This is how the story starts.

You met rain once before.  She is now about a year old, and we feel very lucky to have her as the greeting committee as we enter and exit the barn at dawn and dusk. She takes her role guarding the barn very seriously, so seriously in fact that it has been hard to photograph her. But now that the weather is nice she has been lounging outside, daring chipmunks or birds to get too close. She is a hard worker and we love her dearly. 

Fact: Goats love eating apple blossoms.

Another fact: it is very very green in Vermont right now. The goats are giddy with all that there is to eat.

At long last, we are really really thrilled to share with you our new COCOA LATTE GOAT MILK CARAMEL.

The caramel features the most delicious white chocolate we could find from the extremely cool folks at Askinosie Chocolate.  We found some Askinosie Chocolate in our local cheese shop long before we were making confections of our own and were so excited by the way they trace their chocolate for the customer to learn more about the story behind each bar. They have long been an inspiration so when we found out they also made their white chocolate with goats milk - we knew we had to get our hands on it! 

In addition, just as the caramel is about to finish cooking, we pour in a few shots of organic fair trade espresso from Brattleboro’s local roaster: Mocha Joe’s to give the caramel that perfect perfume of a fresh brewed cup. We are not going to lie, this caramel is irresistible.

AND. AND. Check it out! We were in the Boston Globe yesterday.

It was a chilly chilly night last night, which is not such good news for all the budding apple trees out there. 

And Eva. Always climbing.

It is hard to post photos this time of year. For one, the grass and trees are exploding so quickly into new stages of Spring that by the time I download a photo it already looks radically more green outside. And between gardens and pastures and apple blossoms tearing oneself to come inside to the computer has become quite hard. It seems impossible to imagine that this mountain was ever all snow white. How the mind plays tricks.

In other news. We are honored to have a write-up in Edible Vineyard. 

We are also very happy to have found our extra doelings and bucks some very lovely homes. For all you farm blog lovers out there be sure to check out Kate & Nick at Longest Acres as I am sure a few little goats are going to be a great addition to Kate’s wonderful farm stories.

And we are hiring! So spread the word. 

From our mom’s to yours - we think sending your mother some of our yummy goat milk caramels for Mother’s Day is a superduper idea!

Place your order by this Friday, May 3rd to ensure delivery in time for Mother’s Day.

We are tearing ourselves away from the exploding Spring on the farm to drive some of our very tasty goat milk caramels to CANADA. Which seems like a good time to mention that we now have a MAPLE CREAM GOAT MILK CARAMEL! It is buttery and filled with the sweet goodness of sap that flows off of our mountain and valley. The Plummer’s have been making maple syrup on their farm for three generations and we feel pretty lucky to have gotten our hands onto some of their liquid gold this spring. 

We also have another new iteration of our goat milk caramels that we will be sharing with you later this week (hint:it includes chocolate!!). STAY TUNED! 

Often I get asked if I have a favorite goat. I don’t. I do smile thinking about how much happiness they all bring me. And this one here, Cy, she often pops into my head.

Oh hello. And good afternoon to you too.

Meet Annabelle and Margaux.

Lesson #1: Goats move in a herd. Lesson #2: Goats move in a herd toward the pile of rocks in the field. Lesson #3: If you get to the top before they do, you win.

This is how you might leap off of a log if you are a goat kid.

If you live in San Francisco, you also might want to leap over to the BiRite near Dolores Park tomorrow so you can come grab a free taste of our goat milk caramels. My brother will be doling them out from noon to 4 tomorrow, which is Saturday. Come say hi!

Somewhere under all these brown hills are fields that will be flooded with summer flowers. I like thinking of them, under there, hiding. I’m pretty sure the goats will be the most pleased to see them arrive. 

Fact: kids like climbing rock walls.