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Farm-Side |
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Cheesemaking |
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Cheese Links |
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Visiting Celebrity Dairy
Celebrity Dairy is "kid friendly" - so much so that one year we had over a thousand school children visit the dairy. As the dairy has grown, our ability to host tour groups has diminished. To keep the dairy accessible, we've come up with the following: Celebrity Dairy "Open Barn" days - we host two "Open Barn" afternoons each year at the beginning and end of our cheesemaking season - when we have a standing invitation to anybody interested to come visit - rain or shine.
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Opening the year - February is the peak of kidding season. The Saturday and Sunday of the weekend before Valentine's Day 12:00-5:00 PM is our spring open barn. We'll have lots of kids by then, and chances are pretty good that
more than one birth will occur that day. No matter what the weather,
the action occurs in the barn, and under a roof. Come dressed for
the weather. If you're hungry, we'll have food and beverages available
in the Inn. |
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CSFA Farm Tour - its Saturday and Sunday afternoon of a weekend in late April (it was 21-22 April, 2001). We're one of 20+ farms in Chatham and Orange counties that open our gates to visitors each spring to showcase our farms and farming methods. Depending upon the weather, we typically have between 600-800 visitors this weekend. We offer a picnic box lunch (with goat cheese, of course) - so bring your picnic blanket, and bottle of wine, and linger to enjoy our peaceful setting. |
| Closing the year - November brings the end of the goats' lactation, and of cheesemaking, and so gives us more time to visit friends. The Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend 1:00-5:00 PM is our fall open barn day. By then the year's kids have grown into teenagers, and the does are in mid-late gestation. |  |