About

Welcome to Goat Berries, the maaaaad goat raising adventures of an American attorney-turned-writer transplanted in Calabria, Italy.

I’m Michelle Fabio, and I’ve been a goat maaaa since February 2009 when a month-old kid that we named Pasqualina landed on our doorstep.

I live in a medieval village in southern Italy; my family left this town for America over 100 years ago. For more on that story, see my other website, Bleeding Espresso.

I’m certainly no expert on goat care, but I love reading and sharing information and experiences, so I hope you’ll join us on our journey!

Meet the girls:

Pasqualina and her kid, Pinta, born 22 March 2010

Sadly we lost Pinta suddenly on December 19, 2011 and had to re-home Pasqualina in 2014, which I wrote about at Never Say Goat-Bye. I’ve gotten to see her since then, and I’ve kept this site up for the archives and memories. I also keep the Facebook page active for goat links and such because I still love goaties and hope to someday be in the position to share my lives with more of them.

Previous members of the herd who will always hold *very* special places in my heart include the following who have moved on to greener pastures with new goat caretakers:

Margherita and her kid, Colombo, born 21 March 2010

Carmelina and her kid, Nina, born 20 March 2010

Thanks for reading!