No. You own an undivided percentage of the whole herd, not one particular goat. Your share entitles you to the same percentage of the herd's milk. Shares are sold up to the number of shares the herd can support.  

Your share does not give you a right to take an animal, to choose which goat is milked for you, or to make herd decisions such as breeding, feeding, or health care. We keep those decisions so the herd stays healthy and the milk stays consistent.

No. A doe has to kid to make milk, but the kids, bucks, wethers, meat, and hides stay with the farm, and the same goes for proceeds from selling animals. We keep the kids with their mothers until a decision to sell has been made.

Hell yeah, it’s legal! Texas's Department of State Health Services explicitly recognizes herd shares as distinct from a milk sale, as of a 2021 rule. Since you own the animal, I am not selling you milk. It’s already yours.

Ah, would that you could. However Texas law restricts retail raw milk sales to licensed Grade A dairies; the herd share is the legal path that doesn't require that license. Maybe some day!

Everybody deserves a break some times, and our does are no different. Each year there is a drying off period of approximately three months where the does can rest and relax without any demands on them before the arrival of the next kidding season. It keeps them happy and healthy after a job well done.

Members have the option to continue by receiving frozen milk through the dry season, or paying a reduced fee that holds their spot until the next milking season.

We take great pains to provide a sanitary and healthy environment for our does and our shareholders. Each milking session is part spa day, part checkup, and very hands on. We tend to know if something is up with a doe, and on top of that we milk each goat separately and test each pail personally. If someone does think they have gotten sick after drinking milk from the farm they must reach out to us immediately so that we can take the proper steps to investigate and protect you and the herd.

They make the milk no matter what you do! If you are unable to make pickup the milk may be picked up by someone in your stead, for you. If no arrangement is made then your share for that week will be forfeit ( and probably turned into cheese or fed to a hog).

You can't transfer it to a third party. If you leave, we buy the share back under the terms in your agreement, and we're glad to talk to anyone you'd like to refer.

You bet. There’s nothing we love more than taking a moment to show off our pride and joy, and pass out a few scratches behind the ears to the gals. We are a working farm, though, and a residence. So farm visits are strictly by appointment only.

The herd share program is milk only. However, we frequently offer cheesemaking classes and other learning opportunities on the farm where you can turn your milk into cheese yourself, with our guidance!

Part of the reason we are doing a herdshare is to save money to begin the licensing process for future cheese and dairy product production! Your support is building the future of something exciting!

If availability permits, of course! You will receive a discount for 3+ shares. Reach out to us letting us know how many shares you are interested in and we will provide you with more information.

It’s either me or Dr. Moon, depending on what is going on. Day-to-day health management of the herd is holistic and natural, as a rule. However illness and distemper are treated swiftly and with all available resources. If a goat becomes sick, they are isolated and cared for. They are not a part of the milking group until they have regained full health and any medicine administered has well exceeded its withdrawal period.

New share opportunities open every year as the herd expands and occasionally a spot opens up. The waitlist is the best way to ensure your place in line for fresh, raw milk in the near future! Reach out to us for more information.

There are four charges:

• a one-time buy-in per share

• a refundable jar deposit

• a recurring monthly boarding fee

• and any optional pickup or delivery fee.

Current prices:

Shares

• Full share= 1 gallon per week

• Full share one time buy in is $75

• Full share monthly recurring boarding fee is $50

• Half share= 1/2 gallon per week

• Half share one time buy in is $75

• Half share monthly recurring boarding fee is $25

Your first payment includes the buy-in, the jar deposit, and the first month's boarding fee, all due before your first pickup.

Multi-share discounts: Discounts are available on shares of 3 or more!

Your monthly fee pays for caring for your animals, not for the milk, so the goats' feed, housing, and care cost the same whether or not you collect a jar that week. This is how herd shares work everywhere: because the fee covers the animals, it continues through vacations and through the dry period. Fees are reduced during dry weeks, to account for the lowered labor costs associated with milk production.

The minimum is three months. After that you can continue month to month.

We require 30 days' written notice (email is fine). You pay the boarding fee through the notice period, and we buy your share back at %%%%%. We return your jar deposit once your jars are back, less any jars that are missing.

No. Services are for share holders only, so we encourage you to make a visit to the farm and meet the goats before you make a decision!

The boarding fee can be adjusted once per year to cover higher feed and care costs, with at least 30 days' written notice.