98: Celebrating National Goat Cheese Month

Did you know August was National Goat Cheese Month. Who knew!?! To celebrate, Tracy chatted with passionate goat farmer Mary Rigdon of Decimal Place Farm located in southeast Atlanta, GA. While the history of goat cheese goes back 9000 years to Ancient Greece, self-taught cheese-maker Mary has been making it for 26 years when she first acquired Decimal Place Farm and two goats.

Since 2008, her commercial cheese has been consistently lauded and used by some of Atlanta best chefs and restaurants. She says that tending to the goats is "not so much a job as a lifestyle.” Join us as I chat with Mary about the difference between goat and cow cheese, the science behind making cheese, how she keeps her herd of goats healthy and happy, and the different types of cheeses—soft chèvre, feta, a ricotta-like creation called tuma (I just had this and it is SO good).

There is so much to learn from this enthusiastic farmer who knows her cheese.

Links

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