Ewe England Cheese Farmers

June 23, 2004 1:22 PM

"We wanted to retire to something we knew nothing about, something we would find intellectually, physically and spiritually daunting."~~ "I like goats. They're funny." ~~ "Our animals are vegetarians and don't do drugs." ~~"I can sort of get inside the head of the bacteria," she said. "I read about cheese in bed." ~~ "Oh, Lily," she said matter-of-factly. "Things didn't work out. We ate her." via NortonDC.
posted by onlyconnect (9 comments total)

Blessed are the cheesemakers.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 1:53 PM on June 23, 2004

This is nothing short of inspirational! Well, except for eating Lily....
posted by Woolcott'sKindredGal at 2:08 PM on June 23, 2004

My girlfriend has been wanting to chuck everything and do this for ages. I just sent her this link so she gets a better idea of the non-idyllic side. In the meantime, we read lots of recipes and fantasize. Mmmm...Cheese.
posted by pomegranate at 2:46 PM on June 23, 2004

Cheese ... Feh. Goat meat is where it's at. Lean and flavorful. Yum. Or Cashmere. Now there's a good reason to raise goats.

(My family raised goats for seven years of my life. Certainly not idyllic, but they really are wonderful, headstrong, intelligent and charming animals. And yes, making cheese will turn you into an obsessive headcase *chuckle*.)
posted by Wulfgar! at 2:56 PM on June 23, 2004

I think the same applies to any manufacturers of dairy products.

vegetarians and don't do drugs

Now, that's a rare combination!
posted by ikalliom at 3:11 PM on June 23, 2004

Thanks for the link, onlyconnect. It reminded me of this story: Alpacas a dyed-in-the-wool success
posted by homunculus at 3:37 PM on June 23, 2004

So, if I comment, is that a self link?
posted by NortonDC at 7:24 PM on June 23, 2004

MetaTalk!
posted by onlyconnect at 2:09 AM on June 24, 2004

".....They did their homework and understand the realm of cheese"


I wonder, was this some NYT editor's twisted sense of a joke - to assign a reporter with the name of "Burros" to write about goats?
posted by troutfishing at 10:09 PM on June 25, 2004