Sunday, July 11, 2010

The Farm at Hildene

The farm at Hildene opened the new Rowland Agricultural Center in 2009:

The Center features cheesemaking facilities, a classroom, solar energy (panels on the other side of the roof) and a wood burning furnace (that's the smokestack through the roof). And not for cows, but for Nubian goats:

Quite well-behaved and friendly goats, too. Here a couple of kids try unsuccessfully to get some food from Emily:

The goats are milked in this milking parlor, six at a time:

This news release describes cheesemaking at the Center. We bought some chevre and Havarti cheese in the gift shop, both quite good. This news release describes the Center's commitment to renewable energy.

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