Hello everyone,
I ran across this forum while searching for sources of yoghurt cultures...
My name is Sara, and I live about 30 miles southwest of Macon, GA. I have been raising goats and making goat milk cheese for more than a decade. My favorite cheese to make is chevre, but I have made and experimented with several other varieties including Queso Blanco, Ricotta, Neufchatel, Feta, and cheddar-type cheeses. I plan to build a small scale commercial goat dairy in a few years, so as I get closer to undertaking that project, this board will become more and more important to me. For the time being, this board will help me get ideas, and maybe I can be of help to others as well, particularly those undertaking the challenge of raising dairy goats. I raise Saanen and Guernsey dairy goats, and have a M.S. in Animal Science after doing goat-related research. My educational focus was ruminant nutrition, but since my research was dairy-related, I took a class on dairy product manufacture. I enjoy working with goats and making cheese, so this seems like a board where I will fit well.
Hello, Sara! And welcome to the board. I'm pretty new to all of this, as well. I've been making the softer cheeses for a while now, but recently just jumped at the opportunity to broaden my cheesemaking horizons. ;D The forum is full of really knowledgeable people who are willing to help, listen to & commiserate with you!
Hope you have a good day!
Steff
PS. I posted on my FB page this morning how I wanted to have a goat or two...we had them when I was little & I miss them. I tell people they are really affection & have all sorts of different personalities & they just laugh at me. :P
Welcome to the forum Sara- I bet that you will have a lot of helpful information to contribute here.
A big Welcome from SW VA, Sara! You'll fit right in... :)
I'd love to have a couple of dairy goats later on. I've looked at Dwarf Nigerians, but that's all.
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Welcome Sara, looking forward to your input, have fun here!