February 25, 2014 – Pure and wholesome raw goat’s milk from Santa Cruz County is now available to residents of the Monterey Peninsula. Lynn Selness of Summer Meadows Farm near Watsonville was one of the Goat Goddesses we profiled in EMB last year. Her 30 goat herd is giving more milk than she can keep up with so she’s looking for new customers and now delivers milk on Thursdays to Happy Girl Kitchen in Pacific Grove for pick up by members of her herd share.
With the help of a full-time intern, Lynn milks the goats twice a day and makes chèvre, feta cheese, ricotta, yogurt and kefir. Milk and dairy products are available by buying a share in the herd of nubian and French alpine goats for $20 a month. That way the customers actually own the goats and Selness just takes care of them for you.
Lynn’s especially fond of the nubians which come from a long line of goats that started with Nora—a goat she moved west with from Minnesota many years ago. “They have such rich milk and they communicate better,” she says. “And we just love their big floppy ears and Roman noses.”
In addition to delivering to Pacific Grove on Thursdays, she drops off milk for herd share owners at Main Street Garden Café in Soquel on Mondays and Fridays. While some local restaurants have started making their own cheese with goat’s milk from Summer Meadows Farm, Lynn says she prefers selling to individuals and families, because raw goat’s milk can help many people with health issues. For more information and to sign up, call Lynn directly at 831.786.8966.
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