Boon Companions is a goat club for the residents of mid-Missouri. Our members include breeders of
Alpines, Boers, Kinders, Lamanchas, Nubians, Recorded Grades, Sables, Toggenburgs and other breeds and crosses of goats. We encourage
participation of youth in the goat industry through 4-H and FFA. We try to develop the knowledge base of the general
public regarding goats by participating in community events where goats can be present and/or pamphlets or mini-lectures can
be distributed or presented.
Boon Companions began with a small group of people, Bill and Joan Wilcox, and Paige Garrett, wanting their
own dairy goat show at the Boone County Fair. After 15 years of talking with the fair board, they had about given up,
when the fairboard called them and asked if they would like to have a show. They quickly roped a few more "goat people"
in and put on their first show which they paid for themselves. The name for the club came about when Paige was filling
in the ADGA application for a sanctioned show. "What is the name of your club?" Boon Companion came to mind. A
"blessed gift"; a "kindred spirit".
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