Baby Goat & Me Retreat · May 1–3, 2026
Two nights.
125 acres.
Life with the herd.
An all-inclusive weekend retreat at Gilbertsville Farmhouse. Spend your days immersed in farm life: caring for goats, enjoying guided activities, and unwinding in a peaceful countryside setting. Stay in beautifully appointed accommodations, enjoy thoughtfully prepared meals, and leave feeling refreshed, grounded, and reconnected.
Adopt A Baby Goat
Experience
Adopt A Baby Goat Experience
Foster A Yearling Goat Experience
Foster A Yearling Goat Experience
ONE unique RETREAT,
TWO awesome EXPERIENCES
ONE unique RETREAT, TWO awesome EXPERIENCES
⚡ Limited spots available — May 1–3, 2026
3
Days, No Curfew
80+
Guests On-Site
27
Weddings Per Year
125
Private Acres
What This Actually Is
Self-care is better with a baby goat. We can prove it.
A long weekend on 125 acres in upstate New York. Fresh air, good food, zero responsibilities—and a herd of goats that fully expect you to become part of their social circle.
You’ll spend your days caring for them, walking the property, and accidentally forming emotional attachments to animals you just met. It happens fast. We don’t ask questions.
This is for people who like being outside, being around animals, and doing something a little different with their weekend, without needing it to feel like a wellness retreat.
Mornings ease in. Afternoons wander. Evenings end by the fire; with goats nearby, obviously.
And somewhere between feeding, laughing, and doing absolutely nothing productive, you’ll feel it:
You’ve officially relaxed.
Here's exactly what having a baby goat for a weekend looks like.
Friday afternoon, you visit the flower-petaled nursery in our barn and choose your baby goat or yearling goat. From that moment until Sunday, they're yours. Named, bonded, and completely obsessed with you. Yearling parents, prepare to giggle at your goat's rambunctious nature. Enjoy a cocktail and mingle with all of your new goat co-parents.
Meet & Choose Your Baby
The Goat Experience
01
Morning and evening bottle-feedings each day. Evening storytime — yes, in the lounge, yes, with your baby goat in tow. There is no explaining how much you will love this until it happens to you. Yearling parents, learn to care for your goat and learn about all the daily do-ings in the barn.
Bottle-Feed & Cuddle Time
02
Saturday morning, the yoga mats come out. Your baby goat climbs on your back mid-pose. You try to hold it together. You don't. Nobody does. It's the best part of the whole weekend. All parents participate together in this silly, cuddly class.
Baby Goat Yoga
03
Saturday afternoon, baby carriers come out and the whole group walks the woods together: each with their goat. It sounds completely unhinged. It is completely unhinged. You will talk about it for years.
Goat Family Walk
04
A styled "Baby & Me" photo session with your goat. The photos are ridiculous. The photos are incredible. These are going on your wall whether you plan for it or not. Yearling parents enjoy group polaroid selfie sessions with your goats.
Newborn Photo Session & Yearling Group Session
05
You return them to the nursery after brunch. Somehow, in 48 hours, you have become emotionally invested in a tiny goat. You leave with a tote bag, your memories, and a new identity as a goat parent.
Sunday Goodbyes
06
Every moment is intentional. Nothing is rushed.
Three days designed to make you forget what stress feels like.
The Goat Experience
Afternoon
Check-In
— settle into your glamping tent or Farmhouse suite
Visit the nursery — meet and choose your baby goat
Bottle-feed, cuddle, and bond
— the beginning of a relationship that changes you
Evening
Welcome Dinner in the Hayloft
— seasonal, farm-fresh, and unforgettable
Late
Evening storytime in the lounge
— yes, with your baby goat in tow
Night
Bonfire under the stars
— s'mores, wine, good conversation, no schedule
Morning
Morning bottle-feeding & snuggles
— they're hungry. It's adorable.
Farm Breakfast
— fresh, seasonal, no rush
Mid-Morning
Baby Goat Yoga
— the bucket-list experience. Hold it together. You won't.
Afternoon
Free Time
— beach, island gazebo, hammock park, or optional journaling & DIY skincare workshop
Goat Family Walk
— baby carriers, the woods, your whole goat family together
Evening
Dinner in the Barn
Late
Outdoor movie night + bonfire
— curated menu, wine, candlelight
— no curfew, the estate is yours
"You'll understand when you have kids." — Everyone who's been here
Final bottle-feeding & morning snuggles
— take your time. This is the hard part.
Morning
Farm-Fresh Farewell Breakfast
— worth lingering over
Mid-Morning
Last snuggles and goodbyes
— return your baby to the nursery
Noon
Depart
— with your tote bag, your memories, and your new identity as a goat parent
What's Included
Everything. No hidden extras.
The Goat Experience
Your own baby goat companion for the full weekend
Friday nursery visit — meet and choose your baby
Daily morning and evening bottle-feedings
Baby Goat Yoga session — Saturday morning
Evening storytime with your goat
Styled "Baby & Me" photo session
Goat Family walkabout through the woods with baby carriers
Sunday farewell and goat return ceremony
Stay, Food & Estate
Two-night luxury stay — glamping tent or Farmhouse suite
All meals: welcome dinner, farm breakfasts, Saturday dinner, Sunday brunch
Complimentary wine with dinners
Welcome gift bag on arrival
Full access to private beach and floating dock
Island gazebo with firepit
Hammock park and nap nooks
Animal barn — goats, donkeys, and more
Nightly bonfires with gourmet s'mores
Optional workshops — journaling, DIY skincare
Outdoor movie night Saturday evening
Saturday Evening
Sample Candlelit Dinner
Dinner
Grilled pulpo with fingerling potato, tomato and salsa verde
Country greens with pomegranate seeds, gorgonzola & toasted walnuts
Tuscan kale soup with pork belly, grilled crostini and garlic oil
Black pepper fettuccine with sun-dried artichoke hearts, onion, garlic and pesto
Lemon-braised steelhead trout with farmhouse mushrooms, swiss chard & pine nuts
White Marble Farms stuffed pork chop with apple and fennel compote
Dietary & Dessert
Vegetarian: Cauliflower steak in white wine with ratatouille and hollandaise
Dessert: Ginger-cinnamon ice cream with bourbon poached pear, cardamom and caramel glass shards
Menus rotate seasonally. All dietary needs accommodated — just let us know in advance.
The classic Baby Goat retreat configuration. A weekend that gives you and your people something to laugh about forever. No itinerary stress — we handle everything so you can just be together.
Best Friends & Groups
An unexpectedly romantic weekend. Something about caring for a tiny creature together does something to a relationship. Plus: great food, no phones, 125 acres, and no one to interrupt you.
Couples
Come alone and leave with a room full of people who get it. The retreat format creates connection naturally — and your baby goat is an excellent conversation starter. Ages 21+ only.
Solo Travelers
Who This Weekend Is For
Come alone, come together,
come however you need to arrive.
Starting Rate — Per Couple or Solo
Adopt a Baby Experience: $2,400
Foster a Yearling Experience: $1,700
Includes two nights, two adult guests, all meals activities. Solo booking available. Age 8+.
Includes two nights, two adult guests, all meals activities.
Solo booking available. Age 8+.
✓ Two-night luxury cabin or farmhouse suite
✓ All meals — Friday dinner through Sunday brunch
✓ Adopt a baby goat experience or Foster a yearling goat experience
✓ All goat activities — yoga, walks, photo session, storytime
✓ Full access to all estate amenities
✓ Welcome gift bag
Investment
Simple, honest pricing.
One rate. Everything included. No planning, no add-ons, no hidden costs. Arrive Friday and settle into a fully curated weekend.
This is a small-group experience and fills quickly. If you’re considering it, we recommend booking early.
Hosted in partnership with NY Goat Yoga.
Foster A Yearling Goat
Experience
Foster A Yearling Goat Experience
ONE UNIQUE RETREAT,
TWO AWESOME EXPERIENCES
ONE UNIQUE RETREAT, TWO AWESOME EXPERIENCES
Adopt A Baby Goat
Experience
Adopt A Baby Goat Experience
