Penner Mini Farms

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We Sell Our Kids... Want One?

Check out our Goats for Sale to see if anyone is match for your home!

Throughout the year we may have baby goats,  yearlings, adults or even some ladies in milk (if you’re lucky!) so check out who’s available and then let us know if you’d like to swing by for a visit to meet them.

American Blackbelly Sheep

We love these sheep and our farm is a much better place with them here. 

The biggest thing we were looking for when we discovered Blackbelly’s is their low maintenance, easy to care for characteristics and the fact that they are extremely social (with each other as well as humans)

These sheep are beautiful, majestic and sweet… plus they are very playful and fun!

They truly do make our work as shepherds an easy, delightful and joyful job.

Dairy Goats

At Penner Mini Farms we have several breeds of goats that we know and love.

  • Nigerian Dwarf Goats
  • LaMancha Goats
  • Miniature LaMancha Goats

While we primarily selected these breeds as Dairy Goats, their characteristics and personalities are what ultimately won us over. 

Want to stay in the loop with the farm?

Check out our weekly farm newsletter to get a heads up on when we have any holiday specials, spring babies, or a whole host of other newsworthy farm updates!

Raw Goat Milk

What most people love about raw goat milk is that it is rich in vitamins and minerals that are beneficial for our bodies and skin.

Learn more about or sign up for some today!

Goat Milk Soap

Our Goat Milk Soap is safe for all skin types, especially and including sensitive skin.  It can be used daily as a hand and/or body wash – and even face wash if using The Simple Stuff (Fragrance Free)!

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Jeffrey Penner

I grew up on a dairy farm when I was little in the dry sandy-soil land of SW Nebraska but my parents moved to Lincoln when I was still at a young age. 

I have always dreamed of farming but pursued a degree in Computer Science and have spent most of my life as a computer programmer and database administrator. 

I love being outside, in nature, listening to all of the sounds of the birds and insects and animals, feeling the breeze on my face and soaking up the warm sunshine.  Outside is where I feel alive and free.  I am an introvert so time alone in nature is where I recharge and refresh. 

I feel blessed to get to do the 2 things that I absolutely love each and every day of my life: computer programming and farming.    God has also blessed me with a beautiful, kind, and loving wife with whom I love spending every day of my life with.  My life journey is amazing with her by my side.

Lorraine Penner

I was born and raised in California but moved to Nebraska with my family while I was still in high school to the small town of David City.  Talk about a culture shock!  The high school I left in California had more people than all of David City!

But I’ve grown to love Nebraska (minus the humidity), and can’t imagine being anywhere else.

I had ZERO experience with farm life until May 2020 when we started Penner Mini Farms so if you want the God’s honest truth about farm life – I’m your girl 😉 

Farming and caring for livestock is extremely rewarding, but not many people warn you in advance of how much WORK it is not only to be successful, but also to steward everything you’ve been given well (land, animals, family & time).  

None of us have unlimited resources, particularly in the time and attention categories, so we’re learning how to do much with the little that we have and are finding the joy in the little gifts we receive every day!