Happy Goat Productions

Promoting Sustainable Family Farming in Northern New Mexico

Sabine Momo Lulu in mountains near Talpa

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Talpa Valley

Here at Happy Goat Productions, we love animals, children, apples, healthy soil, air, and water, and the rest of the planet. We primarily raise dairy goats for milk production, but also chickens, ducks, geese,

and native turkeys,

in addition to various dogs, cats, a rescue mustang, and other critters that come along. These feed and weed and eat our gardens, fields, and orchard, by means of which we feed ourselves, our dairy customers, and our friends and neighbors.

goat grazing

Our goats graze on organic pasture, with local alfalfa and clover hay supplemented in the winter. They are treated only with love, medicinal herbs, and mineral supplements, as well as lots of space, walks, play, and a variety of wild plants (sage, piñon, willows, wild roses, fruit tree and other prunings, and all the weeds we can find). This keeps them healthy and without any need for antibiotics or other biomedical drugs. Our emphasis on free-range grazing whenever possible makes for happy healthy animals who produce milk of the highest quality. Taste the difference and come by for a visit to see for yourself!

We only share milk that is less than 24 hours old. Moreover, we do not have a billy goat on the farm, because his presence would taint the milk. Hence our products do not taste “goaty” (a sign of improper sanitary practices, long storage, wrong feed, too many goats in too little space, or billy goats nearby).

fall orchard with geese Raw milk and pasteurized milk both have their own risks and benefits, as do small family farms versus corporate factory-sized operations. At Happy Goat Productions, we personally believe that the benefits of our way of farming outweigh by far the risks associated in some circles with the consumption of raw milk; otherwise we wouldn’t do what we do and eat what we eat. We encourage you to make your own informed and conscious decisions about your choice of food, on the basis of information on where your food comes from, how it was produced and processed before reaching you, and your ethical and moral standards regarding the treatment of animals, plants, and the planet.

If your visit to this website or to our farm has made you more conscious in your choice of food and encouraged you to start growing and raising your own,, we have reached our goals:

happy kids (because kids love animals)
healthy minds and souls (because contact with fresh air, dirt, and exercise clears out your brain like nothing else)
healthy bodies (for obvious reasons)
healthy communities (because there is always some to share or trade)
food safety and a healthy planet (free from foreign oil)
financial security (because price surges in the grocery store can't affect you)
beauty and peace and general bliss

If you liked the contents of this website and found any of its information helpful or would simply like to support our work at Happy Goat Productions, please consider making a donation by clicking the "donate" button below. Alternatively, use the feedback form to send me a message and discuss arrangements for donating any of our services (e.g. weekly milk, egg, and veggie delivery to a family in need, a visit with my animals to a local school class or club, or anything else you can think of....).