Anna Ruth and I had the rare privilege of visiting Dan, Lisa and Elizabeth on their 2o+ acre farm in Maine on Monday, June 9, 2008. Dan is the oldest child of Sandra McLeod, Willard and Dolly's daughter. They have a beautiful daughter, Elizabeth. It was discovered early on that Elizabeth could not tolerate cow's milk so that got them interested in goats which produce milk just right for Elizabeth. This led them to Maine where they now have a wooded plot with plenty of room to raise animals. They now have over 30 goats, half or more that are being milked. They are both Nubian and La Mancha goats.
Dan does the building and maintenance work around the place, in addition to his regular work as a prison warden. Lisa focuses her attention on the goats! For a while she packed her cheese, some natural, some with ingredients like fruit, in plastic bowls. She continues to do this some but a wholesaler has agreed to purchase about 50 pounds each week so Lisa does not need to attend stand at the market. People come to their place for local purchases.
Their farm has chickens, ducks, pigs, horses as well.
Dan and Lisa are true "nature" people. They could pretty much exist on their place. This gives them satisfaction and delight.
They are marvelous hosts. The next time you are in Maine, do pay them a visit and buy a bit of their marvelous cheese. For lunch, by the way, they served us at least five different cheese flavors - with crackers. Anna Ruth said she did not know when to stop. Deeelicious.
Dan does the building and maintenance work around the place, in addition to his regular work as a prison warden. Lisa focuses her attention on the goats! For a while she packed her cheese, some natural, some with ingredients like fruit, in plastic bowls. She continues to do this some but a wholesaler has agreed to purchase about 50 pounds each week so Lisa does not need to attend stand at the market. People come to their place for local purchases.
Their farm has chickens, ducks, pigs, horses as well.
Dan and Lisa are true "nature" people. They could pretty much exist on their place. This gives them satisfaction and delight.
They are marvelous hosts. The next time you are in Maine, do pay them a visit and buy a bit of their marvelous cheese. For lunch, by the way, they served us at least five different cheese flavors - with crackers. Anna Ruth said she did not know when to stop. Deeelicious.
Have a little tour of their place,
Click to have a look around
Click to have a look around
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