Salcedo Goat Ranch — Lakeland, Florida

The Salcedo Goat Ranch in Lakeland, Florida, is owned by Carlos and Andrea Salcedo and run by the couple and their kids, Tabitha (12) and Alex (9). They are raising milk goats to make cheese as well as meat goats. This video was shot by Carlos’ Uncle Randy Johnson on November 10, 2012, and includes shots of the hog and chicken pens as well as the goat pastures and feed sheds. Featured are Tabitha, Alex, and Andrea Salcedo (Carlos was on lineman duty with the non-union Team Fishel in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy), with a guest appearance by the kids’ Great Grandmother Iris Johnson. An avid outdoorsman and hunter, Carlos Salcedo was raised in Venezuela and Florida and he and his wife Andrea work to instill in their children a love of the natural world and the knowledge of how to live in it. For information about goats in Florida, contact: Florida Meat Goat Association: www.fmga.org Video and photography ©2012 by Johnson ArtWorks http info@johnsonartworks.com