Description

Get the scoop on starting your own dairy goat farm. This guide combines knowledge, with 15 years of working experience from the author.

About the Author

Ann Starbard was raised on a dairy cow farm in Pennsylvania and has raised dairy goats on Crystal Brook Farm in Massachusetts for fifteen years. She and her husband, Eric, have built a thriving business with the goat cheese they make on the farm. They sell their cheese at the farm, at farmers' markets, at restaurants, and at more than twenty retail outlets, including two Whole Foods stores (one in Boston and one in Cambridge). Starbard maintains the farm's website (www.crystalbrookfarm.com) and has written previously on dairy goats; most recently she co-authored a chapter in a dairy goat management book being released by Winrock International, an international nonprofit group.

Praise For…

"...gives a comprehensive breakdown on goat raising, from selecting them to marketing their products, but also doesn't ignore all the adorable by-products of goat farming (the climbing, the hopping, the affection, the playful butting)." - Publishers Weekly

"This book is an excellent guide for anyone interested in raising goats, breeding, milking, and making or marketing products." -FarmBarbie.com