What is it about making cheese that can get the heart pumping faster and cause even the stodgiest of mountain women clap her hands together in delight? Is it perhaps the thought that nature has been so kind as to bestow its love and healing on a mere mortal trying to share her love of wholistics with the world, or is it just exciting to see something so simply complicated as cheese actually work?

As a creator, the wilderness woman's soul soars to see that she has created something that others can not only enjoy, but allow to nourish the body and spirit. When we eat food that is not only lovingly prepared for us, but is full of life and nutrients, then we can begin to truly heal. We are able to connect to the people and animals that nurture us, and we, in turn, are sustained and able to lovingly attend to ourselves and others.

Goats are people, too!

 There is an unspoken connection between the small scale farmer and her animals, a bond that helps one to understand the other better when the heartways are opened. Communication occurs in the mind, and there is a love that supercedes all fencing and other manmade forms of control. When the farmer takes her time to lovingly visit with her animals, handmilking, searching for individual eggs, counting each chicken at sunset, petting and speaking to every animal daily, the animals are re-assured of their place in the world. In turn, they will love you unconditionally, increasing your overall bounty and farm well-being.