About Us
Get to know us
Hello! We are Scarlet and Chance Waters, owners of Summer Sage Ranch. In the photo above you'll find myself (Scarlet) and Chance with our three loyal companions- Slate, Tucker, and Fancy (L-R). We are natives to central Arkansas, and actually went to the same school K-12. Yes, we are high school sweethearts, and coincidentally our families knew each other long before we came into the picture. It was meant to be!
Our farm
We purchased our farm in October of 2019. It was only a bare piece of land with two small sheds, a makeshift grape vineyard, and no electricity or water. Since then, we've built a home, barns/coops/shelters, fences (and more fences). We still have more to do yet, but I know we'll get it done! Our goats were able to move to the new farm in October of 2020, and we've been working on building the herd ever since.
Nigerian Dwarfs are not the only animals who reside on our farm; we also have a small herd of black angus cattle, chickens, guineas, ducks, and a horse. We also grow a garden every year, and I (Scarlet) love to photograph the the animals, garden, food that I cook, and whatever else catches my eye with my Nikon camera. The majority of the photos you will find on this site have been captured by me.
Our story
I (Scarlet) have always been an "Ellie Mae," and I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have an animal to care for. As a child, it was puppies and kittens, but that quickly developed into calves and ponies by the time I was five. My parents purchased my first goat for me when I was around 11 or 12; he was a boer buckling that I named Forrest. We kept him and a handful of does for a few years, but during that time my priorities lied with my show calves and horses so the decision was made to sell the goats. It wasn't until 2017 that I got my first goat as an adult; my husband named her Roxy and she was an unregistered heinz 57 goat. I was the "cheap" goat person and was just looking for a weedeater/pet. Boy, if that version of me could see where I'm at now! We purchased our first registered Nigerian Dwarf in 2020, and I actually became interested in goat health, care, housing, maintenance, illnesses, parasites, and everything in between at that point. My philosohpy in life is to never stop learning, and there is so much to study when it comes to goats, and farming in general. My goal is to always strive to expand my knowledge so that I can attempt to make the most well-informed decisions for my animals and farm.