Crying over spilled milk...................

Lately this has been happening a lot.  I literally feel sick to my stomach when I dump out the morning milking.  Honestly that is what we have been doing.  Because of our unlicensed status we can't sell our milk or cheese.     Because we can't advertise our products its very hard for us to get the word out that we have it...when we do in fact have it, a lot of it in fact....I was milking 6 goats and have cut back to 4 and soon enough will be 3.  I will be going from 4 gallons a day to 2 which I think will be a bit more manageable.  Still I can't drink or make 14 gallons of cheese products in a week.  So what do I do...I can't keep throwing it in the compost pile.....The investment of the grain in  these ladies milk production is not cheap....so I must devise a plan of action.  Part of this plan is in the works, and I hope to reveal it in the spring when I return from Ireland.  But one part of the plan is this......If you want to try some goats milk and cheese, and you are going by the farm or out for a drive...you should let me know and stop in.  We are now going to be giving away to people who are interested our milk and cheese and sometimes ice cream.  I feel like if we begin to develop our clientele while we work towards getting licensed then we will be all the better off when we are able to go public with our products.  I want so much to feed people and make them happy and I know that the people who have tried our cheese and ice cream, and yes even our milk are thoroughly satisfied.  I have even gotten some people who "hate" goat cheese to try it and have been converted to fresh goat cheese lovers.  This is a wonderful feeling.  So if you read this, and you have been wanting to try some cheese.  Let me know.  Get in touch with me......

the friendly female farmer.

You can find me on facebook as Beth Walker or on my farm page....Smiling Goat Farm