Farms: California's Small Farms: Soledad Goat Farm
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http://www.kcet.org/socal/food/californias-small-farms/soledad-goats.html When Americans think of farms, they don't necessarily think of goats. More likely cows come to mind, or perhaps pigs or chickens. We're probably thinking meat. But some farms raise animals not for their meat, but for the milk they produce. Which is what Julian and Carol Pearce of Soledad Goats are doing up in Mojave: tending to a herd of happy, frolicking goats and making some of the tastiest cheese in the state. The Pearces are such animal lovers that their farm has become a bit of a rescue operation as well. Dogs, horses, the occasional hog, a donkey -- it's a revolving-door menagerie up there. But it's the goats the rule the roost (even when a foster rooster is on-site). They're ostensibly kept in pens, but the jumpers aren't forced to stay behind a gate if they don't want to. On our visit, we even saw a baby goat tap-dancing on the roof of a car. The Pearces themselves run their stall at the Hollywood Farmers' Market, and they always bring one of their more social goats with them. Meet a goat, buy some cheese. It's hard to get more farm to table than that. More from California's Small Farms: http://www.kcet.org/socal/food/californias-small-farms/
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I will love to know how much a farm like this cost, I believe the land is the most expensive part specially in California.
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I love this farm and animals, goats and rabbits in particular.
How I can start a small farm with 20 K
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I LOVE THEM. For every evil person in the world, there is a beautiful person....like the Pearces. Love you guys. Making a short of my own to promote your wonderous and inspiring work.
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I love goats! I love to tug on their beards and make obscene faces at them!
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Is so nice it remind me when we used to get everything the most natural way, with my grandma sharing her secrets, i do have a question do you have donkeys milk?. Can you respond me n where are you located. Thaqank you
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this.. farm needs to get some dang chickens or something to control there fly issues.. that's not cool
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Thank you for sharing this story. I chat with the Pearces each Sunday at the Hollywood farmers' market, pet the adorable goats, and buy their delicious cheese. I hope one day to have my own goats, at my new orchard in Ecuador. I look forward to visiting Soledad Goats up in Mojave soon!
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What a great story. You sound so relaxed.
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GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR ESTE VIDEO .
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Nice farm and animals Keep going
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I just discovered Mojave had a Goat Farm yesterday and I've lived in Mojave all my Life. Went out there yesterday & Julian gave us a wonderful tour and information on the whole operation. The Goat Cheese is AWESOME! AWESOME people Julian & Carol. We were all Blessed Tremendously.
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Fantastic story. I just discovered them today and I did a video with them, great story