One St. Louisan's Take on Urban Goat Farming

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To anyone driving by Merryl Winstein's home in Webster Groves, it probably looks like any other normal house in that area of St. Louis. But as soon as you step through the door, you know that you've entered into a home that is actually nothing like those surrounding it. (The goats, chickens, cats, dog and barn-full of hay kinda give it away.)

Merryl's urban farm is both fun and practical for her. She enjoys being able to have lots of animals since she wasn't allowed to have pets as a child, but she also teaches cheesemaking classes and sells homemade Dutch Lever Cheese presses. If you want to partake in her knowledge of all things goaty and cheesy (I just made up the word "goaty" after tasting straight goat's milk), the classes are $35. To find out more, go here.

While we were hanging out with Merryl's goats, I brushed up on my milking technique and learned how to make Ricotta cheese. Yum!

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