Buy Nubian goat

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Buy Nubian goat

Buy Nubian goats make great dairy goats. The Anglo-Nubian is a British breed of domestic goat. It originated in the nineteenth century from cross-breeding between native British goats and a mixed population of large lop-eared goats imported from India, the Middle East and North Africa. It is characterized by large, pendulous ears and a convex profile

Of all the farms in Loudon, one of my favorites is Purely Wholesome Farm on Lower Ridge Road. Years ago, I met owner Cindy Shea at a writers’ picnic at Southern New Hampshire University. Cindy, a published author, had just started farming and came to me for advice. Since then, Cindy and her partner Dennis have turned their farm into a haven for lovers of dairy goats and seekers of goat-raising information. Now Cindy is my go-to goat expert. That’s how farming works. Farmers help each other.

I recently asked Cindy about those early days and why she decided to farm.

“We didn’t set out to be farmers,” she said, “but we live in an area surrounded by people passionate about farming, who inspired us to give farming a try. Then we realized how wonderful and healthy locally raised food was, and it made sense to start raising our own food.”

They started with sheep but moved to goats when they discovered how delicious and versatile fresh, raw goat milk was. They chose Nubians because of their high butterfat, but also because of those ears.