. 10 am-2 pm. 515-9919; shorelinegreenmarkets.com<br /><strong>Lake Worth Farmers Market</strong> every Saturday by the bridge at A1A. 1873 Lake Ave, Lake Worth. 9 am-1 pm. Free. 547-3100; lakeworthfarmersmarket.com</p></div>Goat Yoga proves to be a hit at Shoreline Green Markethttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/goat-yoga-proves-to-be-a-hit-at-shoreline-green-market2019-12-16T19:00:00.000Z2019-12-16T19:00:00.000ZRachel O'Harahttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/RachelOHara<div><p><span style="font-size:10pt;"><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960916681,original{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960916681,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" width="750" alt="7960916681?profile=original" /></a></span></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Sarah Byerly, of Boynton Beach, has her photo taken while surrounded by three of the six goats from Downward Goat that took part in the Goat Yoga event on Sunday, December 15 at the Shoreline Green Market in Lantana. <strong>Photos by Rachel S. O'Hara</strong></em></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Shoreline Green Market in Lantana teamed up with Downward Goat for its first-ever Goat Yoga event on Sunday, December 15 at Lantana Bicentennial Park. The easy-flow hour-long Goat Yoga class had 31 participants who were all eager to not only do yoga with the goats but to get plenty of selfies with the four-legged yogis.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Stephanie Aguilar and Adam Elder, of Hypoluxo, give Penny, an African Pygmy, some scratches before the start of the Goat Yoga class on Sunday.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Sapphire, a Nubian goat, wanders the grounds during Goat Yoga at the Shoreline Green Market.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Willow, a Mini Mancha, jumps on the back of one of the participants during Goat Yoga on Sunday morning. </em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Patrick Hogan takes a photo of Emma Dewalt, both of Lake Worth, while Poppy stands on Dewalt's back during Goat Yoga.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Melissa Young, of West Palm Beach, smiles at Sapphire eating a leaf.</em></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Downward Goat co-owner Korinne Johnson became enamored with goats years ago and later got her first two goats, Garnet and Sapphire, as a Valentine’s Day gifts in 2015 from her husband, Doug. Now they have a wide variety of goats Krazy Hearts Farm, out in Loxahatchee, along with a couple of miniature horses, dogs, and cats. The six “goat yogis” that were at this particular event included Garnet, Sapphire, Poppy, Willow, Penny, and Penny's daughter, Pixie. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Poppy climbs across the back of two different participants during Goat Yoga on Sunday.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Tammy Thompson, of Lake Worth, gives mom and daughter <span>African Pygmy </span>goats, Penny, left, and Pixie, right, some back scratches while they visit her mat during Goat Yoga. </em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Poppy jumps on the back of a participant while Penny looks for any Eureka palm leaves nearby.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Penny tries to one-up Dara Gyorko with her own yoga pose during Goat Yoga at Shoreline Green Market on Sunday.</em></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Dara Gyorko led the yoga class and was never distracted by the giggles, commentary, or photo-taking happening in the crowd. Of course, she too gets a kick out of the goats and got her own laughs by leading the class into "downward-facing goat" and having everyone end the class by saying "naa-aaa-maste." </span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Kendall Angling, of West Palm Beach, reaches out to pet Pixie while taking part in Goat Yoga.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;"><em>A participant reaches down to give Penny a quick pat on the back during Goat Yoga at the Shoreline Green Market on Sunday, December 15.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Willow tries to decide how to hop down off of Fred Thomas, of Boynton Beach, during Goat Yoga. </em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;"><em>Willow makes an impressive leap off the back of one of the participants.</em></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Doug Johnson, co-owner of Downward Goat, sprinkled Eureka palm leaves, a favorite treat of the goats, around the mats and on participants' backs as a way to entice the goats to be extra social. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Patrick Connelly, of North Palm Beach, takes a break from doing yoga to give Pixie some scratches, much to her delight. </em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;"><em>Poppy and Pixie butt heads in the middle of class.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Willow enjoys some Eureka palm leaves on one of the yoga mats. </em></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;">"We came for the goats but the yoga was good," said Melissa Young after the event was over.</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Lindsay Wolfe added that the hooves of the goats, surprisingly, alleviated some of her usual lower back pain and said she would recommend the class to anybody.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><em>Korinne Johnson holds Pixie during a "time out" after butting heads with Poppy.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;"><em>Michele George, of Boynton Beach, pats both Penny and Pixie while laying in Savasana pose at the end of the Goat Yoga class.</em></span></p>
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<p class="p1" style="text-align:center;"><em>Michelle Roos, of Lantana, gets a good laugh after Poppy falls on top of her at the end of class.</em></p>
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<p class="p1"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><span class="s1"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LantanaGreenMarket/">Shoreline Green Market</a></span> hopes to have <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DownwardGoat/"><span class="s1">Downward Goat</span></a> back at the market sometime in March of 2020. Downward Goat does run classes at other places including out at their own farm. The classes are capped at 30 students and cost $30. Please check their <a href="https://www.downwardgoat.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for more information. </span></p></div>