Originally filmed for our Patreon members, this short video looks into why we are purposefully reducing the milk that our dairy goats produce, a term called drying off. We have a quick look at the daily morning milking routine before starting a conversation on our reasons to reduce the milk.
We have been drinking our own goats milk for over three years and we're going to miss having the fresh, raw milk and the opportunity to make cheese and kefir, but if we want to have goat kids next year (to grow our herd) we need to dry of the goats. We chat all about how we are drying off the goats, why we are and what we're going to miss, though at the same time we outline some of the responsibilities that home dairying brings to our lives and how drying off gives not only the goats a rest but the farmer too.
About Tap o' Noth Farm:
Hi, we're James and Rosa! Welcome to Tap o' Noth Farm, a quarter acre Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) market garden and 8 acre permaculture designed forest garden farm/homestead in Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland. We practice home scale to small farm scale agroforestry and regenerative agriculture methods to produce organic fruit and vegetables, raise dairy goats for all our raw milk needs, Shetland sheep and geese to graze our silvopasture and coppice systems and laying hens, moved around in a Chickshaw, for an abundance of eggs.
Our videos aren't 'how to's' - more videos to give a glimpse into our lifestyle and hopefully inspire you to bring aspects of what you see into your own life.
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