Gelato with Nigerian Dwarf Goat Milk

If you ever thought about starting a commercial dairy, today's episode is for you. I am talking to a couple of New Yorkers who moved to Vermont to start a goat dairy selling gelato! Michael and Lisa Davis talk about the realities of having a goat dairy, from both the perspective of raising goats, as well as making gelato.

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3:20 the decision to start a herd of Nigerian Dwarf goats for the dairy

6:22 finances

8:00 growing a herd and selling goats

13:08 unusual expenses of having a dairy (cleaning agents, nutritional info on labeling, daily testing, and more!)

18:29 cost of infrastructure, budgeting, working with state inspectors

26:25 graduating from making personal ice cream in your home kitchen to creating a business selling gelato

30:16 why not sell ice cream or cheese?

34:40 the difference between gelato and ice cream


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