I'm Never Buying Cheese AGAIN! (Amazing Cheese from our new Goats!)

Learn to make fresh homemade herb-infused chevre cheese from goat’s milk (or cow’s milk) in about 30 minutes. Enjoy this soft, spreadable cheese on crackers or, our favorite, to dollop on top of homemade pizza!
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  • @mikaem
    @mikaem8 ай бұрын

    I just wanted to say how refreshing I find it that you can manage to showcase your kids but do it in a way that is respectful of them and whatever their futures hold.

  • @lauriefleet3573
    @lauriefleet35738 ай бұрын

    Great job Abigail! You are a natural teacher, just like your Mom. I'm so proud of you for learning about a new homestead animal, acquiring them, and being responsible for milking them and making products for your family to enjoy. And sharing your skills with us. Thank you!

  • @kerriestokes2649

    @kerriestokes2649

    8 ай бұрын

    Thats a Big Amen!

  • @ellendavis9940
    @ellendavis99408 ай бұрын

    She has done a fantastic job. Love to see the young ones knowing how to teach us. Thank you

  • @juliabrown5948

    @juliabrown5948

    8 ай бұрын

    Agree completely!

  • @victoriaschell2225
    @victoriaschell22258 ай бұрын

    Train up a child in the way they should go😊 you trained your children well. They know more than most adults on homesteading 😊

  • @WskyGrl73
    @WskyGrl738 ай бұрын

    I LOVE seeing the kids putting what they've learned into action. You're AMAZING Parents! God bless yall! ❤

  • @ladyprepper7987
    @ladyprepper79878 ай бұрын

    You don't know how happy this made me to watch this young lady doing all of the homesteading! So well spoken, just like her Mom 🙂

  • @martinacusack9867
    @martinacusack98678 ай бұрын

    You are going to be a great teacher just like mom. Your goats are beautiful

  • @Mountaingrly2513
    @Mountaingrly25133 ай бұрын

    I adore that your daughter is out there in the herb garden barefoot, picking fresh herbs for her homemade Chev. This is exactly how I would’ve LOVED my childhood. So sweet ❤️

  • @HeatherNaturaly
    @HeatherNaturaly8 ай бұрын

    Your daughter has Josh's eyes and Carolyn's Jaw. Really nice mix of the two of you. Love the lesson in cheese making!

  • @Wildevis
    @Wildevis8 ай бұрын

    And a video star is born. Well done young lady, such confidence and poise, well done mama

  • @isabellecompton
    @isabellecompton8 ай бұрын

    she is amazing. so well spoken and knowledgable.

  • @debp9483
    @debp94838 ай бұрын

    Instead of using the paper filter, I use a reusable coffee filter. It can be sanitized between uses and you are not having to continually buy new filters. It fits right in the top of a gallon jar. For a half gallon jar I use a funnel to set on the jar and then the coffee filter sits in that. Good job making the cheese. !!!

  • @michelleansw1557
    @michelleansw15576 ай бұрын

    I loved how knowledgeable and articulate Abigail is! Nice job! Super helpful! I’m glad your goats are staying put! Many blessings to you & yours!

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @rosalynreasor4950
    @rosalynreasor49508 ай бұрын

    Great to see Abby realize the fruits of her labor and share them with us. Josh and Carolyn, thanks for raising such dynamic, smart and hard working young lady who is contributing to our world.

  • @DownToEarthwithKaty
    @DownToEarthwithKaty7 ай бұрын

    I’d love to see a video with Abigail showing how to look after goats.

  • @rachelc.7152
    @rachelc.71528 ай бұрын

    Abigail what a wonderful tutorial, you did a spectacular job! So nice to meet Livin and Isabelle, they are beautiful does. I'm excited to see what other dairy products you make with goat milk.

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @marygrott8095
    @marygrott80958 ай бұрын

    Wiw!!! Abigail is a natural expert!!

  • @wholefoodslifestyles3603
    @wholefoodslifestyles36038 ай бұрын

    I love to see kids doing this! It can motivate other children to take on a project to master too. I can't wait for my littles to be able to do this. I have one helping me a little bit at the Farmers market selling her own stuff.

  • @Annazelfvoorzienendleven
    @Annazelfvoorzienendleven8 ай бұрын

    Very nice to see that such a young girl enjoys working with goats and making cheese. Nice that you show how to do that here. If you have your fence in good order from the start, goats will not break out, just ensure that the power remains on.

  • @paulamcgarghanpeter4662
    @paulamcgarghanpeter46628 ай бұрын

    Phenomenal content. I'm married to a farmer and we live on a Large farm in South Australia... with broadacre farming and raising many merino sheep.... I'm hoping to get goats to milk..... soon... after being married for 27+ years. I'm QUITE INSPIRED. God bless. From your Vermont sister living in rural South Australia 🇺🇸🇦🇺

  • @joanrichter1891
    @joanrichter18918 ай бұрын

    She is absolutely adorable. Looks like her mama. She did a fantastic job.

  • @debrahaley1235
    @debrahaley12358 ай бұрын

    She is a natural!! Love seeing the next generation of Homesteaders

  • @indigolee9148
    @indigolee91485 ай бұрын

    Peace, Love, and Eternal Life! Wow! what a great video! and what a great job Mom and daughter. Especially Abigail!!! so knowledgable and precise with the cheese and I love the way she connects with the universe by going around barefoot! I look forward to many more! Peace!

  • @andreaarndt3139
    @andreaarndt31398 ай бұрын

    Abigail is a minnie version of you! Such a great job showing us how to make the goats milk cheese! THank you!😀

  • @MyLifeRefining
    @MyLifeRefining8 ай бұрын

    What a lovely and articulate young lady! Thank you Abigail for the useful lesson on milk goats and making herb chèvre!

  • @billierichter1379
    @billierichter13798 ай бұрын

    What a well-spoken, delightful daughter you have!

  • @anitaculp683
    @anitaculp6838 ай бұрын

    Daughter like mother!!! Great job!!!!

  • @hogue3666
    @hogue36663 ай бұрын

    You two are great together. Thanks for all the hard work and the information on making delicious cheese!

  • @jbbrowneyes
    @jbbrowneyes8 ай бұрын

    Great job Abigail! You are a natural. Keep up the good work, and please keep sharing with us. We appreciate you!

  • @crystalcurtis3771
    @crystalcurtis37718 ай бұрын

    That’s so nice that, even though you had your own opinions and bad experiences related to goats, your daughter felt enabled to request a chance to make her own mistakes or successes with goats. 👍🏻👏🏻

  • @Kazwellian
    @Kazwellian8 ай бұрын

    Great video Abigail! 🤩 Thanks Carolyn for helping her highlight her skills and teach some of us old dogs new tricks. 😊 ❤

  • @melaniemorris7757
    @melaniemorris77578 ай бұрын

    What a bright, young lady! Such wonderful skills!

  • @lornapenn-chester6867
    @lornapenn-chester68678 ай бұрын

    Goodness, this young woman didn’t need the adult supervision or intervention at all.. she’s marvellous and a total natural in front of the camera. You go girl! ❤

  • @Longfamily3

    @Longfamily3

    8 ай бұрын

    That's what I kept thinking...she doesn't need Mom's help...she did a fabulous job on her own!

  • @MississippiLadyPrepp
    @MississippiLadyPrepp8 ай бұрын

    Great seeing your kids get involved, Good Job Little Lady

  • @rushpinn
    @rushpinn8 ай бұрын

    This is the first time I watch one of your videos. What a smart and driven young girl!! It makes me so happy to see 🙂 Well done 👏

  • @kairifan12
    @kairifan128 ай бұрын

    Wonderful Job Abigail and Homesteading Family ! 🎉❤

  • @mlee7037
    @mlee70378 ай бұрын

    I am amazed! She is just like her mama!❤ I so love your family.

  • @dianebondhus9355
    @dianebondhus93558 ай бұрын

    Well done young lady! Great job teaching us how to make soft cheese. ❤😊

  • @kathleenstetler609
    @kathleenstetler6097 ай бұрын

    Abigail, you are a terrific presenter. A confident and knowledgeable instruction. Thank you. I am just starting learning about cheese making and am inspired by you.

  • @shellymcgrew4412
    @shellymcgrew44128 ай бұрын

    Your daughter is amazing! ❤

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    8 ай бұрын

    I think so too!

  • @missykuss9975
    @missykuss99758 ай бұрын

    Abigail did an amazing job going through this process! She should do more videos about her goat care! Very encouraging for those of us who have never dairy goats before! Articulate young lady! Well done!!!

  • @sarahgilbert8036
    @sarahgilbert80368 ай бұрын

    Chevre is simply the French word for goat!

  • @rachelfessenden9127
    @rachelfessenden91278 ай бұрын

    Your daughter is so sweet! Love this!!

  • @Flipflop8866
    @Flipflop8866Ай бұрын

    Your daughter speaks Sooo professional 🌟💯💫👍

  • @baranovna1
    @baranovna18 ай бұрын

    The most rewarding product of efforts, good natured capable healthy children ❤️

  • @lulu6618
    @lulu66188 ай бұрын

    So lovely to see your daughter and learn from this video. She reminds me so much of you! Thank you

  • @SilverLining650
    @SilverLining6508 ай бұрын

    Nice to meet you Abigail! You did a wonderful job on your chèvre cheese video. I look forward to seeing you again.

  • @amberschneider880
    @amberschneider8804 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing! I would really benefit seeing more of your all's milking routines, please! The ins and outs of owning a dairy goat or cow 🤗

  • @zombiemom5088
    @zombiemom50888 ай бұрын

    Using cows milk is how I make my own queso fresca cheese ! It’s amazing !

  • @Stephanie-rf9xs

    @Stephanie-rf9xs

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to comment! I appreciate your knowledge here regarding Queso Fresca Cheese as it is my favorite! I am still a newbie when it comes to making cheese! I am inspired to use cows milk instead!

  • @Cristina-gw5zp
    @Cristina-gw5zp8 ай бұрын

    So sweet. She looks just like her mom 😍 what a sweet video of you two working together and of making great cheese. I'm gonna try it at home. Thanks!

  • @sandraforsythe7908
    @sandraforsythe79088 ай бұрын

    You go Abigail! You rock girl! So happy and proud of you!!!!! Wish I could learn directly from you!

  • @louiseswart1315
    @louiseswart13158 ай бұрын

    Love the new girls on the block. The milk only taste "goaty" once it isn't fresh anymore.

  • @Cosmiccoffeecup
    @Cosmiccoffeecup8 ай бұрын

    I feel like a proud big sister. Well done Abby.

  • @racheldebasitis8184
    @racheldebasitis81848 ай бұрын

    I love Abigail's confidence. She clearly has done her research, and knows what she's doing! Great job. And...I'm about to go into the kitchen to try making this myself. :)

  • @tmyuylom
    @tmyuylom8 ай бұрын

    Love seeing all the cheeses you are able to make on your homestead. It’s so nice to see your young ones involved in the process and enjoying the fruit of the labor. Nice job Abigail! It looks delicious!

  • @juliabrown5948
    @juliabrown59488 ай бұрын

    This video makes me so happy!! We are new to keeping goats and have Nigerian Dwarves. No milking yet but we'll be breeding them soon. I would love to see Abigail take us through the goats setup, the fence and the barn... I love how she explains things!

  • @inezvasquez8104
    @inezvasquez81048 ай бұрын

    I'm so excited! I have Nubians,! I'm looking forward to more from Abigail and her goat milk!

  • @Wellnessuntamed
    @Wellnessuntamed8 ай бұрын

    She did a great job! Great video Abigail!

  • @ShortbusMooner
    @ShortbusMooner8 ай бұрын

    Saving this! Good job, ladies! 😁👍

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    8 ай бұрын

    Yay! Thank you!

  • @stephaniejoyce6595
    @stephaniejoyce65958 ай бұрын

    Love this video! We have Kinder goats, which are a pygmy/nubian cross and we just adore them. So friendly, great tasting milk, and a nice volume of milk too. I was so excited to hear you guys got goats! 😄

  • @cowsal77
    @cowsal778 ай бұрын

    Thank God for your family.

  • @ChocolateBoxCottage
    @ChocolateBoxCottage8 ай бұрын

    Wonderful job, Abigail! The chevre looks absolutely delicious. ~ Michele

  • @Hayatti1
    @Hayatti18 ай бұрын

    She is amazing lovely girl hope Al lot of girls in her age learn from her

  • @Hannah.115
    @Hannah.1158 ай бұрын

    Amazing cheese making skills Abbey , love from Türkiye 🇹🇷

  • @lynngilissen3918
    @lynngilissen39185 ай бұрын

    It's been a pleasure following your channel. I'm looking forward to start putting so many of your videos in practice, your homestead being a lovely example. However, Abigail inspired me to try to make cheese now! So I did, and it is delicious! Thank you, dear!

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @pepper24able
    @pepper24able8 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful young lady. She will go well in life for sure.

  • @thesmiths629
    @thesmiths6298 ай бұрын

    My nubians, kiko, nor lamancha ever get out by means of mischief. I'll never buy Nigerian dwarfs again though. They are tiny escape artists. So glad to see this video. I've made feta and mozzarella, but I've been meaning to try cheve, so now I will do that. I strain my milk into jars in and icechest next to a frozen jug of salt water, the icechest sits in my wheel barrow to make it easy to bring up to the house. We also move the stanchion around in the fields to follow the goats rotating pastures. So sometimes hauling the milk to the house is quite a walk (hence the wheelbarrow).

  • @dianevictorianshabbyshop3876
    @dianevictorianshabbyshop38768 ай бұрын

    Great job there lil Mom, so cute and explained very well. TY God Bless

  • @renitameares3838
    @renitameares38388 ай бұрын

    She did a wonderful job demonstrating and teaching us. Great video!

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    8 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @Moderationisamyth
    @Moderationisamyth8 ай бұрын

    Abby, you’re doing a great job! Are you going to breed your goats? Does your state have shows? Genetics is thoroughly amazing and I’d love to see more videos on your goats if you do. (Like, when I first saw you and thought you looked like your dad until you smiled 😊 and you have your mother’s beautiful smile). Even if you don’t, I love your recipe for the chèvre and would like to see more recipes. Can you make butter, yogurt, etc.? Show us what you can do with goat’s milk. I love that you aren’t afraid of the camera. You tell us what we need to know clearly and concisely. Great job! 🎉

  • @sheliaheverin8822
    @sheliaheverin88228 ай бұрын

    She did an awesome job, so well spoken. Makes me want to make cheese.

  • @MoniqueAduSustainableLiving
    @MoniqueAduSustainableLiving8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing these new skills, and experience with having goats. We are hoping to one day do the same, and this has been very inspirational for me, to keep that goal moving forward, and taking steps to get there.

  • @robingirven4570
    @robingirven45708 ай бұрын

    Wonderful! I really enjoy watching the kiddos doing this type of stuff. It sounds like she really did her homework first, before jumping right in. Great job Abigail!

  • @sincerelyspecial3386
    @sincerelyspecial33866 ай бұрын

    New to your channel. Love that you involve your daughter in the process. She makes a great video.

  • @andreabeydler5107
    @andreabeydler51078 ай бұрын

    Good job Abigail! I saved the recipe to make.

  • @Randeb86
    @Randeb868 ай бұрын

    Great video, great job training up your children, well done!❤

  • @803trends
    @803trends8 ай бұрын

    That's your mini me! She has Josh's resting face. Glad to see the children being taught life skills. Good job! Love Chev. My favorite.

  • @JenniferFortunato
    @JenniferFortunato8 ай бұрын

    Loved seeing this. There is hope for the future.

  • @sandymurray3997
    @sandymurray39978 ай бұрын

    Well done young lady

  • @nancywest1926
    @nancywest19268 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video 😊 I save whey for soda bread, nice rise with the vinegar. Abigail, you made all of the moms and dads proud today!

  • @racheldebasitis8184

    @racheldebasitis8184

    8 ай бұрын

    I'm glad you mentioned that - I'm about to make this recipe, and I already had plans to make soda bread this week. I would't have thought to use the whey in the bread, but now I will. Thank you!

  • @debracyphert5934
    @debracyphert59348 ай бұрын

    Great video Abigail! I must say my nans were much more difficult to milk. Your girl is a doll.

  • @Mejiaelis
    @Mejiaelis8 ай бұрын

    Way to go Abby 👍🏽 If this were made with cows milk it would be a cheese we eat in Mexico on freshly made corn tortillas called requesón

  • @workinonit9562
    @workinonit95628 ай бұрын

    Good job Abigail! So nice to see children that have homemaking skills, good job parents.....

  • @tatbluecukachoo
    @tatbluecukachoo7 ай бұрын

    Great job young lady ! My daughter is almost 9 and I'm hoping she will want to have a goat milk project soon. For the time being she's just observing me do all the milking etc.😊

  • @christinagardener1889
    @christinagardener18898 ай бұрын

    Abigail is a great teacher! I love her personality and how she speaks so clearly. I hope she can teach us more about her goats! I l'd love to learn as I'd love to have goats one day too.

  • @ladyryan902
    @ladyryan9028 ай бұрын

    Oh my gosh 😅 those goats were well trained and that girl is SO well spoken. Thank you Abigale!! Good job

  • @laurennunley3759
    @laurennunley37598 ай бұрын

    Awesome job! Abigail know her stuff!

  • @sherrymurphy-kleine4592
    @sherrymurphy-kleine45928 ай бұрын

    What a beautiful, intelligent and well spoken young lady! Good job, mom and dad!

  • @markkristynichols845
    @markkristynichols8458 ай бұрын

    Great job and so we’ll spoken (no surprise from great parents). I so miss making goat cheese! Until we can afford goat fencing, had to switch to sheep, as they would get onto road 😳. ❤ all y’all, Kristy in Missouri zone 6b 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

  • @marywysocki6641
    @marywysocki66418 ай бұрын

    I love goat's milk cheese.

  • @DownToEarthwithKaty
    @DownToEarthwithKaty7 ай бұрын

    Isn’t she fantastic!! She has inspired me to try and make chèvre too!

  • @nonishearer4126
    @nonishearer4126Ай бұрын

    I hope don't mind an old lady following your goat adventures. My son and me are looking to move to MO where we are considering some pygmy goats. I am very interested in learning all that I can do with goat milk.

  • @christinaw2736
    @christinaw27368 ай бұрын

    Wow Abigail, you go girl! You are a milking pro, a cheese-making champ, and you are doing so well on camera! Better than I would be on all accounts!

  • @VegardSven

    @VegardSven

    6 ай бұрын

    Hello Chris

  • @tmerglewski814
    @tmerglewski8148 ай бұрын

    Bravo Abigail👏🙌🥳🐐

  • @giannabond8290
    @giannabond82908 ай бұрын

    She did wonderful 😊

  • @brendamossey9321
    @brendamossey93218 ай бұрын

    Awesome job and it looked so yummy specially with the herbs.

  • @ingercesar5041
    @ingercesar50418 ай бұрын

    Great job Abigail! 👍 I love to try this!

  • @HomesteadingFamily

    @HomesteadingFamily

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🤗

  • @Melshed
    @Melshed8 ай бұрын

    Love to see your kids pursuing their own hobbies! We have Nubians and my kids enjoy milking as well. Haven’t tried cheese yet, but it’s coming up!

  • @karenlyle322
    @karenlyle3228 ай бұрын

    Great video young lady ♥️♥️♥️

  • @sheliaheverin8822
    @sheliaheverin88228 ай бұрын

    ok, if she can make cheese...so can I. I bought everything two years ago when I signed up for your cheesemaking class and still haven't made cheese.