Comments on: Help Me Find The Donkey Man, John Stiles

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:10:16 +0000

Did you read the article about him in the book,Home Work,Hand built shelter.By Lloyd Kahn. Pages 174 and 175. Interesting person .Good luck

By: T

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:22:30 +0000

Hi there, I can direct him to you. I have his number and know where he lives. Contact me through email.

By: AdamD

AdamD — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:40:16 +0000

Thanks Andy. In the interest of keeping things updated, I figured I should post what new I've learned. Jason Grigsby poked around and found some homesteading/goat forums that mention him, such as this one:

"Have you all ever heard of John Stiles? He walked around the country with his donkeys, goats, chickens, and wagon for years. Well, he has settled nearby and always has milkers and kids each year. He leaves the horns on, let's them roam an his 20 acres, and is a very good goat guy. He has alpines which seems like a good breed for around here (8,100 feet)."

Of course, I'm not sure where "around here" is, but the elevation and John's past points to New Mexico. Another reference here, likely from the same person.

By: Andy Idsinga

Andy Idsinga — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:01:59 +0000

Hey Adam – this is definitely a post worth maintaining! Good luck on the search and keep us readers up to date. Its such a good humanity piece!

Andy.