Towercroft Farmstead

01/17/2026

Today's cheese experiment? Chèvre! Sort of. I didn't have right culture for traditional chèvre, but I heard that yogurt cultures could work, and those I DID have. So maybe a chèvre/labneh hybrid. Either way, it's very spreadable and has a smooth mouth feel, despite being visually a bit grainy. It's more fluffy and airy than rich and dense. Maybe I need a cheese press to remove whey, then add back in some cream?? Stay tuned.

01/01/2026

New Year, new hobby! Towercroft Farmstead's very first batch of goat cheese!

We started with the basics — a simple farmer's cheese, just heated milk and acid, with the whey drained away.

Upcoming this winter: chevre, mozarella, and cheddar!

In related news, if anyone has an old wine fridge (aka cheese cave) they don't want, I'm in the market!

12/29/2025

1 Mason jar of goat milk = 2 ice cube trays
1 ice cube tray = 1lb of frozen goat milk
1 half-gallon cambro holds 2lbs of goat milk cubes for soapmaking with very little wasted space

The easy math of it all makes my brain purr.

Goat soap incoming in the next few days. Goat cheese shortly thereafter. Still experimenting with caramel recipes. Stay tuned.

09/27/2025

First attempt at milking! (After the babies had their fill, so there's not much). The girls handled it well, so we will probably move to full milking in two weeks, right on schedule!!

08/30/2025

08/30/2025

And here they are! They take strongly after their dad! One little girl has more white on her face.

08/30/2025

Meadow's turn!! One boy (shown), and two girls on this dark and stormy night. ⛈️

08/28/2025

Good morning, everyone!!!

08/27/2025

Don't mind me. Just over here watching two pots boil . . .

08/26/2025

Really hoped the goats would kid before school started. Tomorrow is the first day of school . . . so the goats decided tonight would be a good time to go into labor.

07/03/2025

Three weeks ago, we found our turketly nesting in our neighbor's yard. Moved her and threw the eggs in the incubator. Several were rotten – one has hatched. Little singleton turkey needed (literally) some friends. So, I decided to replace the Olive Eggers we lost in May. I really did decide that. You have to buy 4, so I was ready to buy 4. Then the Tractor Supply manager asked if I wanted 2 ducks instead . . .

06/19/2025

Someone's looking conspicuously wider today . . .