Comments on: Ewe England Cheese Farmers

Ewe England Cheese Farmers

onlyconnect — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:22:56 -0800

"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.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 13:53:13 -0800

Blessed are the cheesemakers.

By: Woolcott'sKindredGal

Woolcott'sKindredGal — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:08:21 -0800

This is nothing short of inspirational! Well, except for eating Lily....

By: pomegranate

pomegranate — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:46:48 -0800

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.

By: Wulfgar!

Wulfgar! — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 14:56:20 -0800

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*.)

By: ikalliom

ikalliom — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:11:14 -0800

I think the same applies to any manufacturers of dairy products. vegetarians and don't do drugs Now, that's a rare combination!

By: homunculus

homunculus — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:37:35 -0800

Thanks for the link, onlyconnect. It reminded me of this story: Alpacas a dyed-in-the-wool success

By: NortonDC

NortonDC — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:24:16 -0800

So, if I comment, is that a self link?

By: onlyconnect

onlyconnect — Thu, 24 Jun 2004 02:09:19 -0800

MetaTalk!

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:09:49 -0800

".....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?