There has been a lot of interest in our 'wedding present goats' Mac & Bowy and whilst its not as one might have hoped or originally planned its not all bad.......

As every conversation I attempted to raise regarding the idea of moving to the country and starting a cheese making venture failed with my new husband, I soon realised that for the marriage itself to work, I was going to need to curb my cheese and farming enthusiasm and focus a little more on my husband than the goats and cheese.

The dream of becoming cheese makers was reluctantly put to the side for another time in our life.

And 'focus' I did as we now have two kids of another kind, Clementine & Scout who are almost as cute as Mac & Bowy ;)

The image on the left is of champion breeder and original owner Debra Campbell who has now retired as a Goat breeder, show Champion and farmer. We were forced to make a decision as to the fate of the goats as she was considering selling off her entire herd to various interested cheese makers.

Again i raised the idea with my husband of relocating to the country and taking up the challenge of becoming cheese makers in isolation... what an opportunity! and again it was met with a degree of negativity.

So Mac & Bowy were relocated in their herd of magnificent Anglo Nubians to Karen and David Borg's country property located in the foothills of the Hawkesbury Valley, to compliment their existing herd of milkers.

Their cheese company 'Willowbrae Cheese' produces a range of award winning artisan goat milk cheeses that are sold at Farmers Markets around Sydney. Some of you may be familiar with her husband David Borg from the Fox Studios Farmers Markets. Karen is so busy making the cheese and tending to her goats that she doesnt get to that market herself.

We are thrilled to announce that we have secured Karen Borg of Willowbrae Cheese Company to guest present alongside us at our next workshops Saturday 12th March 2011.

We adore Karen and all that she produces and cant wait to share her story and skills with our cheese making participants. Excitingly, the Milk used in the workshop will be provided by her herd of 60 strong goats... and that means Mac and Bowy's as I believe they have been put to kid and now are officially milking nannies.