Well it's been a busy week!
Wednesday evening I attended my first Slow Food meeting! The Columbus convivum is brand-newish and we all got together over some great food (and wine) to generate ideas and plan out future events.
My assignment: Look into the Pawpaw and if anyone is currently growing them in Ohio. I also met Dick and Elizabeth of Flying J Farm of Johnstown, Ohio. Will have to visit soon. Though not a goat farm, they raise grass fed beef and organic produce.
On the goat front I've been reading and taking lots of notes from Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats. I'm learning a lot of the logistical aspects to raising goats such as barn construction/layout and milk storage tips. I just began a long chapter on the diet of goats. So much information! Book report coming soon!
And finally, I'm visiting my first dairy goat farm!! Capriole Farm in Greenville, Indiana. I read about this farm in The Year of the Goat and looked up their website. Tomorrow is their Spring Farm Day so we're packing a picnic, maybe a bottle of wine and heading West. Hoping the weather is fair tomorrow and hoping to meet some of the Alpines who supply the milk for Capriole's award winning cheeses !! Full report coming next week...
