And the kids keep coming

After a few weeks of no new babies, we had two mommas give birth yesterday. Two sets of twins, all boys. It looks like we have another 7 dairy goats to go and we'll be back to a full milk line.

We have started making cheese again and are busy getting ready for our first 2008 Dinner on the Porch. As of this post there are still a few seats remaining for dinner this coming Saturday with Chef Sam Poley.

Menu for Dinner on the Porch March 15

Sam Poley of Durham Catering will be our featured chef for Dinner on the Porch on Saturday March 15th. There are still a few seats available. Here's the menu for that evening:

First Course: Crispy Goat Chevre Button – phyllo wrapped and baked crisp, this is served over greens with berry fruit spiked with a little somethin’ kinky and coffee and cream drizzles
Second Course: Seared Wild Salmon – over goat milk ricotta gnudi with fennel sauce and beets
Third Course: Braised Bacon – served over a pea cake with mushroom broth and shaved goat Romano cheese
Fourth Course: Provencal Braised Beef – with melted goat camembert, stewed turnips and local organic baby collard greens and pommes Anna
Fifth Course: “Cheese and Crackers” – freshly-baked flavored shortbread cookies with creamy chevre and fresh fruit curd spreads

Five days later....

What a week. We had eight more kids Monday, seven Tuesday, seven on Wednesday and four yesterday (snow babies!). Here are some new photos:

2 hours, 4 mothers, 7 kids

I think this morning set a record: 2 hours, 4 mothers, 7 kids and I think 6 of the 7 were does. The weather has been so beautiful that most of the kids have been born outside. Hopefully we'll be back making cheese this week!

We're up to 13 kids now

We're up to 13 kids now.

Unfortunately for the cheese making business they're all from Boer (meat goat) mothers, so no one to milk yet.

The new kidding barn is almost finished and the old barn is in various stages of coming apart. I'll put some more pictures up soon.

Photos

"Piper"

"Pan"

Old barn coming down

New kidding barn

Welcome to Elodie Farms

First of all, a great big THANK YOU to Marla Laubisch our web designer. I think she did a great job with this new web design. Please let us know what you think.

We have 4 kids (baby goats) so far. The 2nd or 3rd of February is typical for the kidding season to start, so here we go... ( 2 does down and 53 more to go)

Dinner on the Porch Reservations will be opening next week. Please check back to the Dinner Section of our website for a link that will take you to a site to make reservations.

I attended the NC Agritourism Networking Association meeting yesterday and visited two lovely places: Zimmerman Winery and Caraway Alpaca Farm. Now that I've met the Zimmermans, I'm hoping we can have them out to the farm for a wine tasting once we are back into the swing of things. And if you've never seen alpacas up close, they are just adorable!

We are in the process of demolishing the old barn and building a new kidding barn with the recycled wood.