Herd Shares
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What is a Herd Share?
A herd share is a contractual arrangement in which you purchase an ownership interest in a dairy animal (or herd of dairy animals), your "share". A monthly boarding fee is charged for feeding, caring for, and milking the animal(s). In exchange for these fees the independent or partial owner may acquire raw milk and raw milk products from the animal or herd of animals for personal use and consumption.
Square One Goat Farm will be offering herd shares beginning April 2021. For more information please Contact us
What does a Herd Share cost?
- The cost "per share" will be a one time fee of $49 (limited shares will be available, half shares also available)
- The monthly boarding fee, per share, is $40
- Contractual agreement to be signed and payments to be made by the first day of each month
- Each full share will receive one half gallon raw goat milk weekly; half share receives 1 quart per week (designated pickup day and time to be agreed upon)
- Opt out by either party with a 30 day written notice
Sweet & Creamy Raw Goat's Milk
Our Nigerian Dwarf goats are allowed 24 hour access 7 days a week to pasture and woods that have remained untreated for over 25 years. Our bedding and hay are purchased from organic farms. We supplement our girls with organic alfalfa pellets and barley along with organic herbs and seeds.
The girls are milked by hand each day. The milk is triple strained through fine mesh stainless steel filters, sealed in sanitized glass jars and immediately placed into an ice water bath.
Once milking is completed the filled jars are transferred to a refrigerator where they are kept at no more than 40 degrees.
- Did you know Nigerian Dwarf goat milk has a higher butterfat content than other goat or cow milks making it a superior choice for making cheese.
Read this evidence based article on the benefits of goat milk;
Here is another evidence based article
Access to other products
As a herd share owner you will also have access to other products such as goats milk soap, yogurt, and cheese products (labor costs added) - when available
Herd share owners will also receive a discount on fresh eggs and produce from the farm - when available
Udder Bliss
Our Nigerian Dwarf goats have some of the sweetest, creamiest milk there is. It is absolutely delicious as a drink and makes amazing yogurts, ice creams and cheeses; but our girls' milk is also the staple in making our Udder Bliss Soaps
Using our own goats milk in homemade soaps, in our opinion, makes a very luxurious soap leaving your body and hair smooth and soft. Along with our girls' milk we use only organic oils and organic add-ins (oats, honey, etc) when making our soaps.