A few years ago, we added a couple goats to our homestead farm, including an Alpine milk goat named Avi. I bought Avi already in milk, so the first year I was able to focus on milking without a kid in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

Some of the Alpine dairy goats that Mr. Wathobio's is keeping in his farm located in Rongai. PHOTO BY NANJINIA WAMUSWA. Had his son not been affected by cow milk, Charles Wathobio would not be ...

What about the dairy breeds that are easiest to raise? The French – Alpine goat, the number 4 on our list of easiest goat breeds to raise come from the Alps, Europe. It is also referred to as Alpine ...

If you think you have trouble keeping track of your kids, consider Tina Antes. She has 50 kids. And at least 23 of them are for sale. Her kids, you see, are all alpine dairy goats. Antes owns and ...

A sixth-generation Putnam Township farmer has found an innovative way to use goats to help pay for college and contribute to the preservation of the family farm. Since March, Tom Chambers, 18, has ...

What we apply on our skin enters our system; skin is porous. Kerry Plank, owner and operator of Alpine Made uses organic goat milk in her soap and skin care products to nourish users’ bodies from the ...