“Maybe someday we’ll write a book. And we’ll call it, How Not to Start a Goat Dairy.”
Lost Peacock Creamery Summer Camp
Lost Peacock Creamery Summer Camp days were filled with animals, sunshine, goat cheese, and very frequent dips in the water troughs...
A little bit of an update
It's been so long since I posted I don't even know where to start. So, in no particular order, here's some facts you might want to know…
We GET to be tired.
Living on a dairy farm, and especially living on a dairy farm that makes their own cheese, is painstakingly tiring…
Spring Break Camp 2017
When Matthew and I decided to open up the farm to kids for a full week, we weren’t exactly sure what to expect…
We're changing our name! It's kind of a big deal.
Matthew is, without a doubt, the backbone of this dairy. I can say, without any reservation, this dairy would not exist without him. No really, even if I hadn't fallen in love with him, he is the carpenter that I hired to finish construction. I was so broke in the midst of my divorce I paid him in pork (not a metaphor)…
Love this moment
In the past week we have welcomed 21 babies onto the farm. As of now 13 moms have delivered. We have 23 more to go…
Piglets, ponies, and poop
When Matthew came inside with an armful of cold piglets I did what any other farmer would do. I got the heating pad out, drank a beer, unthawed some breast milk, and turned my empty beer into a bottle for them…
I regret nothing
We originally bought the bus as a cheese delivery vehicle. In reality, tooling up to Seattle at 5:30 in the morning for a Farmer’s Market isn’t really that fun in a vehicle that maxes out at 60 mph, has no heat or air conditioning, and has no radio…
Herd Queen
Known as the herd queen, she is responsible for making sure the herd is safe, watered, and fed. She is the first to signal they should move to new pasture, the first to try new forage to ensure it’s safety, the one who determines where they sleep for the night, and, she is also the final word in keeping the peace…