What: Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy 
Where: Niwot
When: Tuesdays and Saturdays, Noon - 2 PM

Hey, Kids!

Hey, you adult Goats, too (a.k.a. Does and Bucks)!

You can even bring your kids (the human kind) along to see how this working goat farm and dairy manages to create marvelous cheeses from goat milk. These are deluxe cheeses, with names like Boulder Chèvre, Queso de Mano, Haystack Peak (shaped like a pyramid) and Sunlight & Red Cloud (which also happen to be names of Colorado Fourteeners -- could this be just a coincidence?). In case your mouth is watering too much to resist, be aware that you can purchase Haystack Mountain cheeses at the best prices in town during your visit.

If you're especially keen on seeing kids (baby goats, that is), the best time of year to visit is from February to early July. These kids are quite pampered. Staff members attend to each birth, and the kids are fed pasteurized milk to help prevent any disease being passed to the little ones.

Did you know that, compared to cow milk products like cheddar and cream cheeses, goat cheese is lower in fat, calories and cholesterol? Plus, goat cheese has greater quantities of potassium, vitamin A, thiamin, niacin and is rich in protein. Throughout the world, more people drink goat milk than cow milk, so we Americans are the exception. Best of all, it tastes great!

Goat bleats can vary quite a bit, and they seem quite communicative. Listen for a while and see if you can figure out what they're saying. ("Got milk?")
 

For more information, contact:
Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy
5239 Niwot Road
Niwot, CO 80503

(303) 530-3777

email: info@haystackgoatcheese.com
www.haystackgoatcheese.com

Additional directions:
From Boulder, take US 36 north to Neva Road and turn right. Neva Road becomes Niwot Road. Haystack will be about 1/2 mile on your left.

Or, take Diagonal Highway 119 to Niwot Road and turn left. Niwot Road jogs right and then left. Continue on Niwot Road just past Haystack Golf Course on your right.