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By MARIA MERZEAU | Central Florida's Agri-Leader Published: March 21, 2012 Updated: March 21, 2012 - 9:03 AM

The transition from working in the corporate world to farming goats is well known to Pam and Jim Lunn, owners of The Dancing Goat in Tampa.

Ten years ago, Pam Lunn, 57, had her own business in the road-building industry before becoming a farmer. She is also a real estate broker and holds a bachelor's degree in art education. Her husband, Jim Lunn, 61, is also a real estate broker.

The farm started with the goats in 2000 as a hobby farm. They began with four show goats they bought in Tennessee.

"I decided that I was going to become a farmer," Pam said. "It's amazing the journey that it has been. I knew nothing about being a rancher. I knew very little about dairy goats."

The commercial farm started in 2007.

"This year we are just starting to take off. I have depleted all our savings; any new business it takes five years, and this year people are supporting local farming," Pam said.

Pam is from West Virginia and has been in Florida since the 1970s. She came to Florida after finishing college and is the first one in her family to become a farmer.

Pam is now back in school at the University of South Florida earning another bachelor's degree, in geology and environmental studies.

The farm raises 20 goats a year. They raise LaMancha dairy goats and French alpine dairy goats. The farm has three acres and leases seven acres nearby.

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