Jul 29 2020 37 mins 11
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. 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
