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Spanish Cheese

By NJ

As My Gourmet Connection puts it, “the cheeses of Spain may not be as well known as those from France and Italy…”, but if you aren’t familiar with goat’s milk cheeses produced in Spain, Cheese Plates 101 is a fine place to start. While not an inclusive list, examples of Spanish cheeses made of goat’s... »

Easy Goat Cheese

By NJ

Want to make goat cheese but suffering a shortage of dairy goats in your neighborhood? Here’s an easy recipe using goat’s milk from the store and you don’t need rennet either. »

Making Cheese in Wisconsin

By NJ

Wisconsin is known for its bovine dairy farms but the state also high a large number of goat farms and goat cheese makers. From his location in southeastern Wisconsin, The Cheesemaker offers cheesemaking supplies online and if you’re in the area, holds periodic workshops for budding cheese producers. »

Maine: Goat’s Milk Resources

By NJ

Are you looking for a supplier of goat’s milk or cheese in Maine? Look no further. The Maine Cheese Guild provides a listing of producers of cow and goat milk and cheese as well as articles pertaining to guild members and the industry. Even if you’re not in Maine, it’s worth a look because... »

Making Goat Cheese

By Martha Ann

WESTFIELD, Vt. — Laini Fondiller of Lazy Lady Farm has been making and selling goat cheese for 22 years. She loves it, but it’s a hard life. “No friends, no social life,” Fondiller says. “My only other communication is with other cheese makers. And the farmers’ market.” Last year, Fondiller and an assistant produced more than... »

Capricious Goat Cheese

By Martha Ann

The production of this aged California goat cheese survived a partner split and litigation but ended up in the competent hands of cheese maker Donna Pacheco and her husband, Jim, a third-generation Sonoma County dairyman. »

Goat Cheese Champs

By Martha Ann

The Cheesemonger brings us the 2009 American Dairy Goat cheese winners. Here’s the list. Cheesemonger will be reviewing them in the future. »

Goat Curd

By Martha Ann

“Goat cheese with attitude.” That’s how the food critic for The Irish Times describes goat curd. In this post, he praises goat curd as an “unassuming tub of deliciousness.” »

Cheese Making: France, Part III

By Martha Ann

Writer Madeleine Vedel, our expat in Provence, writes in this post about the intricacies of the 36 goat udders she’s helping milk for a cheese-maker in France. “Goats are individuals in the shape of the teats, the density, the let-down impulse, and the quantity of milk they give,” Vedel writes, noting it is “part of... »

Dairy Goats: Bonnie Blue Farm

By Martha Ann

WAYNESBORO, Tenn. — With a cheese cave, a Nubian and Saanen breeding operation and a diary, Jim and Gayle Tanner are busier now than they were before they retired, as seen in this video. The Tanners left California for Tennessee when they knew they wanted to spend more time around goats and in a quieter... »

Cheese Making: France, Part II

By Martha Ann

Madeleine Vedel, American expat in Avignon, France, updates us on dealing with congested goat teats, flipping goat cheese in the drying room and ladling three-day curd into molds. »

Goat Milk Ricotta

By Martha Ann

Marye Audet of Planet Green raises Nigerian Dwarf Goats in Lancaster, Texas. She sometimes finds herself in a position many don’t — having too much goat milk on hand. When that happens, she makes Goat Ricotta. »

Making Goat Cheese

By Martha Ann

Discovery’s Science Channel offers this video of a commercial goat cheese operation. »

Quark Goat Cheese

By Martha Ann

Maria Garza’s recipe for Quark cheese introduces us to a staple of European countries, especially Germany where it is the primary ingredient in cheesecake. »

All Things Goat was created by Naimhe Jeanne (Nee-Vah Jeen,) of Illinois, and Martha Ann, of Vermont, who believe in the humane treatment of goats whether they are pets or raised for milk, meat or fiber. Through news, profiles, recipes and editorials, All Things Goat illustrates how our caprine friends improve the quality of life for many worldwide. Our All Things Goat intern is Lela Perez, of Killeen, Texas.

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