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Community => Introduce yourself => Topic started by: jamesf on August 04, 2014, 05:58:43 pm

Title: goats cheese in Errol, Perthshire. Looking to volunteer.
Post by: jamesf on August 04, 2014, 05:58:43 pm

Hi

I'm James a researcher at Dundee university who rather than getting an engineering job (when my contract ends) is thinking about goat farming. I have no prior experience I just love goats cheese, especially crottins. I was thinking that volunteering on someones goat farm or smallholding would be helpful in either confirming that I'm mad or that it is a feasible goal.

so anyone want some help?

James

Title: Re: goats cheese in Errol, Perthshire. Looking to volunteer.
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on August 05, 2014, 08:01:51 pm

I have a couple of milking goats who would be happy to teach you lots. I'm in Aberdeenshire if that isn't too far.

Title: Re: goats cheese in Errol, Perthshire. Looking to volunteer.
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 05, 2014, 10:09:54 pm

Good idea to make sure you are going the right way.

Title: Re: goats cheese in Errol, Perthshire. Looking to volunteer.
Post by: jamesf on August 07, 2014, 01:32:20 pm

that's very kind of you, where about in aberdeenshire are you? Potentially you are quite a long way away.

Title: Re: goats cheese in Errol, Perthshire. Looking to volunteer.
Post by: clydesdaleclopper on August 07, 2014, 04:49:18 pm

Nearest town is Huntly. We do have a caravan that people can stay over in.

Title: Re: goats cheese in Errol, Perthshire. Looking to volunteer.
Post by: Anke on August 07, 2014, 05:59:28 pm

If you are at all mobile go get woofing on goat farms, not sure there is a commercial goat milking farm/cheesemaker in Scotland though....

working trip to France?


There is also someone teaching general cheesemaking quite far up on the NorthWest coast.