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Ridiculously fabulous cheese, hand-crafted in small batches, from the milk of our own goats.

Blackberry Logic

We've been picking a lot of blackberries lately...but we seem to have a difference of opinion on the correct way to accomplish this task.

Livestock GuardiansRachaelSeptember 9, 2012
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My mom tried to tell me the other day that leggings weren't pants. Ha! How dare she! Leggings and riding pants make up 75% of my wardrobe. ⁣ ⁣ In addition. The older I get the more I learn, you can just say no. You don't owe the general masses a reason or an explanation. It's nice, sure, but is it necessary? Nope. ⁣ ⁣ For example, my best friend lives in a neighborhood, the kind that throws big Halloween block parties. She also has three small children. Somehow, they assigned her to bring homemade popcorn balls to the block party. I told her to say no. She could bring an appropriate food, but homemade popcorn balls was not something she had the time or energy to conjure up. She felt so guilty! The neighborhood was counting on her!!! To which I say, that's just plain silly. The neighborhood would like some food, yes, you can make that happen, but do you need to involve a candy thermometer? Not at all. Does the neighborhood need to know that you're saying no because you have three small children, a new puppy, and a house under intense renovation? No. ⁣ ⁣ Finally. The other night dinner crept up on us. No worries. I had cheese (thanks Mouse Trap!) We feasted on chevre, brie, halloumi, blue cheese, crackers, bread and olives. No one starved, and we felt so fancy with all our cheese in front of us. Of course, goat cheese is recommended for these type of meals because it's just so much easier on your tummy :)⁣ ⁣ It's the holiday season people. Wear what you want. Be kind to yourself. And buy more goat cheese!⁣ ⁣ #selfcare #wordstoliveby #goatcheese #goatdairy #girlboss #smallbusinessowner #mentalhealth #mantra
Thai Garlic Chevre. ⁣ ⁣ This magical cheese is something Matthew came up with one night in our kitchen, after the kids had gone to bed, and he was experimenting with cheese flavors. He lived in Thailand for a year (and still speaks fluent Thai to this day!) and so the flavors were something he was really comfortable working with. ⁣ ⁣ The first moment I tried it I knew he had created pure gold.⁣ ⁣ We start with perfect milk from our girls, who are fed a NON GMO diet free of corn, soy and wheat. We supplement with alfalfa that has never been sprayed with RoundUp. They're raised with free access to pasture, browse, and water fresh from our well. They're happy, productive girls, and we think it shows in the flavor of our milk. ⁣ ⁣ To that milk we add culture and organic vegetarian rennet. ⁣ ⁣ After the milk undergoes it's permanent transformation to cheese we add salt, garlic and thai chili peppers...the garlic and peppers are grown on our farm, where the peacocks freely roam the rows. ⁣ ⁣ This cheese was chosen as one of the people's favorite at the Washington Artisan Cheese Festival, out of 80 different cheeses...sheep, cow, and goat. It's the perfect mix of savory with just a hint of spice. ⁣ ⁣ It's also the perfect addition to any meal, party, or, my personal favorite, me-time. Grab some today and delight all those around you!⁣ ⁣ Check the tagged business to find the place closest to you!⁣ ⁣ #goatcheese #goatdairy #buylocal #shoplocal #edibleseattle #partycheese #partyplatter #thanksgiving #youhavetotryit #thaigarlic #eaterseattle #eater #bites #favoritebite #cheese
Persistence.⁣ ⁣ For the past year I have been trying to get our cheese into the hands of the chefs at Copperleaf Restaurant in Cedarbrook Lodge. I knew our cheese matched with their philosophy of sustainable eating and locally sourced products but I had the darndest time getting their attention. ⁣ ⁣ I commented on their social media posts, direct messaged the lodge, sent inquiries through the contact us page on the website...nothing. ⁣ ⁣ And then I had a genius idea. We recently had to fly out of town and our flight was early. As someone who has missed a flight before, with all my people in tow, I can tell you: it’s expensive and it sucks. So I decided we would spend the night right by the airport. Expedia came through for me in a pinch and we got a great deal on a stay at Cedarbrook Lodge. ⁣ ⁣ That night, before we went to dinner at the restaurant I armed Matthew with our cheese and a hand-written note. The hand-written note was actually an accident, in our flurry to get off the farm I had forgotten to print off our price sheet. ⁣ ⁣ Matthew ended up having a 30 minute conversation with Adam, the head chef of Copperleaf. He was so engaging and genuinely seemed to care about our farm and how we raise our animals. ⁣ And then, a few weeks later, he placed an order! Wahoo! It worked!! ⁣ ⁣ I dropped off cheese this afternoon and the hand-written note was brought up. Apparently that too was a genius move...a happy accident. A good lesson for me in future marketing endeavors. Everyone out there is busy. Hustling. There is no comparison for face to face. Indeed, it’s why we do what we do...building community. ⁣ We’re so excited our chevre is going to grace the tables of this thoughtful and delicious restaurant. Hopefully people order it so they buy more! ⁣ ⁣ #pnw #edibleseattle #seatac #seatacairport #goatdairy #marketingwin #persistence #eatlocal #sustainablefood #copperleafrestaurant
Our main pasture has a lot of diversity. Hamilton, the pet pig; Doozy, the guard llama and Emma, Doozy’s sheep sidekick. There’s also 4 more Kune Kune’s in this field, and one more pet sheep, YeahYeah the orphan lamb who lived in our house for almost a month. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Hilariously enough, the only thing not pictured is the goats. Even though there are 60 of them. I guess that means our pasture isn’t overcrowded yet. ⁣⁣ ⁣ #freerange #diversity #regenerativeaggriculture⁣ #farmer #goatdairy #pasture #sustainablefarming #olympia #washington #pnw ⁣⁣ 📷 @tiffanytphung
We’ve come a long way my sweet daughter.⁣ ⁣ From me milking goats, you strapped to my body, or swinging in that old junky swing that had permanent residence in my milk parlor. A milk parlor that was really just a corner of the barn all the animals shared. I would milk, and you would swing, babbling at me, staring at the animals staring right back at you...goats memorizing your face.⁣ ⁣ Goats who would learn that you were not just wild and boisterous, kind and thoughtful, but that you were a force to reckoned with. ⁣ ⁣ Over the years the goats would test you, push you, stomp at you while you milk them, your tiny hand wrapped around their feet, your face set in fierce determination to not just get milk out of that magical bag, but also to show the goats that you were the boss.⁣ ⁣ The goats know your face by memory now...and if they couldn’t see they could still hear you, laughing, shouting, whoop whooping your way out into the pasture, delirious at the prospect of seeing your goats. They run to you, confident that while your presence will likely result in them being drug around as part of some elaborate game you’re conducting in your imagination, it will also likely result in scratches and kisses. ⁣ ⁣ And for that they are willing to endure. ⁣ ⁣ We’ve come a long way since this picture was taken... No more milking by hand, under the light of the sun (or the glow of the moon). No more spilled pails of milk, or pigs strolling by getting into the grain. No more swing in the parlor, even. ⁣ ⁣ From backyard milk goats to Grade A Dairy. And you were there from the very beginning. I love you, Sissy. ⁣ ⁣ #formydaughter #farmher #girlboss #goatdairy #ladyboss #motherdaughter
I never thought I'd go from serving in the US Air Force to owning a farm. ⁣ ⁣ But I did. And, ironically, the military prepared me for farming in more ways than one. ⁣ ⁣ Have you ever heard the phrase, "Shut up and color"? It's one we used to say a lot at the Air Force Academy. It's based on the premise that something needs to get done and so, it makes no sense to whine about it. ⁣ ⁣ Embrace the suck. ⁣ ⁣ Farming, as you all know, has a lot of sucky parts. Things that absolutely have to get done, or else, likely, animals start dying and things start breaking. More often than not we duck our heads down in the pouring rain (literal and figurative) and we just.do.it. ⁣ ⁣ Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have served, past and present. I'm grateful for the time I served for helping sharpen me into the human I am today. ⁣ ⁣ Here I am, 18 years old, during Basic Training. My hair is so short because I donated all of it (about 16") right before inprocessing.⁣ ⁣ #veteransday #veteran #farmer #goatdairy #usafa #classof2005 #zoomie #basictraining #bct #beast
I will never, ever, tire of being tagged in posts showcasing the culinary genius of people with our cheese. ⁣ ⁣ Even more, the deep appreciation I have for chefs and restaurants that order our cheese on a consistent basis, not just one time, is something I’ll likely never be able to put into words. Suffice to say it’s a hell of a feeling when a chef reorders on the regular. ⁣ ⁣ @salmonberrygoods you were one of our first customers almost two years ago and you continue to use our cheese in inspiring and delightful ways. Thank you for making our cheese look good! ⁣ ⁣ #goatcheese #supportyourfarmer #buylocal #shoplocal #salmonberrygoods #pnw #seattlefood #seattleeats #seattleeatsguide #edibleseattle #goatdairy #goat #culinary
I never thought I’d own a horse. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ They always seemed like too much. Too expensive. Too much time. Too...⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Then my Dad was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. He fought for almost two years and it was easy to think he could fight another 20. Then he developed ascites. I didn’t know what it was so I googled it. I found not just the definition, but also the prediction. Once you develop ascites as a cancer patient you have just a few months left. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I started to fall apart. My dad, my hero, was not actually going to beat cancer. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ It was around this time Matthew started really encouraging me to get a horse. I fought back with all the usual excuses I had been telling myself my whole life. “We can’t afford it.” “They don’t actually produce anything.” “They’re frivolous.” ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ But Matthew wasn’t buying it. ⁣Thank goodness for that. ⁣ ⁣⁣ It’s been a little over a year since my dad died. And I think about him every single day. I cry unexpectedly...weekly...daily...it sneaks up on you in the strangest ways. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I am surrounded by the most amazing village people. People who lift me up and propel me forward on an hourly basis. And yet, this horse heals me in a different way.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Time with Callisto can feel selfish. Glutinous. Even just 20 minutes stolen away can feel like 20 minutes I should be doing something else.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Noise of an overworked society telling us that every moment of every day should be spent slogging away at something...anything. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The time I spend with this horse recharges my soul in a way that actually makes me a better mother, wife, farmer, cheesemaker. I’m showing my children that self care is real, and important...that even though they are the center of my entire universe they don’t need to be the center of my entire day. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ My dad worked hard his whole life and barely scratched the surface of his retirement. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The truth is, none of us know how long we have in this world...or what that time looks like...so if you can find something that feeds you in a way like nothing else, and it’s not hurting anyone else, then why not? ⁣ ⁣⁣ Life is short. Buy the damn horse. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #horsetherapy #selfcare ⁣⁣ 📷 @tiffanytphung
Have you been to @saltandstraw yet to try their November flavor, Spiced Goat Cheese & Pumpkin Pie? ⁣ ⁣ We brought some back to show the girls what kind of magical things are happening with their milk and they were just so proud of themselves. ⁣ ⁣ And they should be! They work hard every single day to make beautiful, pure milk that grows up to become delicious cheese. And then sometimes that cheese gets swooped up by a business like Salt & Straw and it becomes some of the most delicious ice cream I've ever had...and I don’t typically like pumpkin anything! ⁣ ⁣ Great news too! If you don't live near a Salt & Straw you can ship yourself some! ⁣ ⁣ https://saltandstraw.com/product/pick-your-own-five-pack/⁣ ⁣ #localeats #icecream #goatcheese #secretingredient #supportyourlocalfarmer #punpkinpie #goatdairy #icecreamlovers #nogoatsnoglory
Genius!!! And the best part of this post? It helps dispel the myth that halloumi is a Summer only food. Because it’s not! Halloumi can be enjoyed year round!!! #Repost @wacheesefest with @get_repost ・・・ Move over raclette! @lostpeacockcreamery's Halloumi was a dinner staple during the summer because you can just toss it in any salad and the meal was ready. I’ve been wanting to come up with new ways to incorporate it in different dishes beyond summer and now… this. Broiled potatoes and Halloumi sprinkled with lemon and oregano! I mean it’s potatoes and cheese so how can you go wrong? The combination of the goat milk, lemon juice, and oregano adds pizzazz to this otherwise comforting dish. Yum! . . . . #wacheese #washingtoncheese #wasca #lostpeacock #olympia #madeinolympia #goatmilkcheese #farmstead #halloumi #cookwithcheese #squeakycheese #shoplocal #eatlocal #cheesemaker
Our Sunday morning goat yoga is sold out! ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Good news! You can still enjoy goat yoga through the power of @youtube⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ Matthew’s latest episode is up and ready for you to conquer it! ⁣It’s only 8 minutes...you can do it!⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ #goatyoga #yogaeverydamnday #yoga #morningflow #stretchforyourhealth #goatyogi #babygoats #babyjerks #nogoatsnoglory #justdoit #linkincomments
Hey corporate Seattle/Tacoma/Olympia! I'm looking at you especially! Instead of sending a basket full of anonymous goodies why not send one full of stories of small farmers and local business owners?! ⁣ ⁣ We're so excited to offer gift baskets this season for all your holiday needs and we're even more excited to bring you not just our amazing cheese but also other local products we believe in. Hostess gifts? Holiday table spread? Office party? I can't think of a situation in which these baskets wouldn't work!⁣ ⁣ To order just call/text/email us and we'll work with you on your specific date needed. ⁣ ⁣ Call/Text: (360) 280-6730⁣ Email: hello@lostpeacock.com⁣ ⁣ #buylocal #shopsmall #dreambig #smallbizowner #goatcheese #beechers #pepperjelly #wine #apples #giftbaskets #corporategifts #giftseason #hostessgifts
Namaste...and play with baby goats, the dairy girls, and our super random sheep.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Join us for a 50 minute Vinyasa inspired yoga practice.⁣ S⁣unday, November 11, 10 a.m. Link to buy tickets is in our bio! ⁣⁣ Please bring your own mat or towel, water, and sense of humor. Baby goats are adorable creatures yes, but they also have no personal boundaries and lean toward the zombie end of interaction (ie: IN YOUR FACE).⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ After yoga you are welcome to wander around the farm and meet the other animals and try our cheese!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ FAQs⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ - Can we just come and pet the goats without yoga? I don't really do yoga.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Goat Yoga is a very casual fun environment. You are welcome to just sit, meditate and pet the goats but you do have to still sign up for a class.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ - Are there any bathrooms?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Yes, we have a bathroom.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What kind of goats are they?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We have all the goats. Nubians, Nigerians, LaManchas, Guernseys, Alpines, Saanens, and crosses of all of these. Basically, we love goats and we don't like to discriminate.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What about the goat poo?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Yes, poo happens. But goat poop is no more offensive than a spilled box of milk duds.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Are spectators allowed at Goat Yoga?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We understand that many people come to goat yoga and don't want to do yoga. You still need to pay for the class, we have a limited amount of people that will fit in our yoga space.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ For everyone's safety, we prefer that participants are at least 10 years old and comfortable around animals. They should be able to make it through a fun yoga class and not wander around.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What can I bring into the event?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Bring a yoga mat, some water, something to take pictures with, and a sense of humor.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #goatyoga #yogaeverydamnday #goat #goatdairy #knowyourfarmer #comeseeus #suportyourfarmer #buildcommunity
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5504 Cross Creek Lane NE,
Olympia, WA, 98516,
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