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October 2012 state inspectors, heart attack, stay-cation

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4 cups to a quart, 4 quarts to a gallon Wisconsin is the Dairy State. In order to do anything dairy related (unless it is for your own consumption,) you need a proper, legally licensed setup. I did some research. Without a dairy barn to retrofit, we’re looking at 100’s of thousands of dollars to construct such a facility. How much milk would we need to produce and sell to cover that kind of debt? Guess that’s out of the picture for a long while. I hate the concept of being deep in debt. And scaling up on goats just … Continue reading October 2012 state inspectors, heart attack, stay-cation

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Chapter 5 – raw milk and death

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After realizing that my future as a fully self-employed soap maker was not too likely to happen, I looked into what other potential farm based businesses there might be that could involve my love of goats. Despite having been a vegan most recently, I knew raw milk was a BIG deal for those who believe in it’s nutritive powers. I also knew that those people will pay big bucks for carefully produced raw milk. I knew because I had a friend who did so from a dairy in Minnesota. She wanted to start farming too, but we knew we’d need … Continue reading Chapter 5 – raw milk and death