The Goaty Orchard

The Goaty Orchard Budding small regenerative goat farm and cider orchard.

We picked up our new French Alpine billy from one of the Bristol Street Goat sites. He had a good journey and is now set...
16/05/2026

We picked up our new French Alpine billy from one of the Bristol Street Goat sites. He had a good journey and is now settling into our woodland in Cornwall with the herd.

The new goats have made themselves at home in the woodland. They are nicely bucket trained now, so it's much easier to l...
09/05/2026

The new goats have made themselves at home in the woodland. They are nicely bucket trained now, so it's much easier to lead them to where they need to be.

They're doing an excellent job clearing the overgrown brambles in the new forestschool area.

Our two billy kids are having a blast living in 'The Wilderness' at our local primary school. They will be there until w...
07/05/2026

Our two billy kids are having a blast living in 'The Wilderness' at our local primary school. They will be there until we permanently move to Cornwall in July.

The human kids are loving having him there and are looking after them very well.

We enjoyed watching the goats settle in today. They've started venturing further away from their base, in search of the ...
26/04/2026

We enjoyed watching the goats settle in today. They've started venturing further away from their base, in search of the juiciest forage.

It was a big day for us. We picked up 20 goats from Wales and moved them into our woodland. After a long journey, they s...
25/04/2026

It was a big day for us. We picked up 20 goats from Wales and moved them into our woodland. After a long journey, they seem settled and happy.

Our kid billies, Dabinett and Russet, had a lovely holiday in our woodland in Cornwall last week. They're back in Bristo...
15/04/2026

Our kid billies, Dabinett and Russet, had a lovely holiday in our woodland in Cornwall last week.

They're back in Bristol again and are soon going to spend some time in 'the wilderness' at our local primary school until our move in July.

I had a fun time taste testing the goats cheeses I brought back from France with Oli from the Bristol Cheesemonger. Gre...
02/11/2025

I had a fun time taste testing the goats cheeses I brought back from France with Oli from the Bristol Cheesemonger. Great to get advice on potential flavour profiles of my future cheeses.

01/11/2025

Fantastic cheese tasting during my week at Mons Formation. Mostly cows cheese, but also some amazing goat and sheep's cheese.


I've just completed the week long Advanced Blue & Hard Cheese course at Mons near Lyon.It was an amazing experience. Not...
31/10/2025

I've just completed the week long Advanced Blue & Hard Cheese course at Mons near Lyon.

It was an amazing experience. Not only is Ivan Larcher the most knowledgeable Cheese teacher but the whole Mons operation was such an inspiration.

It's hard sometimes, learning about Cheese making on my own, but I feel so much more confident now.

I hope to get back there again soon.

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Two new additions to our farm kit. We got a good deal on a livestock trailer and took it on its first outing to collect ...
29/09/2025

Two new additions to our farm kit. We got a good deal on a livestock trailer and took it on its first outing to collect some roll-away nesting boxes for our future egg enterprise. Slowly slowly gathering everything we need together.

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