Many
people dream of leaving the workday world for a life of simplicity and
freedom, and Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz did just that. Feeling
like something was missing from their city lives, the couple began to
dream of an existence that was closer to the land and became captivated
by the idea of themselves as . . . goat farmers. Realizing that they
knew little about goats, and even less about farming, they gave
themselves a year to explore the world of goats and decide if that was
where they belonged.
In The Year of the Goat,
the reader can jump in the “goatmobile” and follow their
adventures as they ditch their big-city lifestyle to trek across
forty-three states in search of greener pastures and the perfect goat
cheese. Along the way, the reader is introduced to a vivid cast of
characters — including farmers, breeders, cheese makers, and
world-class chefs — and learns everything there is to know about
goats and getting back to the land. From the largest goat auction in
Texas to a small Indiana dairy, from a Tennessee barbecue cook-off to a
tasting session with New York’s premier maître fromager,
the couple pursues all things goat. But readers beware: when it comes
to goat cheese, it can be love at first bite.
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The Year of the Goat
40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese
by Margaret Hathaway
The Lyons Press,
2007
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