Greeting Cruise Ship Passengers with New Golden Guernsey Goats

This year my helpers for the 2019 market season are new babies, Petal and Thorny. We usually have Toggenburgs because they are famous for giving lots of milk. These are a cross between a Toggenburg and a Golden Guernsey.

Golden Guernseys are a bit smaller than our Toggenburgs, but are also famous for being good milkers. Their mom is our Togg, Sugar, and their dad, Cloud, has long white fur with a light golden frost. These babies are cute, but are already fairly crafty.

Our local farmers market sets up at the Port to greet arriving cruise ship passengers, so their first outing was to greet passengers of the Celebrity Eclipse cruise ship.

We made a video of their antics, which is up on YouTube:

Also, if you'd like to try our goat milk soap, check out my Etsy shop here

Mary"s Milk Monsters

Chevre Cheese Puffs

In the spring when baby goats are in full force, there is the most milk, and therefore the best time to make cheese. We make a quick chevre, or soft fresh cheese, so we can get back out to the barn to watch the babies play. This is our favorite recipe for using a lot of cheese. It's also easy to add favorite herbs or bacon bits... anything.

4 cups soft fresh goat cheese
2 cups brown rice flour
Salt or favorite seasoning
In a medium bowl, stir together until well mixed. A handheld beater may be useful but dough may be too stiff. Once combined, measure into half cup amounts and either press into Wells of a muffin pan, or roll into balls and space on a foil-lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until outside is golden and inside is still soft.