Windy Goat Acres

10/25/2025

10/23/2025

You know what sounds absolutely dreamy ?— a hygge weekend in a cozy yurt/cabin in the countryside. It’s the perfect mix of nature, comfort, and slow living. 🌿✨

And it’s one of our favorite times of the year! Slower pace, beautiful weather, and hot drinks!

Here’s a few ways on how to enjoy an unplugged, cozy, comfy weekend getaway at the windy goat acres 🐐

First, pack all your comfiest clothes! Think hoodies and sweaters and slippers and hats! Bring your softest blankets and socks, too! Polaroid cameras often have a nostalgic, comforting effect.
Then turn the phone on airplane mode ✈️

🌅 In the Morning: Wake up with the sunrise and sip freshly brewed coffee or tea while wrapped in a blanket. Pull out a book or watch a morning comfort movie. Make a slow breakfast: waffles with fresh berries or eggs from the farm. Enjoy the silence and simple pleasures like the sound of rain, birdsong, or wind rustling through the trees. Try some yoga or stretching on the deck.

🌞 Afternoon: Go for a farm walk and bring a thermos of tea, visit and cuddle the animals, or explore nearby trails. Return for a cozy lunch: stew or chili with grilled cheese by the fire. Do something tactile like knitting, sketching, or writing postcards.

🌅 Evening: Play some board games, listen to records, read by the fire, have some storytelling time, or solo journaling. Bring and enjoy your favorite treats like homemade pie, smores, hot cocoa or mulled wine.

🌟 Nighttime: Stargazing and cuddling — yurts are wonderful for sitting right under the stars. Cuddle up in your softest blanket with your favorite people or pets or stuffies and relax with a movie or book or music.

🧳 Pack up slowly, savoring the quiet and calm.
Before leaving, take one last photo or moment to breathe deeply — a reminder of the peace you’ve created.

Need more information about the yurts and cabins? Look here on our booking site:

https://hipcamp.onelink.me/ZwFp?af_r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hipcamp.com%2Fland%2Fex9hre0r&deep_link_value=land%2Fex9hre0r&share_id=199kc20wtr&utm_medium=share&utm_source=share_content
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10/19/2025

Just a little fall time photoshoot on the homestead with these cuties 🥰

10/18/2025

We initially had this weekend blocked off for a special event, but the event needed to be postponed and we couldn't decide whether to take the weekend off or open up the garden bar and all the sites for farm stays for another eventful weekend. We decided to open up! So we will once again be serving some delicious Confluence Brewing Company brews, special cocktails, and hot cocoa with festive sprinkles! We will also be selling tshirts, goat soaps, goat treats, and more. We will have a bonfire going, the animals are wanting some good company, and the beautiful Fall weather is here! If you want to make a whole night of it, the sites are open! If you are looking for something different to do tonight, let's make it happen!

Book here:
https://www.hipcamp.com/en-US/land/iowa-windy-goat-acres-ex9hre0r?share_id=2f3p5i9dfcf&utm_medium=share&utm_source=share_content

10/12/2025

Thank you in Iowa for a great write up! 🥰🙏🤟

Are you ready for Iowa’s coolest fall getaway? A yurt, autumn leaves, and goats await in the Iowa River Valley.

10/11/2025

Come out and try a lavender gin and tonic tonight at the outdoor garden bar! 6-8? Or whenever you tell us to go to bed.

Tonight! (Friday 10th) and Tomorrow (Saturday 11th)

It's been awhile since we haven't had a retreat or special event, so tonight with a full house of farm stay guests, we are opening the garden bar for our guests and the public. We will be serving a couple cocktails and Confluence Brewing Co. brews. We will also be selling some tshirts, soaps, and goat treats! Cozy up around the bonfire or walk around and visit the animals or hike the wooded trail.

If you haven't checked out the art installations from Live from the Iowa Alps art show, this is a great time to experience that, too!

10/10/2025

Tonight! (Friday 10th) and Tomorrow (Saturday 11th)

It's been awhile since we haven't had a retreat or special event, so tonight with a full house of farm stay guests, we are opening the garden bar for our guests and the public. We will be serving a couple cocktails and Confluence Brewing Co. brews. We will also be selling some tshirts, soaps, and goat treats! Cozy up around the bonfire or walk around and visit the animals or hike the wooded trail.

If you haven't checked out the art installations from Live from the Iowa Alps art show, this is a great time to experience that, too!

10/10/2025

It’s been wonderful seeing these pieces interact with the landscape, the animals, the weather. They will be up until November if you would like to experience it

CHELSEA — While walking through the hills, past the animals, across the paths, you are greeted with the wondrous, colorful pieces that sit on the land like they’ve always been there. This art is a part of the Biannual art exhibition known as ‘Live from the Iowa Alps,’ which began on Sunday. ...

10/05/2025

Live from the Iowa Alps opening is today 1-3pm. Garden bar will be open for brews and drinks! Come support your local artists!