Novelist Brad Kessler talks about leaving New York City for a life raising dairy goats. In Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese, he describes how he learned to be a cheese maker, what it's like to raise animals, and how he adapted to farm life.
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Comments [2]
This show reminded me our Goats that I cared. My mother made old days Cheese, fresh cheese, and ricotta. We did not use vinegar to make the cheese, we used different ingredients. It was long time go, in Italy. I will read the book to compare the experiences.
Thank you for the show Leonard Lopate.
Enjoyed the segment, especially about talking to the animals. Here's more on that:
http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/2009-03-24/index.html
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