Recently, one of our readers, Hope Hammons contacted us to “throw a name in the hat” as a possible candidate for one of our interviews. She wrote, I met the Smits family about 3 years ago when we bought two Nigerian Dwarf bottle-baby doelings from them. They had about 30 – 40 goats at that time which seemed like A LOT of goats to me.
Beth-Ann Fortunato in Mena, Arkansas
We got goats because my husband is lactose intolerant and I always wanted them. We moved to Arkansas in 2010 from SW Florida – bought property and created a farm. Neither of us or our families were “farm” people but I’ve always been an animal lover and have wanted the Homestead life. We have an abundance of milk so – cheese!! One goat turned into
Training a Goat to Pull by Julia Biegel
We’ve posted a lot of articles about goats who provide milk for cheese, etc., but we haven’t said a lot about other working goats. There are goats who carry backpacks, goats who pull wagons, therapy goats, show goats and goats who grow long hair for spinning. All over the world, there are goats working hard for their living! Any goat can be trained to pull.
Jim Stone in Santa Fe, Texas
Jim Stone first came to our attention when he made a comment at one of our blog articles. He mentioned that he was making cheese twice a week, so he was glad to get the tip about using dental floss to wax cheese (click here) Jim is a do-it-yourselfer of the highest magnitude and when he isn’t making cheese, he has a seki farm and
How to Milk A Goat by Claire Barker
In 2015, we posted a letter Claire Barker had written to us about how she makes yogurt – News from Claire Barker in Colorado. Then, recently, we asked her if she would give us a tip or two about milking goats. We were going to get tips from a variety of goat owners, but Claire’s answer was so complete, we didn’t ask anybody else. We
Considering the Care of Retired Dairy Goats
This post came from a discussion I had with Wendy Woodward at Witch Hazel Dairy in Snowflake, Arizona after our recent interview (click here). Wendy and her family had been caring for an elderly goat (Robin) during the course of our email conversations (for a month or so) and Robin died shortly after the interview was posted. For Robin’s life story (until 2018) and pictures
Getting Your First Dairy Goat – Tips From Experts
It seems like everyone wants to have dairy goats these days and why not? They’re affectionate, highly entertaining and they provide nutritious milk on a daily basis for making cheese. There is a lot to consider, however, before you take the plunge. We asked some of the most experienced goat owners we have interviewed in previous articles to tell you how to get started: Barbara
Raising a Kid Who Loves Goats!
When I interviewed Vera Bennett in Show Low, Arizona, she recommended that I do an article about her friends, Wendy Woodward and her daughter, Hazel McGuffin at Witch Hazel Dairy in Snowflake. When I went to their website, I found that it had been entirely (and adorably) created by Hazel (click here). I contacted Hazel and she said she is in college now, but I
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