Giesler's French Alpine Dairy Goats and More

There are few things in life that affect us more than what we eat.  When we started having children that hit home more than ever.  We want to feed our children the best food there is.  As our quest for good food developed we learned that much of what is in the grocery store is far from high quality.  We were astounded at the volume of food we import from other countries.  We find apples and onions from Chile and garlic from China.  How can it be possible to grow garlic in China and ship it to Ohio and make a profit?  Doesn't someone in Ohio grow garlic? In the USA??  

We decided to expand on our hobby of gardening and venture into some livestock.  After much research and relearning some facts we both had forgotten we decided to become more self reliant.  We now have a flock of about 80 chickens consisting of Rhode Island Reds, Barred Rocks and White Javas.  Our herd of goats is presently numbered at 10.  We have 4 registered French Alpines (5 does and 3 bucks), an alpine wether, a pygmy wether.   This year are farming 10 acres as well as producing enough food to put away for the year & then some.

We believe that many of the health problems our society faces today are caused by some of the farming practices associated with industrial agriculture.  A sustainable farming operation needs to make decisions based on its effect not only on the bottom line but also on the land and livestock themselves.  Many farmers have had difficulty being good stewards of the land and making a profit at the same time because of a demand for cheap food and the monopolies of a few chemical and ag mega-corps.  The economics require large amounts of acreage per farmer and the use of more pesticides and chemical fertilizers and genetically modified seed because the farmer has to spread himself so thin to make a decent living.  Please look our site over and feel free to contact us about goat, produce and egg purchases. We plan on livestock sharing so customers can purchase raw milk directly from the farm.   We welcome all questions.