Life at Coonridge Dairy

some of the random things around the farm, the house in the background was built by Nancy and her husband after they had been living here for ten years, the goats' needs came first!

the goats like scratching their heads on you, here they are waiting to be let into the barns and fed at the end of the day - they are free to roam wherever they want all day with their guardian dogs to protect them

this is Star giving birth to Big Dipper - a girl so she will be kept with the herd, baby boys are sold and mostly slaughtered. All the babies born this year will have names beginning with B, like a hurricane!

here's the second baby, Small Dipper, on the way - a boy so he'll only be with us a short while

check out Small Dipper's goo

at the end of the cheese-making process, labelling the jars and boxing them up - they make about 15 different kinds of goat cheese here, mostly by adding different herbs, oils and spices

this is Freya, a wwoofing couple's daughter from Scotland - she spends all day with the goats - with Small Dipper at 5 hours old

knitting in front of our slightly crappy caravan home - heated by a wood stove so everything is covered in soot, no electricity or running water (we heat it on the stove and shower with a bucket outside)

the lambs, they are super friendly and follow you around

Kai, the 4 year old son of the same couple

our visit to Pie Town, two hours from the farm but only 19 miles as the crow flies, the pie was phenomenal

banana cream pie

Nathan the pie-rate

Nancy (with pie)

we went to visit some angora goats at another farm

they gave us a ram, he was viscious

hog-tying the ram

Jet the amazing jumping dog

this is Mika showing Nathan how to make Kamboocha (no idea about spelling) a fermented tea drink that is delicious