Air's Wild Acres

Small goats and small batch cheesemaking on a small farm, all with big laughs.

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Air’s Wild Acres

About Us

Our Mission:

To share the challenges, successes, joy and opportunity through small scale livestock operations and land conservation.

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We offer farm tours with opportunities to meet the goats, chickens, Spice Girl and Taco. Feed the animals, watch the ducks swim, or make cheese!

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Your generous contribution will help support the nutritional needs of the herd, habitat conservation and learning opportunities for others.

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Check the blog for information on milking the goats, different types of cheese we’ve made on the farm, some of our first year challenges, and more!

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Recent Farm Scenes

I think we've all established that I'm a huge goat milk advocate, but obviously there's a lot I'm still learning about and do not understand at all. In this case, it's fat. The more fat, the better for both the final amount of cheese, and what's in it. We all know we should eat potato chips in moderation, and that probably goes for milk, and cheese, too. We’ve all seen our fair share of marketing campaigns connecting milk to health—“Got milk?” and “Body by Milk” come to mind—however, there are readily available sources of protein that are also high in calcium, and lower in fat, and likely cost way less energy and water to produce. “It doesn’t taste like milk!” As I mentioned yesterday, one of the excuses I used to get the goat’s in 2020 is that Willis is lactose intolerant, and goat’s milk doesn’t bother him. This is an oft repeated idea in many “alternative food” circles: if you can’t eat cow’s milk dairy, you should be fine with goat or sheep. Many animals produce milk, but the only ones who do it around here are Rachel the Goat and her sister Phoebe, and the triplets: Grits, Toast and Gravy. It's #nationaldairymonth, which gives me an excuse to talk about my goats, which is obviously something I'm thrilled about 😂 Happy #worldmilkday from my favorite dairy goat, Rachel the Goat, and I! Five acres of poison oak and delicious weeds to eat, and these girls will literally steal the food right out of my mouth instead. 😂 New Farm Tour Option on Offer: An immersive experience with 40 enthusiastic chickens, curious about your presence as you meditate in a rustic, 160 square feet, exposed beam chalet. You'll be surrounded by the lively chitter chatter of the chickens, as they explore the space and you explore your pschye. This is a sensory opportunity, one you'll never forget as you develop patience, kindness and humor during your time with these birds.

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