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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.
Full show notes here --- https://thriftyhomesteader.com/gelato-with-nigerian-dwarf-goat-milk/
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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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