We feed only certified organic alfalfa and grass hay and practice rotational grazing, which means we move the goats from one pasture to another as they eat the grasses and clover down. They are able to pasture all year long, here in the Willamette Valley. 

The goats receive minerals, kelp, cider vinegar, nutritional yeast, molasses, bramble clippings, sunflower seeds, cod liver oil, and an occasional peanut.

We feed NO wheat products, so our cheeses are GLUTEN-FREE. 

The Animal Welfare Institute has inspected and certified our goat dairy as Animal Welfare Approved because of our livestock practices. We love our goats and enjoy giving them the very best, as well as allowing them to behave as goats deserve.For example, our pasture is pancake-flat, a lovely little piece of the Willamette Valley, but that meant we needed to pile dirt to make a little hill so the goats could engage in climbing and dominance behaviors. Herd ranking is important to goats, and they do a little head butting now and then to be sure their place is established in the herd hierarchy. It's about respect, we think. 

Young goats--the kids--are fed goat's milk, naturally, not soy-based milk replacers. We strive for a happy healthy herd, to make the best milk. 

Above, kids at play, about 3 weeks old. These girls will grow up to be dairy does, just like the ones in the background, who are waiting in the maternity pen for their kids to arrive.



Julia Barrie working in the milking parlor--when she's not a goat guru, she's a student at Western Oregon University.

Paige Colbert, here at evening milking, commutes by bicycle to the farm. She helps with milking and cheese work.