A family-run goat dairy in Central Vermont
May 3rd is the start of the Montpelier Farmers’ Market. Josey and Calley are our emissaries to the market and, getting ready involves more than making our caramel and packaging our eggs. This handy dandy little tent proved to be more than any of us could handle so we are back to the drawing board [...]
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We can’t and won’t take credit for naming this spiritual character that just arrived at Fat Toad Farm this week. She came from a farm in Tunbridge and Allan Howe gets all the credit. She is here, however, on a mission somewhat similar although on a smaller scale than her namesake. Her job is to [...]
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We are finished with lambing and are happy to report 32 new lambs from 16 mothers. These are St. Croix sheep which are proving to be very reliable “birthers”. We also now have 6 new kids from 3 mom goats and 5 more due in May. We are up to milking 6 goats so the [...]
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Steve, Judith and Calley spent a very interesting two days with Frank Kipe and his son-in-law Brian from MicroDairy Designs LLC recently. Frank and Brian drove up from Maryland to install our new pasteurizer and bottler. Frank is an ingenious designer and stainless steel fabricator who is manufacturing a small batch (2-22 gallon) pasteurizer for [...]
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Kidding and lambing season has begun! Check out some of the new arrivals!
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