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Tag Archives: goats
Milk, butter, yogurt, cheese…
One of the best parts about working at La Ferme des Jarouilles was helping to make all of their different products. They make so many! I got to bottle raw cow’s and goat’s milk for the first time. We also … Continue reading
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French Dreams about Milk Machines and Butter
When I arrived at La Ferme des Jarouilles and leaned my heavily loaded bike against the barn, Laurent looked me over and said, “You rode your bike here from Normandy? I thought you were riding here from the train station!” … Continue reading
La Ferme des Petits Changeons
La Ferme des Petits Changeons turned out to be a beautiful little patch of the Norman countryside nestled right up next to the not-tiny town of Avranches. They had 28 goats (French Alpines) and five cows (Canediennes.) The goats and … Continue reading
Herding Cattle and Other English Countryside Tasks
Just for fun, Stephen and I rode our bikes to a farm just south of Sheffield and spent five days WWOOFing. Unlike the other farmlets I’ve visited in the UK, this was a real working farm that a family has … Continue reading
The Goatman
Ed, the goatkeeper, is as much a part of the fabric of this farm as the goats and the rain and the island landscape. Originally from England, he has kept goats on this land for more than thirty years. Of … Continue reading
Two Extraordinary Goats
Oilean Oilean (which means “Island” in Irish) has lived with a buck in the herd for a couple years, but she has never kidded. Normally this would be bad news for a milk goat, as no kid = no milk … Continue reading
Goats At Last!
By boat and by bicycle, through injury, rain, and headwinds, I finally made it to Cleire Goats. It’s a tiny little farm on tiny little Clear Island, off the southern coast of County Cork, and it’s the first proper goat … Continue reading
Village Life
Fun Fact: Namibia is the second least densely populated country in the world. After Mongolia. My friend Sydney has been living there since August. We’ve been friends for nine years. Her family lives three blocks away from mine. I did … Continue reading
Most Exciting Cheese Yet?
Because of the drought, the goats don’t have much milk right now. They have enough for their kids, and a little more. So cheese production won’t really be starting until after Easter, when Romuald slaughters most of the kids. But … Continue reading