End of an Era

It is with wildly mixed emotions that I am posting here to announce the imminent closing of the Dairy at Black Mesa Ranch.

After an amazing 15-year run making and selling artisan goat cheeses to some of the best restaurants and resorts in the state, through Whole Foods, and retail from our website, we have decided to move on to the next thing.

Getting out at the top of our game is bittersweet. Our cheese business is going great and we sell everything we can make. Kathryn's goat herd is stunning and consistently scores in the top spots in the country, with national awards and recognitions for production and confirmation.
 

On the other hand, a dairy is a 24-7-365 business. It's exhausting and while ultimately rewarding, it can also be overwhelming for just two people. Our lives revolve around twice-daily milking and while we usually do it together, it can be done by just one of us (not fun).  We haven't had a vacation together in 15 years so, for the sake of our sanities, we need to downsize and reevaluate for the future.

The exciting news? This will allow us to concentrate more fully on our confection business, plus take on a new challenge... We are opening a new food truck and catering business! (More on this in future posts).

We expect to finish cheese-making soon and then disburse the goat herd. Guestimated final closing in early 2019 when we will sell the dairy equipment, etc.