Catherine Bardsley

Catherine Bardsley has been raising goats at Silk Tree Farm in Exeter, Rhode Island since 2008, putting down roots in the South County area roughly 30 minutes from Providence. Her interest in goats began as a practical one — she wanted fresh milk on a small homestead — and over time that grew into a full farming operation focused on heritage breeds and sustainable practices.

The farm holds ADGA registration for its Nigerian dwarf goats, with breeding decisions centered on milk production and gentle temperament. Dairy crosses for sale in Rhode Island come out of this herd, which is managed with an eye toward holistic husbandry. Catherine's approach to the land is biodynamic in orientation, a direction she has been working toward since purchasing the Exeter property in 2019 after years of leasing farmland in Little Compton.

Alongside the dairy goat program, the farm raises heritage livestock including Spanish meat goats on rotational pasture, heritage-breed poultry, and Red Wattle pigs, reflecting a broader commitment to preserving older breeds suited to small-farm, pasture-based systems.

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