I just read Brad Kessler’s Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, a Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese in just a few hours. I couldn’t put it down. That’s saying a lot when we’re talking about a book that focuses on goats and cheesemaking but these are two topics that I’m keenly interested in right now. I keep thinking I’d like a couple of goats but am not sure how dedicated I’d be to milking them twice a day for half of each year. Just the kid’s routine drives me crazy. Am I ready to commit myself this much to another creature? To making my own cheese?
I feel much more close to saying yes after reading Kessler’s book. He makes goat herding sound downright idealic and it’s not because he hasn’t included the low-down on the stinky side of goat raising, he’s just tapped into that instinct most humans have to be close to our food source.
You can hear him talk about living with goats here: http://www.onpointradio.org/2009/08/close-to-goats


