Giel Swiegers’s Boer goats aren’t the farm’s main income, but by grazing once-unused slopes, they play a vital role in keeping his farm, Witrivier, resilient and productive. Giel Swiegers wants functional Boer goats that are able to thrive under extensive conditions on his farm. Fifteen years ago, however, Swiegers’s father, Guillaume, came up with the idea to keep Boer goats in these areas. “Boer goats are incredibly clever. For Swiegers, Boer goats have become more than just another income stream; they are proof of what thoughtful breeding, seasonal adaptation and old fashioned observation can achieve.