Our neighboring town of Newcastle is home to a lovely little family farm known as Happy Kids Farm. They offer a few classes that introduce the joys and responsibilities of goat farming. We attended a class that taught us how to milk goats and then make cheese from the milk!
This dog in the picture LOVES goat milk and tries to get the goats to kick over the milk pail so she can "clean it up".
First step in making cheese:
1) Strain the milk through a cheesecloth to remove any hair or other debris.
2) Add an agent that reacts with the milk. We used lemon juice. Stir until the milk separates.
3) Pour through a cheesecloth again. The whey is the liquid. The curd is the solid.
4) Let sit in fridge over night. This is the result the next day…the kids scraped the cheese off of the cloth. It tasted like lemon. You can also use vinegar as the agent.
After that, we got to visit the goats in their yard. They were all very friendly and tame.
A pan of baking soda is set out for the goats to ingest, to soothe tummy troubles…
The farm has a resident tortoise!!
Beautiful property…
After our delightful morning, we had lunch at one of our favorite places, Newcastle Produce.
