Course Information
Are you considering dairy goats for your homestead? Goats milk is the most popular milk in the world, and after taking this masterclass you will understand why. Extremely loyal, useful and not to mention adorable, Dairy goats are a great addition to any homestead big or small.
This masterclass will take you through the ins and outs of deciding if dairy goats are the right choice for your homestead, how to buy dairy goats and how to prepare and set up for when you bring them home. You may have so many questions about choosing dairy goats or maybe you don’t even know what questions you need to ask yet! This masterclass has been built with all of this in mind!
What We Will Cover In This Masterclass
✔️Why choose goats for your homestead?
✔️Dairy goat breeds to consider for your homestead
✔️How to buy a dairy goat
✔️How to set your homestead up for a dairy goat
✔️How to hand milk a goat
✔️How to machine milk a goat
Contributors
Sarah Withers
Nest In The West
Sarah Withers from Nest In The West is a mother, homesteader, milkmaid and goats milk cheesemaker in Arizona, USA.
Sarah has experience with both milk cows and dairy goats and has contributed this unique perspective into this masterclass as she takes us through the ins and outs of keeping dairy goats on her small Arizona homestead.
Aimee Murray
Antler Springs Farm
Aimee Murray from Antler Springs Farm located in Northern BC Canada takes us along in this masterclass as she relocates her goats from her small 5 acre homestead and transitions them to their new off grid 1500 acre ranch.
Aimee has tons of dairy goat experience and her vast knowledge of dairy goats shines through in this masterclass.
Tracey Johnson
Cheese Needs
I’m Tracey Johnson, 46. Married with three kids (two autistic) I’m british and Canadian living in Northern BC, on an 8ac farm we’ve built from scratch. I keep chickens ducks goats and guinnea fowl. I own cheeseneeds.com and run the worlds largest Facebook group for cheesemakers, learn to make cheese. I’m the author of Cheese Please! A cheesemaking recipe book, and Cheese Log – a notebook to help with your cheesemaking journey.
Come along with Tracey in this masterclass as she takes us along as she machine milks her goats.
Katie Bonow
Capra Nera Creamery
Katie owns and operates a goats milk creamery in Minnesota, USA, where she makes and sells raw goats milk cheeses.
Katies has been making cheese since she was 15 years old, and is a wealth of knowledge. Her contribution to the goats milk section of this masterclass is something that everyone should watch, regardless of if you are using goats milk or not!